Andrew Metaxas viola player

Andrew Metaxas

Viola

Andrew began learning the viola in Christchurch, New Zealand, at the age of 12. He continued his studies in Perth, Western Australia, graduating from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts with a Diploma of Music Performance in 1985.

The following year, he was appointed to the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, where he remained until 2001. During this time, Andrew was an active member of the W.A. Chamber Orchestra, the W.A. Camerata, the Emanuel Ensemble and the Elandra Ensemble. In 2001, he performed modern Australian works for viola by Gordon Kerry and Nigel Sabin for the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival at Government House in Sydney to critical acclaim.

Andrew moved to Tasmania in 2001 and has since been a freelance musician with the Melbourne and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. He continues to perform with a variety of chamber ensembles, including Hobart’s Strings on Fire, and was a guest artist performing music of John Cale for the 2010 Mona Foma in Hobart. Andrew also examines for the Australian Music Examinations Board for the viola, violin and harp.

Andrew’s debut performance with Virtuosi Tasmania was in August 2010 playing the viola in Schubert's Piano Quintet ("The Trout") D667 and String Trio D471.







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