Dale Bartrop

Brisbane-born violinist, Dale Barltrop, has performed across Australia and the globe. He has been the first violinist of the Australian String Quartet since 2016 and also served as Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for ten years.

Dale began his professional career as principal second violin of the St Paul Chamber Orchestra in the United States and was subsequently appointed concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, a position he held for seven years. He has also appeared as concertmaster of the Australian World Orchestra under Sir Simon Rattle and as guest violinist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

A product of the Queensland Instrumental Music Program, Dale made his solo debut with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra at the age of fifteen. He furthered his studies in the USA at the University of Maryland and Cleveland Institute of Music. His teachers have included William Preucil, Gerald Fischbach, Elizabeth Morgan, Marcia Cox and members of the Guarneri Quartet.

As an educator, Dale regularly works with students across Australia and has taught at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music and Vancouver Academy of Music. He currently serves on the faculty of the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival in Vermont, USA.

Barltrop performs on a violin crafted by JB Guadagnini, Turin, 1784. It is on loan from the Ukaria Cultural Centre and was purchased through the generosity of Allan J Myers AO, Maria Myers AO and the Klein Family.