Carmel Kaine

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Carmel Kaine (22 March 1937 – 21 April 2013)[1][2] was an Australian classical violinist.

She was born in

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and studied at the New South Wales Conservatorium, graduating at age 17 with the prize for the most outstanding student. Two years later, she spent a year as a member of the South Australian Symphony Orchestra.[3] She then continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she won the three violin prizes and the Violin Scholarship in her first year.[4]

Kaine furthered her studies at the

Kaine was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music for twelve years and in 1983 was made a Fellow. She was invited by Yehudi Menuhin to read at his school in Cobham, Surrey. In 1990 Kaine took up the Senior Lecturer position at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and for five years was head of department.[citation needed]

In 1991, with her husband John Willison, she founded the Limpinwood Ensemble and many performances have been given for the ABC and at Tyalgum Classical Music Festival, which they also founded.[6] She also founded the Queensland Conservatorium Soloists, which has raised over $30,000 for the conservatorium's String Department.

References

  1. ^ Royal Academy of Music: Obituaries, Marriages and Births. Retrieved 10 February 2014
  2. ^ "Sad news: Academy founder has died". Arts Journal. 23 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Violinist has long trip for short recital", The Age (6 January 1956)
  4. ^ a b "Carmel Kaine". Discogs. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Portrait of Carmel Kaine, 1992 [picture]". Trove. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Festival owes its roots to acclaimed violinists", Tweed Daily News (7 September 2007)

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