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Flinders Quartet

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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

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

Past members

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

Discography

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Albums

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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

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ARIA Music Awards

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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

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  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.
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