Performers

Please find this year’s selection of Australian performers that we feel best exemplifies the quality and diversity of Australian music. The vibrancy, dynamism, youthfulness and innovation of these musicians make them particularly appropriate for Export activity, however the full range of Musica Viva artists are also available for Export tours. For more information please see the performers under Countrywide.

Tetrafide Percussion

Tetrafide Percussion is Australia's hottest young percussion group. Its east-meets-west and the power-packed concerts have left audiences worldwide awestruck.

William Barton

William Barton is considered one of the world’s leading didgeridoo players and is increasingly recognised as a composer and cultural advocate.

Overlander

Overlander’s unusual instrumental force of voice, cello, percussion, didgeridoo and electric cello makes for an original concert experience.

Mark Isaacs Resurgence

Australian jazz pianist and composer Mark Isaacs has toured the world and collaborated with Dave Holland, Roy Haynes and Adam Nussbaum.

Janet Seidel
Trio/Quartet

Often called Australia’s Diana Krall, singer pianist Janet Seidel has been described as ‘Australia’s first lady of Jazz Singing'.

The Song Company

One of the world's leading vocal ensembles and creates innovative programs that cross the old divide between high-art and low-brow

Idea of North

Now firmly established as world class performers and described by James Morrison as ‘the best contemporary vocal quartet in Australia’.

Zoe Black &
Daniel McKay

Crossing between music of various cultures, the duo's eclectic programming typically includes everything from ragtime through to tangos.

Ironwood Ensemble

Ironwood Ensemble comprises some of Australia’s foremost chamber musicians, who perform on both period and modern string instruments.