Distinctive strings: Tahlia Petrosian and the Gewandhaus musicians, and brother/guitar duo Ziggy & Miles

Originally from Melbourne, Ziggy and Miles Johnston are the next generation of brother/guitar duos. They are currently based in New York and studying together at The Juilliard School, and have returned to Australia on tour for their new album Sidekick.  

Australian violist Tahlia Petrosian is a member of the oldest Symphony orchestra in the world, the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig. Named after their original concert hall, the Gewandhaus started in 1743 and has had three homes since, the most recent hall built after the second Gewandhaus was damaged in the second World War. They're known for the warm, dark colours they can conjure under the batons of Kapellmeisters (music directors/chief conductors) including Felix Mendelssohn, Herbert Blomstedt, and currently Andris Nelsons.

An octet of Gewandhaus musicians, including Tahlia, are currently in the country to collaborate with emerging Australian musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and tour a program of Schubert's chamber music.