Como String Quartet

Early career

The group performed in all of Melbourne´s major classical venues, including the Melbourne Concert Hall and the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. They performed with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra at the Adelaide Town Hall.

The ensemble collaborated with Australian rock band Hunters & Collectors on their album Human Frailty. and Australian rock band, Big Pig, on their Bonk_album

The quartet performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Adelaide Fringe.

International career

In 1988 the group moved to London to work with theatre director Nica Burns. They later performed at the Donmar Warehouse and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, returning in 1990[7] They also participated in the Liverpool Comedy Festival.[8]

They made their British television debut on London Weekend Television’s 1st Exposure, hosted by Arthur Smith. They performed for a celebrity audience before a taping of An Audience with Victoria Wood.

Their final UK television appearance was on the Jim Henson Productions series The Ghost of Faffner Hall, where they were credited as special musical guests.  More

Jim Henson productions photo

Group members

  • Hung Le
  • Peter Bucknell
  • George Vi
  • Glen Nichols
  • Nicholas Galloway
  • Alex Black
  • Peter O’Reilly

References

  1.  "Suffer in Your Jocks | Stage Whispers". www.stagewhispers.com.au.