Aussie quartet replaces two members
mainThe Australian String Quartet has named two new members – Dale Barltrop, concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Francesca Hiew, an orchestral violinist.
They replace husband and wife Kristian Winther and Ioana Tache who quit eight months ago.
Baltrop is the concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
He is also Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Victoria, Australia, as correctly stated in the article.