Mr Patrick Murphy
Director of Teaching and Learning
Instrument Teacher - Cello
Cello Performance Fellow
School of Music
+61 7 336 54015
Patrick Murphy is Cello Performance Fellow at The University of Queensland School of Music. In 2017 he was appointed cellist of the Tinalley String Quartet that has received critical acclaim for its recent releases of the quartets of Mendelssohn, Debussy and Ravel.
Patrick has performed extenstively throughout his career as a chamber musician. He was a founding member of the Tankstream Quartet who won first prize in the Melbourne National Chamber Music Competition (2000) and the Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in Japan (2001). The Tankstream also won the audience prize and came third place in the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition (2003).
Further study in quartet performance with the Alban Berg Quartet in Cologne, Walter Levin (LaSalle Quartet) and Milan Skampa (Smetana Quartet) preceded an invitation from the Australian Government to play at the reception of the Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Frederick and Mary Donaldson in Fredenborg Castle, Copenhagen. Patrick went on to cofound the Whitely trio (now Nexus Piano Quartet), join the Grainger Quartet and later, the Southern Cross Soloists.
Recent concerto performances have included appearances with the Camerata, the Brisbane Symphony Orchestra, The Metropolitan Orchestra (Sydney), and The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
Patrick directs the String Chamber Music Academy at Sound Thinking Australia’s Summer School Music Program in Brisbane and the Winter Chamber Music School at The University of Queensland.
Patrick has performed extensively with the Australian World Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, and has premiered new works for solo cello by the Australian composers Paul Dean and James Ledger. In collaboration with colleagues from the UQ School of Music (Associate Professor Adam Chalabi (violin) and Professor Liam Viney (piano)), they have recorded and released a new CD of chamber music composed by Paul Stanhope on ABC Classics. A second album of Tinalley’s recordings of the Mendelssohn Quartets is also due for release in 2020.
Book Chapter
Barrett, Margaret S., Ford, Andrew, Murphy, Patrick, Pollett, Patricia, Sellars, Elizabeth and Viney, Liam (2014). The Scattering of Light: shared insights into the collaborative and cooperative processes that underpin the development and performance of a commissioned work. Collaborative creative thought and practice in music. (pp. 17-31) edited by Margaret S. Barrett. Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom: Ashgate. doi: 10.4324/9781315572635-10
Creative Works
Chalabi, Adam, Murphy, Patrick and Raineri, Alex (2021). Archduke: piano trios by Haydn and Beethoven [two performances]. Brisbane, Australia: Brisbane Music Festival; 4MBS Studios.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin and Murphy, Patrick (2021). Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2021: Tinalley String Quartet: Justin Williams' Movement for String Quartet. Blackheath, NSW, Australia: Blackheath Chamber Music Festival.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin, Murphy, Patrick and Bell, John (2021). Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2021: Tinalley String Quartet with John Bell: Beethoven's Letters. Blackheath, NSW, Australia: Blackheath Chamber Music Festival.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin and Murphy, Patrick (2021). Beethoven's Letters: Tinalley String Quartet with John Bell. Mount Barker Summit, SA, Australia: Ukaria Cultural Centre.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin and Murphy, Patrick (2020). Mendelssohn String Quartets: Op.44/no.1, Op.80, 4 Pieces. Ukaria Cultural Centre: ABC Classic.
Viney, Liam, Chalabi, Adam, Murphy. Patrick, Sheldon, Jane and Stanhope, Paul (2019). Oranges under the Full Moon: Chamber Music by Paul Stanhope: University of Queensland Chamber Players: Jane Sheldon soprano. Sydney, Australia: ABC Classics.
