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Australian violinist Flora Wong is a musician who is drawn to the intersections between different disciplines of music-making. Equally at home coaxing virtuosic Baroque figurations out of gut strings as she is punching out polyrhythms opposite a drum kit, she is fast becoming a go-to collaborator for new music and cross-genre projects in Brisbane (Turrbal/Jagera land). She is a member of Brisbane-based ensembles Nonsemble, Helge Quartet and Tango Enigmático, as well as a casual member of Camerata – Queensand’s Chamber Orchestra. She is the Associate Director of Dots+Loops, producer and curator of Hidden Dome, and a casual lecturer in contemporary violin at JMC Academy.
Since the formation of Nonsemble, a group whose releases have been described variously as “music that tempers its intellectual conceits with dramatic musical flourishes and bombast” (4ZZZ) and “transcend[ing] the labels of chamber orchestra and indie-rock altogether” (Independent Clauses), Flora has worked closely with composer and audiovisual artist Chris Perren, leading premiere performances of many of his works for chamber ensembles. In 2019, she launched her project Geburtstag, commissioning and premiering new Australian works for violin by composers Connor D'Netto, MJ O'Neill, Chris Perren and Kezia Yap. Through the Dots+Loops concert series, Flora has also performed in the Australian premieres of works by Kate Moore, Missy Mazzoli, Pamela Z and Judd Greenstein. |
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She was a Performance Fellow at the 2019 Bang On A Can Summer Music Festival and LOUD Weekend, performing the music of David Lang, Julius Eastman and Gregg August as well as new works by the festival's Composition Fellows. Her interest in diverse styles of music has led her to work with a wide range of artists such as Elizabeth Wallfisch, Timothy Munro, James Crabb, Kate Miller-Heidke, and Boy & Bear. She has extensive recording studio experience not only with Nonsemble, but also with a variety of musicians including Amela, Ed Kuepper, Jaguar Jonze, and The Kite String Tangle.
Driven by her passion for music education and diversity in the arts, Flora founded Hidden Dome, a event series that celebrates and advocates for diverse voices in the creative community, and works as the State Coordinator for Musica Viva Australia in Queensland.
Born in Hong Kong, Flora moved to Australia at the age of three with her parents. She studied violin with Marcia Cox and Stephen Wu before commencing her BMus at the University of Queensland’s School of Music with Spiros Rantos, graduating in 2009 with First Class Honours and a University Medal. She was awarded an MPhil in Music Performance after further study with John Curro AM MBE. She plays a violin handmade for her in 2009 by esteemed German-Australian violinmaker Helge Grawert.
Driven by her passion for music education and diversity in the arts, Flora founded Hidden Dome, a event series that celebrates and advocates for diverse voices in the creative community, and works as the State Coordinator for Musica Viva Australia in Queensland.
Born in Hong Kong, Flora moved to Australia at the age of three with her parents. She studied violin with Marcia Cox and Stephen Wu before commencing her BMus at the University of Queensland’s School of Music with Spiros Rantos, graduating in 2009 with First Class Honours and a University Medal. She was awarded an MPhil in Music Performance after further study with John Curro AM MBE. She plays a violin handmade for her in 2009 by esteemed German-Australian violinmaker Helge Grawert.