UQ performance fellows Anna Grinberg (Piano) and Adam Chalabi (Violin) come together to present a world class performance.
Anna is a piano performance fellow at the School of Music. Born in the former Soviet Union, Anna's career has seen concerts in the United States, Australia, Israel, and Europe. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "powerful", Anna's engagements have included solo and chamber music performances at prestigious venues in the United States, including Royce Hall at Los Angeles and New York's Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She has performed as soloist with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and the Paul Mellon Chamber Orchestra, and is a member of the Viney-Grinberg Piano Duo with Liam Viney: together they explore classics of the two-piano literature and create new works through commissions.
Adam Chalabi holds the position of Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Queensland. He is first violinist of the internationally renowned Tinalley String Quartet, violinist of White Halo Ensemble and held the position of Concertmaster of Orchestra Victoria from 2009-2014. He has appeared as guest concertmaster with numerous orchestras within Australia and overseas including the Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. He previously held the position of Head of Strings at the Australian National Academy of Music. Between 2002-2009 Adam was Principal Violin with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.
Born in London, Adam began his violin studies at the age of four with the Suzuki Method and attended the Purcell School and Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Maciej Rakowski. He is very grateful to have been supported by the Countess of Munster, Ian Fleming and Lawrence Atwell Charitable foundations. Adam plays on a Joseph Panormo violin circa 1805.