Al-Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin and Murphy, Patrick (2019). Twilight in the Red Box. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Music Festival/ABC Classic - State Library of Queensland.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin, Murphy, Patrick, Roach, Archie and Newcomb, Steve (2019). Let Love Rule: Archie Roach with the Tinalley String Quartet: Queensland Music festival 2019. Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Music Festival.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin, Murphy, Patrick, Clerici, Umberto and Seymour, Andrew (2018). Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival 2018: Tinalley String Quartet: Ravel String Quartet and Mozart Quintet. Evandale, Tasmania, Australia: Tasmanian Chamber Music festival.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida , Williams, Justin , Murphy, Patrick , Clerici, Umberto and Seymour, Andrew (2018). Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival 2018: Tinalley String Quartet: Debussy String Quartet and Schubert Quintet. Evandale, Tasmania, Australia: Tasmanian Chamber Music festival.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin, Murphy, Patrick, Eckersley, Damien, Edwardes, Claire, De Borah, Daniel, Lior, Black, Zoe, Chindamo, Joe, Westlake, Nigel and Australian String Quartet (2018). Port Fairy Spring Music Festival 2018: Gala opening ‘Compassion’ & ‘Mendelssohn Octet’. Port Fairy, SA, Australia: Port Fairy Spring Music Festival.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin and Murphy, Patrick (2018). A little lunch music: Tinalley String Quartet: Quartets by Beethoven and Bartok. Angel Place, Sydney, Australia: City Recital Hall.
Chalabi, Adam, Delbridge, Lerida, Williams, Justin and Murphy, Patrick (2018). Coriole Music Festival 2018. Coriole Vineyards, Mclaren Vale, South Australia: Coriole Music Festival; 5MBS.
Adam Chalabi, Lerida Delbridge, Justin Williams, Patrick Murphy, Andy Meisel, Daniel De Borah, Claire Edwardes, Lior and Nigel Westlake (2018). Compassion : Adelaide Festival. Adelaide Town Hall and Ukaria Cultural Centre, Adelaide: Adelaide Festival.
Southern Cross Soloists, Murphy, Patrick, Frazer, Tania, Smith, Ashley William, Smith, Alan and Raineri, Alex (2017). The Melbourne Recital Centre Spotlight Series presents Southern Cross Soloists - Microcosms. Melbourne Recital Centre:
Murphy, P. (conductor), Morton, G. (Choral Director) and Brown, S. (Choral Director) (2017). St Matthew Passion - Johann Sebastian Bach. Barenreiter.
Al-Chalabi, Adam, Murphy, Patrick and Viney, Liam (2016). Scheherazade and the Immortal Beloved. Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland School of Music; Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).
Murphy, Patrick (2016). Illuminae. State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland School of Music, Brisbane Writer's Festival and Queensland Music Festival.
White Halo Ensemble, Pollett, Patricia, Viney, Liam, Murphy, Patrick and Chalabi, Adam (2016). Music by the Sea - performance by White Halo Ensemble. Sandgate Town Hall, QLD, Australia: Music by the Sea.
Southern Cross Soloists, Murphy, Patrick, Frazer, Tania, Sholl, Emma, Smith, Ashley William, Smith, Alan, Clark, Ysolt, Raneiri, Alex and Schindler, Margaret (2016). Southern Cross Soloists Season 2016. Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane, Australia:
Southern Cross Soloists, Murphy, Patrick, Frazer, Tania, Rhodes, Teddy Tahu, Smith, Ashley, Clark, Ysolt, Sholl, Emma, Smith, Alan and Gillam, Jayson (2015). Southern Cross Soloists 2015 Concert Series: 20th Anniversary Celebrations: Bella Espana, French Revelations, Great Legends. Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane, Australia:
Murphy, Patrick, Leonard, Christina, Marsden, Marina, Cislowska, Tamara-Anna, Woolnough, Elizabeth and Woodward-Page, Asmira (2015). The World At War. Robertson Hotel, Robertson, NSW, Australia:
Murphy, Patrick (2015). Twilight in the Red Box. State Library of Queensland: Queensland Music Festival.
Pollett, Patricia, Viney, Liam, Murphy, Patrick and Chalabi, Adam (2015). White Halo Ensemble performs at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Lunchtime Live. Performing Arts Center Complex, South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland: Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).
Pollett, Patricia, Murphy, Patrick and Walsh, Michele (2015). Music from the Horrors of War. Gold Coast Arts Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia:
Grigorian, Slava, Southern Cross Soloists, Murphy, Patrick, Frazer, Tania, Smith, Alan, Smith, Ashley William, Raineri, Alex, Sholl, Emma, Clark, Ysolt and Schindler, Margaret (2015). Bella España. Art Gallery of NSW:
Pollett, Patricia, Viney, Liam, Murphy, Patrick and Chalabi, Adam (2014). White Halo Ensemble - Sunday Live Radio Broadcast, ABC Classic FM. QSO Studio, South Bank, QLD, Australia: ABC Classic FM.
