Just in case you missed it. Here is another invite to Orava Quartet in concert in Newcastle. Praised by the Sydney Morning Herald for their warmth of sound, sublime inner-voicing and spontaneity,’ the Orava Quartet is emerging as one of Australias most exciting chamber music ensembles. Founded in 2007, the Orava Quartet consists of brothers Daniel Kowalik (violin), and Karol Kowalik (cello), and is completed by David Dalseno (violin) and Thomas Chawner (viola). Orava has just completed a two-year graduate quartet-in-residence at the University of Colorado, where they worked closely with the world renowned Takács Quartet. Their last concert in the United States was at the Lincoln Center in New York. The Orava Quartet has held residencies at the Banff Arts Centre in Canada and at Bundanon in Australia. They have also studied with members of the Emerson, St. Lawrence, Schoenberg, Jerusalem, Australian, Brentano, Juilliard and Goldner string quartets. In Sydney, Orava is mentored by prominent musical educators Uzi Wiesel, Ole Böhn, and Janet Davies. Based in Sydney, the Orava Quartet has performed in the United States, Canada, China, Philippines, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and Hong Kong. The Quartet has performed at festivals including the Musica Viva, The Sydney Vivid, Bellingen, Crossroads, and Chinese Gardens music festivals, and has performed for Queen Sofia of Spain and Pope Benedict XVI. In 2010 the Orava Quartet completed a highly successful tour of Asia for Musica Viva with world-renowned didgeridoo performer and composer William Barton. Orava has also been featured on 2MBS-FM’s Rising Stars on-air program, and as part of the Musica Viva Rising Stars Series. Orava won the Musica Viva Australia Tony Berg Award for Most Outstanding Australian Ensemble, as well as the Peter Druce Audience Prize at the 2013 Asia Pacific Chamber Music Competition in Melbourne. For more information, visit the website at oravaquartet.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:48:39 +0000
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