Stringspace - The Artists

Stringspace Hobart String Quartet players are ideal for your wedding, corporate event or party. Our musicians have performed with the Tasmanian Symphony, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony & Melbourne Symphony.

Stringspace are the preferred String Quartet of the National Portrait Gallery.

Recent 2011 Events:

• Celebration of leading gene therapy scientist Professor Pamela Russell at the Prostate Cancer Foundation dinner, The Hilton
• 2011 Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Stringspace were asked to perform by the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet
• 2011 Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting Dinner hosted by the Foreign Minister at the Museum of Western Australia
• Australian Hearing Association Cocktail Party
• Human Factors & Ergonomics Australia Annual Conference
• Hamilton Island event for the Australian Hotels Association
• Woman's Day "Royal High Tea" Event in celebration of the Royal Wedding
• Richard Mercer "Love Song Dedications" 2011 Album launch
• Gourmet Travellers Awards Night
• Garvan Institute of Medical Research Gala Fundraising Evening
• Healthfirst Network launch
• Inspirational collaborative short film performance for Cast Adrift
• Jazz Trio's for Ticketek's VIP Andre Rieu shows throughout Australia
• Opening of the Inner Worlds Exhibiton, at the National Portrait Gallery, for the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet
• Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show
• NSW Cancer Research Awards
• Bundanoon Arts Festival
• QUT Faculty of Health Awards Ceremony
• Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Cocktail Function
• 100th Year of International Women's Day
• Chanel Summer Fashion Show
• Private Birthday Party for Microsoft General Manager

Upcoming events:

• The Australian Ballet's New Years Eve Fundraiser
• Australian Hearing Christmas Party

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2011: CHOGM - Stringspace perform at 2 dinner events

"Thank you so much for your ongoing assistance, you are the best contact we have stumbled on!" - The Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet

SINGING FOR SUPPER: Stringspace musicians Bianca Hurley and violinist Kathryn Shinnick perform at the Prime Minister's dinner at CHOGM. Picture: Jackson Flindell. Source: PerthNow Nov 17, 2011

2011: CHOGM

Dearest Stringspace,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your team for the impressive, professional, memorable and outstanding contribution you provided for CHOGM 2011.

Our expectations were not only met but were exceeded by your professionalism, creativeness and dedication to the event.

We thank you kindly and hope to work together again in the future.

Kind Regards,

The Official Hospitality Events Team

Jessica Sweaney | Manager Official Hospitality Events

CHOGM 2011 Taskforce -Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet

Stringspace Musicians

Include:

Rohana Brown:

• Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (2009-2011)
• Studies: University of Melbourne- Bachelor of Music degree (honours).
• Awarded several University prizes for performance. Her teachers were Elizabeth Sellars and William Hennessy
• Australian National Academy of Music under the tutelage of Alice Waten
• Salzburg Mozarteum International Summer Academy
• Sydney Symphony Orchestra Fellowship
• Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
• Melbourne Chamber Orchestra
• Rohana toured Europe with the Australian Youth Orchestra, and was appointed concertmaster in 2008
• Rohana has recorded with Virtuosi Tasmania.

Previous Events

2010:

• String Quartet for 2010 launch of World Aids Day. This event had 4 guest speakers including: Bono (from U2), PM Julia Gillard and former Premier Kristina Kenneally. The Australian Governor General Quentin Bryce and U2's The Edge also attended
• Mercedes Prize Draw - VIP Event at Crown
• Westpac Private Bank evening
• Volvo VIP night
• HSBC Corporate Event @ the National Portrait Gallery
• Royal Automobile Club of Australia Cocktail Party
• AGL Dinner
• Performed at Martin Rotsey's (guitarist from Midnight Oil) daughters wedding
• Australian Grand Prix evening at Ferrari Maserati
• NAB Dinner at Ferrari Maserati
• ANZ Archibald Prize Dinner
• R2G Launch for Fluor SKM Iron Ore Venture - FAST JV
• Christian Dior perfume launch
• Private event @ the Cascade Brewery gardens
• Stringspace also recently provided a Jazz band for the 2010 Bell Shakespeare King Lear Opening Night & 20th Anniversary Gala at the Sydney Opera House

Please note a range of pricing options are available to help fit within most budgets. Please view our Costs & Bookings page.

Stringspace has public liability insurance for all it's musicians.

Stringspace String Quartet performed for fashion designer Alannah Hill @ a VIP Soiree event held at her Chapel Street Store in Melbourne.

"We have another event coming up for Christmas that we would like really you to do. I want to book you for everything, you are great." Alannah Hill.

• Korean Airline Commercial for Sky Film Productions
• 2010 Faculty of Health Awards

2009:

• String Quartet private lunch recital hosted by the Australian Film Director Peter Weir at the Sound Stage.

  "We loved the Stringspace recital last Friday, thank you so much for your help in organising this for Peter and the crew." Kerry - Post Production Assistant for "The Way Back.

• Optus Product Launch
• Rio Tinto Ball
• QUT 2009 Faculty of Health Awards Night
• Music for Andre Rieu's VIP Ticketek events throughout Australia

2008:

• Andrea Bocelli Pre-Show Ticketek VIP Events throughout Australia
• Delta Goodrem Concerts
• Argent Australia client event at Fortitude Valley
• Faculty of Health 2008 Awards Night
• IBM event @ New Parliament House, Canberra
• Phillips Fox - Private Viewing of Monet & The Impressionists

2007:

• Corporate event @ the Henry Jones Hotel, Hobart
• Private event @ the Cascade's Visitor's Centre, Hobart
• Wedding @ the Royal Yacht Club, Sandy Bay

APEC Summit

Stringspace were the feature String Quartet at the APEC summit luncheon hosted by then Prime Minister John Howard for the President of the People's Republic of China - His Excellency Hu Jintao. This event was also attended by Former Prime Ministers Bob Hawke, Gough Whitlam & Kevin Rudd

Stringspace also provided music for another APEC luncheon hosted by former Australian Prime Minister John Howard and attended by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.