William Hennessy, Artistic Director
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 | | William Hennessy has made over 200 soloist appearances with Australian orchestras. He currently holds the position of Artist in Residence at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) in South Melbourne.
He was founder/leader of the Australian String Quartet 1985-1996, founding deputy leader of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and a founder/director of the Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players, the Melbourne University Chamber Orchestra and the Adelaide Youth Chamber Orchestra. He was Concertmaster of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for four and a half years and has been a member for substantial periods of the Macquarie Trio, the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Australia Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra. He is also leader of the Melba Quartet.
Hennessy has also been closely associated with the development of the Flinders Quartet, the Seraphim Trio, the TinAlley Quartet, the Tailem Quartet and the Hamer Quartet.
His students have been prominent in the Australian Youth Orchestra for many years. Many former students are members of leading professional orchestras in both Europe and Australia and several of his students have achieved notable successes in prestigious Australian competitions.
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