Flinders Quartet

Flinders Quartet
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Years active2000 -
MembersHelen Ireland
Zoe Knighton
Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba
Wilma Smith
Past membersMatthew Tomkins
Erica Kennedy
Shane Chen
Helen Ayres
Nicolas Waters

Flinders Quartet is an Australian string quartet.[1][2] They were formed in 2000 by Helen Ireland, Zoe Knighton, Matthew Tomkins and Erica Kennedy. In 2012 Helen Ayres and Shane Chen replaced Tomkins and Kennedy.[3] Ayres was in turn replaced by Nicholas Waters in 2015.

Karin Schaupp & Flinders Quartet's album Fandango received a nomination for the 2011 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album.

Current members

  • Elizabeth Sellars - violin
  • Wilma Smith - violin
  • Helen Ireland - viola
  • Zoe Knighton - cello

Past members

  • Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba - violin
  • Nicholas Waters - violin
  • Shane Chen - violin
  • Helen Ayres - violin
  • Erica Kennedy - violin
  • Matthew Tomkins - violin

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Live
  • Released: 2004
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Flinders Quartet
Fandango
(with Karin Schaupp)
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ABC Classics
Reinventions
(with Genevieve Lacey)
  • Released: March 2015
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ABC Classics
Intimate Voices: Sibelius String Quartets
  • Released: September 2015
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ABC Classics

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2011 Fandango (with Karin Schaupp ) Best Classical Album Nominated [4]

References

  1. ^ Knighton, Zoe (15 March 2017), "When a string quartet plays musical chairs", Limelight
  2. ^ Moffatt, Steve (31 October 2014), "Dean feature in Flinders Quartet's last tour of the year", Manly Daily
  3. ^ Kelly, Eamonn (14 May 2014), "Fresh voice of a quartet reborn", The Australian
  4. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.