Zoë Black is a violinist's violinist, known for her beauty of sound and natural virtuosity. She has performed throughout the world as soloist, chamber musician and as a member of the celebrated Australian Chamber Orchestra, with whom she held the position of Assistant Leader for five years. During the past decade she has dedicated her energies to Chamber Music and was a founding member of Freshwater and Firebird Trios. She now devotes her considerable gifts to special projects, especially her duo with pianist/composer Joe Chindamo alongside her part-time role in the Australian Chamber Orchestra and ACO2 educational programme.
“Zoë was born in Melbourne has won numerous awards including the National Youth Concerto Competition in 1989 and the string section of the ABC Young Performers Awards in 1991. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1992, Zoë was awarded grants from the Australia Council and Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Trust as well as the major performance award of the Australian Musical Foundation in London where she studied at the Guildhall School of Music under David Takeno, and subsequently at the Vienna Hochschule. Zoë has also studied and performed in Moscow and at Tanglewood; with the Juilliard, Guarneri and Takács Quartets; and in Israel with Shlomo Mintz.
She has appeared as soloist with with Tasmanian and Melbourne Symphony orchestras. She has also performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Wiener Kammerorchester and ACO as Assistant Leader. She regularly appears at Festivals around Australia and Internationally, most notably at Huntington, Musica Viva and VancouverFest in Canada.
In 2011 she joined forces with Joe Chindamo to form a duo dedicated to presenting a creative mixture of new compositions and unique Reimaginings of classical works. Their acclaimed CD REIMAGININGS was released in 2012.
In 2012 she was featured soloist with ACO in a performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Further, Zoe will lead ACO2 in thieir April 2013 Tour. In addition, Zoe is also a key member of ACO 2's educational programme, which incorporates touring, giving master classes, and performing in regional Australia.
In 2014 hear second release with Joe Chindamo, Dido's Lament was nominated for an ARIA award for best classical album.
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAID:
"Everything Zoe Black touches turns to gold." Francis Merson, musician and editor of limelight Magazine.
"Zoe Black has a “razor sharp” musical intelligence, prodigious technique, sensitive musicianship. Even more importantly, she has an adventurous musical spirit which allows her to move seamlessly from the pinnacle of the “classical” world, playing in ensembles like the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, to intimate performance environments in which she explores the exhilarating interface between different musical forms and traditions.."
Brett Kelly, principal trombone, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Conductor, Festival Director.
"...The album ( REIMAGININGS) is amazing, sublime, spellbinding , unbelievable....I've heard Joe do many amazing things over the years but this is the pinnicle for me. These interpretations could not have been done by anybody else in the world.... I am in awe of what [Joe Chindamo & Zoe Black] have created.' James Morrison, world renowned trumpeter and director of the Queensland Music Festival.
“Zoë was born in Melbourne has won numerous awards including the National Youth Concerto Competition in 1989 and the string section of the ABC Young Performers Awards in 1991. After graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1992, Zoë was awarded grants from the Australia Council and Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Trust as well as the major performance award of the Australian Musical Foundation in London where she studied at the Guildhall School of Music under David Takeno, and subsequently at the Vienna Hochschule. Zoë has also studied and performed in Moscow and at Tanglewood; with the Juilliard, Guarneri and Takács Quartets; and in Israel with Shlomo Mintz.
She has appeared as soloist with with Tasmanian and Melbourne Symphony orchestras. She has also performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Wiener Kammerorchester and ACO as Assistant Leader. She regularly appears at Festivals around Australia and Internationally, most notably at Huntington, Musica Viva and VancouverFest in Canada.
In 2011 she joined forces with Joe Chindamo to form a duo dedicated to presenting a creative mixture of new compositions and unique Reimaginings of classical works. Their acclaimed CD REIMAGININGS was released in 2012.
In 2012 she was featured soloist with ACO in a performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Further, Zoe will lead ACO2 in thieir April 2013 Tour. In addition, Zoe is also a key member of ACO 2's educational programme, which incorporates touring, giving master classes, and performing in regional Australia.
In 2014 hear second release with Joe Chindamo, Dido's Lament was nominated for an ARIA award for best classical album.
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAID:
"Everything Zoe Black touches turns to gold." Francis Merson, musician and editor of limelight Magazine.
"Zoe Black has a “razor sharp” musical intelligence, prodigious technique, sensitive musicianship. Even more importantly, she has an adventurous musical spirit which allows her to move seamlessly from the pinnacle of the “classical” world, playing in ensembles like the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, to intimate performance environments in which she explores the exhilarating interface between different musical forms and traditions.."
Brett Kelly, principal trombone, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Conductor, Festival Director.
"...The album ( REIMAGININGS) is amazing, sublime, spellbinding , unbelievable....I've heard Joe do many amazing things over the years but this is the pinnicle for me. These interpretations could not have been done by anybody else in the world.... I am in awe of what [Joe Chindamo & Zoe Black] have created.' James Morrison, world renowned trumpeter and director of the Queensland Music Festival.