Based in:
Sydney NSW
Line up(s) available: 4 piece (quartet)
Formed from the cream of the classical collective, the Enigma String Quartet Sydney offers the highest calibre musicianship and presentation for the discerning client.
These young professional musicians have the passion, energy and talent to set them apart and will add elegance and glamour to any occasion.
Performing a vast range of styles from classical to contemporary, the quartet is widely experienced with all types of engagements, from concert hall performances to corporate functions, television appearances, launches, weddings, parties and studio recordings.
Concert, Cocktail or Classic – choose the exquisite sounds of Enigma.
Biographies:
Marianne is currently completing her PhD in Music Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where she holds a full APA scholarship. She gained her Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours in 2004. Marianne performs as a casual player with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and was an Emerging Artist in 2006. She has performed as a soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Orchestra, the Melbourne Youth Orchestra and the Barrier Reef Orchestra. Marianne was 2nd prize winner of the Gisborne International Music Competition in NZ and the winner of the Kendall National Violin Competition and North Queensland Concerto Competition. Marianne has played in masterclasses for Pinchas Zukerman, David Takeno, Anthony Marwood and Valerie Oistrakh. She has played on the Today Show, Australian Idol, Mornings with Kerri-Anne, Sunrise and the Big Arvo, and has performed with artists such as Kanye West, Patrizio Buanne, Ronan Keating, Russell Watson, Katie Noonan, Josh Groban, Hayley Westenra, Vanessa Amorosi, Bridget a’Beckett and Wayne Newton.
Kerry completed a Masters of Music with Distinction in 2004 from the Australian Institute of Music, studying with Alice Waten. Kerry was the winner of the NZ National Concerto Competition performing with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and a prize-winner at the Gisborne International Music Competition. She was soloist with the Sydney Chamber Orchestra, performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto which she also performed with the Christchurch Youth Orchestra. Kerry currently teaches violin and chamber music at the Australian Institute of Music and is the Artistic Director of the resident Chamber Orchestra, ARCO. Kerry performs regularly with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. She has recorded for ABC Classic FM, and performed on Mornings with Kerri-Anne, Australian Idol, Sunrise and the Today Show. She has played with Kanye West, Patrizio Buanne, Hayley Westenra, Glen Shorrock, Doug Parkinson and Wendy Matthews.
Shelley graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Music from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom in 2001. Shelley then gained her Masters Degree at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester whilst freelancing with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Northern Sinfonia and the orchestra of Opera North. She continued her postgraduate studies on the viola with Roger Benedict (principal violist Sydney Symphony) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2005. Shelley currently performs with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra as well as being part of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Shelley will be performing as a soloist with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra during their national tour later this year. Shelley has performed with Mark Lizotte, Il Divo, Katie Noonan, Hayley Westenra, Missy Higgins and Patrizio Buanne.
Kristy completed a Bachelor of Music with First class Honours at the Victorian College of the Arts in 1998, studying cello with Nelson Cooke. In 2000, she completed the Advanced Performance Program at the Australian National Academy of Music and was selected for the Sydney Symphony Orchestral Fellowship Program last year. Kristy has recently been awarded a full time position with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She was recipient of the Elisabeth and Keith Murdoch Travelling Scholarship, enabling her study in Vienna with Howard Penny and has toured Europe, China and America with the Australian Youth Orchestra as principal cello. Kristy has also toured and recorded with the Cat Empire, as well as performing with John Farnham, Russell Watson, Marina Prior and Patrizio Buanne. She has appeared on Good Morning Australia and the Today Show.
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