AUSTA Q String Festival and Concerto Competition Now Open!
Registration is open for the much anticipated 2019 Strings Festival and Concerto Competition!
Head over to the trybooking link below for all the details and information.
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AUSTA Patron: Robin Wilson
Robin Wilson Internationally regarded pedagogue, Dr Robin Wilson is Resident Faculty of Violin at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne. Previously, he held appointments as Lecturer in Violin and Pedagogy at the University of Sydney and the Australian Institute of Music, and String Pedagogy Fellow at the University of Queensland. He serves on the faculty of the Keshet Eilon International String Mastercourse in Israel, Valdres Festival in Norway and Morningside Music Bridge at The New England Conservatory in Boston. His students are regular prize-winners of all of the major national Australian competitions and many international competitions, including first…
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AUSTA Patron: Patricia Pollett
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