Cellist: Howlett Christopher Edward
Chris Howlett is a cellist, festival director and producer. He graduated in 2007 at the top of his class with First Class Honors at the University of Melbourne which included semester on scholarship in Vienna with Howard Penny. Following graduation and launching his professional career he continued to take lessons in London with Richard Lester as part of the McKenna Fellowship and was part of the performance class at the Australian National Academy of Music.

Chris has been described as “…one of Australia’s finest emerging talents” and has been a finalist and prize winner at a number of chamber music competitions including the prestigious Trio di Trieste International Competition, the Asia Pacific Chamber Music Competition and The Hamburg International Chamber Music Competition.

 

 

Violinist: De Fontenay Elyane Louise
Since completing studies in violin at the ANU School of Music in 2013, Elyane has gone on to lead prize-winning performances, play world premieres of contemporary compositions, and in 2011 was even asked to perform for Queen Elizabeth II with her string quartet at Parliament House. Elyane de Fontenay grew up in Canberra, and studied violin at the ANU School of Music, completing a Bachelor of Music in 2012, a Graduate Diploma in Music Performance in 2013, and a Master of Performance Teaching at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2015.

She has 27 years playing experience, has toured Europe and China with various orchestras, played with the Canberra Symphony Orchestra during her years in the capital, and still returns there from time to time to perform with them.

 

Violinist: Murphy Tara Corinna

 

Viola: Cooney Finnian Idris Gilfedder
Finn was accepted into the Griffith Conservatorium full-time at the age of 16. He achieved his A Mus with Distinction on Viola, the Certificate of Completion on Piano (Honours), and Grade 5 Musicianship by the age of 14. Finn has been a member of the Qld Youth Symphony and the Australian Youth Orchestra. He was a founding member of The Urchins (Gypsy/Klezmer band) and The Klassix String Quartet.

 

He has recently finished compostions for Complete Works Medea and Fractal Theatres original The Untouchable Juli. Finn rejoices in music production and performance across a whole variety of styles. When he is not engaged with classical touring, he is performing his mixture of jazz blues electronica at the many indie venues in Melbourne. Finn teaches Viola, Cello, guitar, bass and piano and can teach all styles and ages.

 

 

Pianist: Nicoll Louis George
Louis Nicoll is a Melbourne classical pianist studying his third year of a Bachelor of Music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Louis started playing piano at a young age – and was probably pretty good – but he stopped playing at the age of 12 to make more time for video games. When he was 15 he started piano again and won the 2012 Williamstown High School Performance Award and the Williamstown High Instrumental Music award.

 

In 2015, as he was gradually phasing out video games, he was principal piano for the Melbourne Youth Orchestra and a contestant in 3MBS’ The Talent competition. The following year, he was the sole recipient of the Bill Burrell Memorial Scholarship. When he isn’t practising, Louis likes to read, teach, walk his dog, and worry about not practising.

 

1. Marriage of Figaro Overture 
2. Twinkle Twinkle Variations 
3. String Trio Number 3  
4. First Minuets – Kv 1、2、3、4  
5. Violin Sonata Number 7  
6. Piano Concerto number 19 1st movement  
7. Three German Dances, K. 605 
8. Five Contemporary Dance k 609 
9. The 3 Marches 
10. String Quartet in D major  
11. Das veilchen 
12. Die kleine spinnerin 
13. Exultate jubilation KV165 
14. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik