Anne Horton
Second Violin
Perth-born Anne Horton is the second violinist with the Australian String Quartet. As a member of this quartet (formerly Tankstream Quartet) she has given concerts and been broadcast throughout Australia, Europe, North America, Japan and New Zealand. The Quartet were the winners of the 2005 Cremona String Quartet Competition and the 2002 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition.
Anne holds a Masters degree from the Australian Institute of Music (AIM) where her teacher was Alice Waten, and is also a Fellow of the AIM. She was awarded the Margaret Bello Prize for Chamber Music from The University of Western Australia and is a recipient of several scholarships including an arts grant from the Australia Council to study in New Zealand.
Anne has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Sydney Sinfonia and has appeared as a soloist in the Sydney Opera House. She was the co-concertmaster of the Western Australia Youth Orchestra including a tour of Europe.
Anne has taught violin and chamber music at the AIM and was a nominee in the Arts category of the 2004 Australian of the Year Awards for Western Australia.