Pollett, Patricia, Viney, Liam, Murphy, Patrick and Chalabi, Adam (2014). White Halo Ensemble performing at the 2014 Bangalow Festival. A&I Hall, Bangalow, NSW, Australia: Bangalow Music Festival.
Murphy, Patrick, Frazer, Tania, Smith, Alan, Mikulicz, Adam, Bangalow Festival Orchestra and Luff, Peter (2013). Concert Eight: The Star. Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante in B flat major, Hob. 1:105 for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon. A&I Hall, Bangalow, NSW, Australia: Bangalow Music Festival.
Murphy, Patrick, Smith, Alan and Power, Kevin (2013). Concert one: The Constellation. Joaquin Turina: Piano Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76. A&I Hall, Bangalow, NSW, Australia: Bangalow Music Festival.
Murphy, Patrick (2013). Concert 2: Back to Bach: a recital of works for solo cello. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Cathedral of St Stephen.
Southern Cross Soloists, Power, Kevin, Luff, Peter, Frazer, Tania, Dean, Paul, Schindler, Margaret, Smith, Alan, Murphy, Patrick and Constable, Timothy (2013). Rhythm and Dance. South Bank, QLD, Australia: Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
UQ Chorale, Pulse Chamber Orchestra, Murphy, Patrick and Morton, Graeme (2013). Concert 1: Britten and Friends. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The Cathedral of St Stephen.
Murphy, Patrick, Christensen, Glen and Cutting, Brieley (2013). To Haydn's princesses. Newstead, QLD, Australia: DeClassified Music (DCM).
Australian World Orchestra, Pollett, Patricia and Murphy, Patrick (2013). Australian World Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Australian World Orchestra.
Murphy, Patrick, Frazer, Tania, Evans, Nicolas, Twist, Joseph, McCallum, Stacey, Newcombe, Paula, Mcintosh, Josh and Ross, Brendan (2013). Invisible Me. The Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, VIC, Australia: Melbourne Recital Centre; QPAC; Southern Cross Soloists.
Southern Cross Soloists, Power, Kevin, Luff, Peter, Frazer, Tania, Dean, Paul, Schindler, Margaret, Smith, Alan and Murphy, Patrick (2013). Southern Cross Soloists Season 2013. South Bank, QLD, Australia: Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
Southern Cross Soloists, Frazer, Tania, Schindler, Margaret, Power, Kevin, Luff, Peter, Smith, Alan, Murphy, Patrick and Clough, Macarthur (2012). Recital by the Southern Cross Soloists. Government House, Canberra, Australia: Southern Cross Soloists.
The Metropolitan Orchestra, Murphy, Patrick and Williams, Sara Grace (2012). Met Series: Concert Five. Sydney, NSW, Australia: The Metropolitan Orchestra.
Vienna Boys Choir and Murphy, Patrick (2012). Vienna Boys Choir 2012 Australia and New Zealand Tour. Brisbane; Sydney; Melbourne, Australia: Vienna Boys Choir.
Walsh, Michele, Emmerson, Stephen and Murphy, Patrick (2012). Griffith Trio Concert. Ian Hangar Recital Hall, South Bank, QLD, Australia: Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University.
Southern Cross Soloists and Murphy, Patrick (2012). Concerts at the Bangalow Music Festival 2012. Bangalow, NSW, Australia: Southern Cross Soloists.
The University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Potter, Warwick and Murphy, Patrick (2012). Elgar's Cello Concerto. Concert Hall, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia: University of Queensland School of Music; Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).
Murphy, Patrick and Viney, Liam (2012). Sonatas by Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano. Customs House, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Murphy, Patrick, Joyce, Brendan, Cutting, Brieley and Okayasu, Yoko (2012). Commercial Road Chamber Music Series 2012. Theme and Varitaions Showroom, 60 Commercial Road, Newstead, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: DeClassified Music (DCM).
