Steel City Strings

A vibrant string orchestra showcasing the professional talents of players from the Illawarra and Shoalhaven Region.

Upcoming Events

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Online: Isolation Strings

Sunday, 19th July 2020

Join Steel City Strings Quartet for an exciting streamed concert featuring Borodin Quartet No. 2, Prokofiev Quartet No. 2 and Dark Fire - a newly commissioned work by John Spence.

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Series 3: Seasons

13TH-20TH SEPT 2020

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons will be bookended by works by J.S. Bach and an Australian composition. Featuring brilliant young violinist Emily Sun, 2018 ABC Australian Young Musician of the Year and multi international prize-winner. Concerts in Burradoo, Wollongong and Berry.

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The Composer Is In The Room

1st-8th November 2020

Steel City Strings will give the World Premiere of Cinque Forme d’Amore, a new work by Elena Kats-Chernin commissioned by a local philanthropist in memory of her late husband and their life here together. The all-Australian program includes works by other local composers.

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Experience the Energy

Steel City Strings provides an important platform:

for local musicians to come together to play exciting music
to inspire young local string players
to feature local soloists
to support and showcase talented Australian composers

Concerts have featured compositions by Australian composers Carr-Boyd, Sculthorpe, Ford and Grainger as well as local composers John Spence, Michael Barkl and Adrian Whitehall. The orchestra also features the talents of exceptional local solo musicians.

Mentoring and developing young local players through coaching and providing opportunities to play and perform with the orchestra is an integral part of our strategy for developing the orchestra and its members.