TSQ is happy to announce two Summer recitals in Victoria, and one in Canberra in January 2010, in preparation for our second European Tour next March.

The Victorian concerts will take place at the beautiful Chapel at 'Stones of the Yarra Valley' in Coldstream on Sunday 17th January, and under the glass at BMW Edge on Wednesday 20th January. Repertoire for these events will include works ranging from Mozart and Beethoven to Ravel and Australian composer Richard Meale. Click here for further information and a special ticket offer...

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Following a wonderful reception in Canberra during our time spent at the Canberra International Music Festival earlier this year, Tinalley will also return to the ACT in January for a concert at the National Gallery of Australia. As part of the special Musee d'Orsay 'Masterpieces from Paris' exhibition held by the gallery TSQ will preview some repertoire that we have been invited to perform at the Musee d'Orsay series in Paris on our European tour - including works by Grainger and Ravel.

For further details on all of our January concerts and the European tour, visit our Performances page.

Tinalley is proud to announce the release of its first commercial release - 'Beloved of the Gods' on the Melba Recordings label. The recording features TSQ performing Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet in a minor Op.13, as well as the remarkable talents of the Dean-Emmerson-Dean Trio performing Mozart’s Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat major, K498 ‘Kegelstatt’.

The cd can now be purchased in most retailers - however you can also contact TSQ for further details (contact@tinalley.com.au).

Tinalley would like to thank both Melba Recordings and the Ian Potter Foundation for the opportunity to be involved in this project.

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Praise for 'Beloved of the Gods':

"Melbourne’s Tinalley Quartet give a passionate and insightful account of (Mendelssohn's) his early A minor Quartet, Op.13, written in the year of Beethoven’s death. The 18-year-old Mendelssohn’s gifts of lyrical and contrapuntal invention are beautifully and delicately brought to life. Anyone who thinks Mendelssohn is synonymous with stodge would do well to listen to this."
Tony Way - The Age

"They play with dedication in every note, in every well-crafted phrase that emerges with a judicious mix of spontaneity and maturity."
Patricia Kelly - Courier Mail Australia

"The (Tinalley) Quartet is now recognised around the globe for its talent. The playing here is nothing short of brilliant, displaying a depth of understanding and a brilliant relationship between the players and their deep understanding of the music. "
Michael Southern - Pittwater Life Magazine, Australia

"The performance here, beautifully recorded, shows the quality of this youthful group — masterly playing and heartfelt interpretations of music titled with a deep question."
Geoff Adams - Ottago Daily Times, New Zealand

"Played by the Tinalley String Quartet , Mendelssohn’s opus 13 in A minor makes compelling listening. The opening adagio – allegro vivace is given a model reading in which the composer’s musical argument is expounded in sometimes achingly beautiful terms."
Neville Cohn - OzArtsReview

Tinalley String Quartet is delighted to be touring once again to Europe in March 2010.

The quartet will be performing in some of Europe's most wonderful chamber music series' and venues, including venues such as the Berlin Konzerthaus, Vienna Musikverein, Paris Musee d'Orsay and a return to the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

TSQ gratefully acknowledges the support of Arts Victoria in providing assistance with the tour.

For further details on venues and dates for the tour, visit our Performances page.

Tinalley String Quartet joins the Australian music community in expressing great sadness at the the loss of composer Richard Meale, who passed away on November 23rd 2009 aged 77.

As one of Australia's most distinguished composers, Richard received both national and international recognition, seeing his works represented at ISCM World Music Days, the Warsaw Autumn Festival and Paris Rostrum, as well as performed by many ensembles extensively throughout Australia.

His work as a noted lecturer, broadcaster, conductor and pianist also made a huge contribution to Australia's artistic community, particularly in his work bringing the ideas of international avant-garde music to Australia through premieres of composers such as Boulez, Messaien and Schoenberg.

For his contribution to Australian Music Richard Meale was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1971 and a Member of the Order of Australia in 1985. He received an Australian Artists Creative Fellowship in 1989, and the Australia Council’s Don Banks Music Award, the most valuable individual music prize in Australia, in 1997.

TSQ have recently performed Richard Meale's String Quartet No.2 - a pivotal work in his career and one that has won much admiration since its composition in 1980. The quartet will be included in programs that TSQ will perform in Europe in March 2010, and we are sure that it will be received as warmly as it has been in our concerts here in Australia.

Tinalley String Quartet extends its deep sympathy to Richard Meale's family and friends at this time.

TSQ are on the road in May - with concerts in both Albury and Canberra. Before spending two weeks at the Canberra International Music Festival, the quartet will be performing on Saturday 2nd May at St David's Uniting Church, Albury - a concert including wonderful works by Beethoven, Schubert and Ravel. A special ticket offer exists for those wishing to attend our Albury concert...click here for further details.

 
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of New York violinist Ayano Ninomiya to the position of first violin.

Described by the New York Times as ’deeply communicative and engrossing’, and by the Boston Herald as ’technically dazzling, intensely musical, questing in spirit and passionate in expression’, Ayano has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Ayano studied music and French at Harvard University and attained a Masters degree at Juilliard under the tutelage of Robert Mann. The recipient of several prizes and awards, Ayano was the second prize winner of the 2003 Walter W. Naumberg International Violin Competition, and was a prizewinner of the 2006 Tibor Varga International Violin Competition.

Ayano has extensive and varied experience as a chamber musician and we are delighted to welcome her into the Quartet.

The Quartet would like to thank the Banff Centre for their assistance throughout the audition process and Elizabeth Sellars who acted as guest first violinist between August and December, 2008.

TSQ would like to draw special attention to this fundraising concert on Sunday March 22nd, organised by our friends at Macedon Music. 

All proceeds from the concert will be going towards the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.

Please join TSQ, as well as the Freshwater Trio, Flinders Quartet, Elizabeth Sellars and Rohan Murray, Genevieve Lacey, Kristian Chong, and the Hamer Quartet for this very special event.

For further details, see our calendar.