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Dimity Hall

Dimity Hall
Dimity Hall is well known to audiences as a member of both the Australia Ensemble, and of the Goldner String Quartet. With these two groups she has participated in many highly acclaimed recordings and festival appearances, as well as frequent national and international tours.

In 2002, Dimity made her solo debut with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, performing Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending”. Her recording of this work has been released on ABC Classics.

In 2004, she appeared as soloist in the SSO’s Masters Series performing Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, with colleague Dene Olding.
Dimity graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Sydney Conservatorium before completing two years of postgraduate study with Herman Krebbers in Amsterdam on a Netherlands government scholarship. (She was recently invited to be amongst a small number of his former students to contribute to a special publication on his teaching). During that time she toured and recorded with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under major conductors and performed in recital in the Concertgebouw Kleine Zaal as prizewinner of the coveted Zilveren Vriendenkrans award.

She returned to Australia in 1989 as Principal Second Violin with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and has been that orchestra's Guest Concertmaster and soloist on several occasions. Dimity's association with the Australia Ensemble began in 1986 with frequent guest appearances. Her outstanding contributions led to the creation of a seventh core position from 1992.

As a member of the Goldner String Quartet, she has undertaken many special projects including the complete Beethoven Quartet Cycle for Musica Viva in 2004, a national tour with didgeridoo artist William Barton in 2005, and several apperances at prestigious UK and European Festivals.

Dimity was a member of the jury for the 2003 Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition. Dimity is increasingly in demand as a Guest Concertmaster and has recently appeared with the Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.