Andrew Haveron - violin : Lerida Delbridge - violin

Justin Williams - viola : Umberto Clerici - cello

..a short but intense and impassioned creation that seems to compress all the string quartet’s expressive possibilities into a single span. This pint-sized piece was thoroughly enjoyable thanks to the beautifully shaped melody, excellent string writing and humour: amusingly, the piece breaks midway into a drunken stagger with lurching violin atop lopsided pizzicato cello.

So fun, and so well played.

In Daily

Graham Strahle: 18 August, 2023

Pianist: Daniel de Borah

Three Intermezzi for solo piano

…three beautifully crafted Intermezzi after Brahms and Scriabin which were full of heartfelt sentiment and virtuosity.

Limelight

Brett Allen-Bayes: 22 May, 2023

Queensland Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Umberto Clerici

The dramatic theme of the work was interspersed with pauses, a nod to the passing of time, while offering short orchestral solos from violin and woodwind in particular.      

ArtsHub

Suzannah Conway: 25 September, 2023

 …the rich orchestration showcased Williams' deep understanding of the orchestra.

Weekend Notes

John Andrew: 24 September, 2024

Justin Williams holds the position of Assistant Principal Viola with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and is the founding violist of the Tinalley String Quartet (TSQ). He has performed as Principal Viola with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian World Orchestra, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra (AOBO), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and Australia ProArte, and as ripieno viola with Australian Chamber Orchestra.

As a member of Tinalley String Quartet, Justin shared in the experience of winning the 2005 Australian Chamber Music Competition and the 9th Banff International String Quartet Competition.  With TSQ he has toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe and North America and has released several recordings with Move Records, Decca Australia and ABC Classic.

As a composer, Justin released his ‘Movement for String Quartet’ in 2020, which has since been performed throughout Australia and in Europe by the Australian String Quartet. In 2022, Justin was the recipient of a Sydney International Piano Competition Composing the Future juror’s prize for his ‘Three Intermezzi’ for solo piano. In 2023, his set of songs ‘Three Pieces for String Quartet and Voice: Love – Despair – Hope’, was commissioned and premiered at Blackheath Chamber Music Festival, and his first Symphony was jointly commissioned by Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra and premiered by QSO under the direction of Maestro Umberto Clerici as part of the Brisbane Festival. At the beginning of 2024, Justin wrote a duo for violin and cello (Theme and Variations), and a piece for solo piano, commissioned by the Australian National Academy of Music.

in focus:

… three ‘sound drawings’ by Sydney based artist Charlotte Fetherston based on the works for solo piano, ‘Three Intermezzi’ by Justin Williams.

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‘Three Intermezzi’ by Charlotte Fetherston