Murphy, Patrick (2012). The Cello Suites: the complete suites for solo cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: St John's Cathedral.
Wilschut, Rianne, Murphy, Patrick and Grinberg, Anna (2012). Concert 1: Three Romantic Masters. Tyalgum, NSW, Australia: Tyalgum Festival Committee; Friends of the Tweed River Art Gallery.
Southern Cross Soloists, Dean, Paul, Schindler, Margaret, Luff, Peter, Frazer, Tania, Power, Kevin, Grigoryan, Slava, Smith, Alan, Murphy, Patrick and Imison, Brock (2011). Showcase Series Concert 3. Southbank, QLD, Australia: Queensland Performing Arts Complex (QPAC).
Brisbane Chamber Choir, Morton, Graeme and Murphy, Patrick (2011). Event 4: Talking of angels. Music for choir, harps and cello. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: St John’s Cathedral.
Liebeck, Jack, Dean, Paul, Murphy, Patrick and Emmerson, Stephen (2011). Concert 3: Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time. Bangalow, NSW, Australia: Southern Cross Soloists.
Nolan, Patrick, Pollett, Patricia, Murphy, Patrick, Williams, Floyd, Carroll, Marissa and Woods, Joel (2011). UQ Music presents: lunchtime concert: Devienne Concertante Trios Nos. 3 and 5 for flute, viola and cello. St. Lucia, QLD, Australia: School of Music, The University of Queensland.
Sellars, Elizabeth, Viney, Liam, Pollett, Patricia and Murphy, Patrick (2010). Andrew Ford's The Scattering of Light: World Premiere performance and commission. Customs House, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Schindler, Margaret, Williams, Floyd, Murphy, Patrick and Emmerson, Stephen (2010). To the evening star. Ian Hanger Recital Hall, Southbank, Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
Schindler, Margaret, Dean, Paul, Pollett, Patricia, Murphy, Patrick, Emmerson, Stephen and Graeme Jennings Quartet (2010). Concert 3: Black Friday. Bangalow, NSW, Australia: Southern Cross Soloists.
Australian String Quartet, Dean, Paul, Konovalov, Ilya, Ayres, Helen, Pollett, Patricia, Murphy, Patrick and Grinberg, Anna (2010). Concert 2: Quintets Old and New. Bangalow, NSW, Australia: Southern Cross Soloists.
Vänskä, Satu, Williams, Jeremy, Murphy, Patrick and Jones, Brenda (2010). Nexus - 2MBS Virtuosi: Performance for the Sydney Mozart Society. Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts of Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble, NSW, Australia: Sydney Mozart Society.
Jezek, Belinda, Albert, Anna, Tillers, Isidore, Murphy, Patrick, Brigden, Tim, Abela, Jacob, Halcyon, Morgan, Alison, Duck-Chong, Jenny and Gartner, Geoff (2009). All heaven shouted for joy: Stations of creation 2009. A musical celebration of the wonder and joy of creation and birth. Sydney, NSW, Australia: St Ives Uniting Church.
Murphy, Patrick (2009). Concert 4: Peter Sculthorpe. Rites of Passage: Threnody. Fitter's Workshop, Kingston Foreshore, Canberra, Australia: Canberra International Music Festival.
Whiteley Trio, Murphy, Patrick, Jones, Brenda and Yi, Sun (2009). The Whitely Trio. Springwood Civic Centre, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia: Blue Mountains Concert Society.
Murphy, Patrick, Harvey, Michael Kieran, Chong, Kristian, de Korte, Ngaire, Whiteley Trio, Jones, Brenda and Yi, Sun (2009). Performances by Patrick Murphy at the 2009 Chinese Gardens Chamber Music Festival. Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia: Chinese Gardens Chamber Music Festival; Musica Viva; Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
Pollett, Patricia and Murphy, Patrick (2009). Selected works. Elder Hall, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia: Australian Youth Orchestra.
Synergy Percussion, Grainger Quartet, Murphy, Patrick and Barton, William (2008). Mantras and angels. Angel Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia: City Recital Hall.
Dvorak, Antonin, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Murphy, Patrick and Balkus, Bernadette (2008). Antonin Dvorak: Piano trio in E minor, Op 90. 'Dumky' for violin, cello and piano. Freshwater, NSW, Australia: Bernadette Balkus.
Dargaville, Timothy, Murphy, Patrick, Balkus, Bernadette and Edwardes, Claire (2008). The path to the high ground (2008): New work for piano, percussion and cello. Freshwater, NSW, Australia: Bernadette Balkus.
Grainger Quartet, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy and Murphy, Patrick (2008). Darkness and Light. Coorparoo, QLD, Australia: 4MBS Classic FM.
Grainger Quartet, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy and Murphy, Patrick (2008). Selected works. Noosa, Australia: Noosa Music Society.
Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Murphy, Patrick and Muir, James (2008). Hyde: Fantasy TRIO in B minor. North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Shore School Theatre; Mary MacKillop Foundation.
Grainger Quartet, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy and Murphy, Patrick (2008). Concert 3: Grainger Quartet. Octagon Theatre, Perth, Australia: The University of Western Australia.
Grainger Quartet, The Australia Ensemble, Olding, Dene, Morozova, Irina, Murphy, Patrick, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Williams, Jeremy, Pollett, Patricia, O'Brien, Trish, Marchisella, Pat and Wilson, Helen (2008). Selected works. Kendall, NSW, Australia: Camden Haven Music.
Grainger Quartet, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy and Murphy, Patrick (2008). The art of the string quartet. Campbelltown, NSW, Australia: Aurora Festival 2008.
Grainger Quartet and Murphy, Patrick (2008). Selected works. Dunstan Playhouse and Artspace, Adelaide, Australia: Adelaide Contemporary Music Festival.
Grainger Quartet, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy and Murphy, Patrick (2008). Grainger Quartet 2008 national concert series. Australia:
Grainger Quartet, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy and Murphy, Patrick (2008). Sydney Mozart Society presents the Grainger Quartet. Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts of Pymble Ladies' College, Pymble, NSW, Australia: Sydney Mozart Society.
Grainger String Quartet, Murphy, Patrick, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy and Dean, Paul (2008). Sublime Mozart: works for clarinet. Elwood, VIC, Australia: Melba Records.
Page, Rosalind, Halcyon, Duck-Chong, Jenny, Morgan, Alison, Shiell, Mark, Peelman, Roland, Chislett Jones, Laura, Springford, Diana, Forsyth, Nicole, Leske, Clemens, Murphy, Patrick, Lang, Genevieve, van Tienen, Ben, Andersson, Tommie, Pratt, Daryl, Edwardes, Claire and McCahon, Kirsty (2008). Cool black: chamber works of Rosalind Page. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Move Records.
Whitely Trio, Murphy, Patrick, Walsh, Michele, Clark, Sally, Pollett, Patricia and O'Brien, Trish (2007). Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence. Bangalow, NSW, Australia: Bangalow Music Festival.
Grainger Quartet, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy, Murphy, Patrick and Dean, Paul (2007). Grainger Quartet 2007 national concert series. Australia:
Murphy, Patrick, Royal Australian Air Force Air Command Band and Buckley, John (2007). Cassanova for cello and wind orchestra, by Johann de Meij. Eugene Goosens Hall, Ultimo, Sydney, NSW, Australia: ABC Classic FM.
Hong Kong Sinfonietta [香港小交響樂團], Wing-sie, Yip [葉詠詩], Grainger Quartet [葛蘭傑弦樂四重奏], Yoshimoto, Natsuko [吉本奈津子], Cuddeford, James [格德霍特], Williams, Jeremy [衛杰明] and Murphy, Patrick [穆菲] (2006). You xian chuxi: Inspired by harmony. Grainger Quartet X Hong Kong Sinfonietta. HK City Hall Concert Hall, Hong Kong: 香港小交響樂團 [Hong Kong Sinfonietta].
Australian String Quartet, Thomas, David, Yoshimoto, Natsuko, Cuddeford, James, Williams, Jeremy and Murphy, Patrick (2006). Mozart Festival Finale: Australian String Quartet plays Mostly Mozart. Government House Ballroom, Perth, Australia: Perth Concert Hall.