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Austral String Quartet (1950s-1970s)
Austral String Quartet is the name of two Sydney string quartet ensembles: * Austral String Quartet (1910s), under the leadership of Cyril Monk * Austral String Quartet (1950s-1970s), under the leadership of Donald Hazelwood {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austral String Quartet (1910s)
Austral String Quartet was a string quartet ensemble based in Sydney active from 1910 to 1916. The existence of some music group bearing such a name was advertised as early as 1908, but regular activity began with violinist Cyril Monk's leadership. Other members of his quartet were Anton Tschaikov (2nd violin), Stephen Vost Janssen (viola) and Gladstone Bell (cello). The first concert was held at the YMCA Hall (Sydney) on 2 June and included the Australian premiere of Claude Debussy's String Quartet. The same year Bell returned to London and was replaced by Carl Gotsch. Early in 1911 Monk's teacher Alfred Hill took the second violin. By 1913 season he was replaced by Ludwig D'Hage (who moved to Sydney from Rockhampton the previous year). in the ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' The quartet performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |