Elizabeth Sellars
Australian-born violinist Elizabeth Sellars, is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music in London where she studied with David Takeno (violin) and the Takacs String Quartet (chamber music).
A multiple prize-winner, Elizabeth has performed in festivals worldwide and has broadcast on radio in Australia, the UK, Mongolia, Germany and the USA. As a recognized advocate for new music, Elizabeth is the dedicatee of many world premieres. She has recorded for ABC Classics and Naxos and her musicianship has been described as “glowing, compelling” and “exquisite”. Elizabeth is a founding member of Sutherland Trio and is currently Co-ordinator of Strings at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University.
Elizabeth Sellars is featured on the following titles
The Messiaen Nexus
This disc offers an extraordinary insight into the intellectual and creative talent of a fertile period at the Paris Conservatoire. Centred on Olivier Messiaen, the programme of violin and piano works traces his influence on students György Kurtág, George Benjamin and Pierre Boulez, and the mark of his teacher Paul Dukas.
Elizabeth Sellars also appears on
New Norcia: A Spanish Rhapsody
The Team of Pianists present Spanish and Spanish-tinged piano music as a tribute to New Norcia’s Benedictine heritage, from Infante and de Falla to Ravel’s Rapsodie Espagnole.
Elizabeth Sellars is a member of
Southern Cross Philharmonia
Southern Cross Philharmonia was a fully professional orchestra established in Melbourne in 2005 as a not-for-profit organisation. It championed past and present Australian music within a framework of international repertoire, and was directed by the late Gerald Gentry.