Encore Strings performers hail from all over Australia. Find out more about just a few of our incredible performers, whose talents continue to delight audiences at every performance.
Encore String Quartet
Elisabetta Sonego - Violin
Nicole Greentree - Violin
Andrea Ng - Viola
Daniel Pini - Cello
Associate Performers
Tracy Wan - Violin
Alistair Duff Forbes - Violin
Kasia Hans - Violin
Vanessa Tammetta - Violin
Leo Kram - Viola
Bernadette Yim - Viola
Vick McDonald - Viola
Adam Szabo - Cello
Steve Meyer - Cello
Nick Munro - Cello
Naomi Barber - Cello
Mark Davies - Harp
Joanne Gad - Violin
Meriel Owen - Harp
Andrew Quah - Piano
Elisabetta Sonego
Elisabetta Sonego has graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music as well accomplished violinist. She has performed with established orchestras such as the Sydney Youth Orchestra, The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, Sydney University Graduate Orchestra, Eminence Symphony Orchestra and was elected Assistant Concertmaster for the World Youth Day Orchestra.
Elisabetta has recently stretched her performance career, performing in stage productions such as West Side Story and Les Miserable. She has also performed in operas such as Orfeo ed Euridice, The Fairy-Queen and Princess Ida. Elisabetta is currently working in a jazzgroove project with the Mark Lewis Jazz Band.
Away from the performance scene, Elisabetta enjoys supporting the local music scene, she is currently establishing the music ministry at her local parish, teaching music at her local Catholic School and supporting many community musical societies. Elisabetta has also taken up the position as the Strings coordinator for the Inner West Music Eisteddfod.
Nicole Greentree
Nicole Greentree is in demand as a violinist and violist. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Music in Performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in Viola, and has played with the Sydney Sinfonia, Australian Youth Orchestra, the Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, and the Nova Camerata Sydney. She has toured to the USA, Italy, France, Netherlands, Singapore, China, and outback Australia with various orchestras and has played in concerts with the orchestras of Juilliard, San Francisco Conservatory and Boulder University.
Andrea Ng
Andrea Ng is a violinist and violist who has played with some of the world's most respected musicians. A graduate of the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Andrea has participated in the Asian Youth Orchestra, Pacific Music Festival and Sydney Sinfonia. She was Principal Violist of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra for two years and in 2005 was Associate Principal of the Sydney Youth Orchestra.
Daniel Pini
Daniel Pini is a highly regarded young cellist at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance under the tutelage of Patrick Murphy. He holds an AMusA and LMusA - the latter with Distinction, and in 2011 is currently performing with the Australian Youth Orchestra.
