Zephyr Quartet are Australia’s leading genre-defying explorers of dynamic cross-artform music-focused collaborations, an award winning string ensemble whose musicians compose, arrange and improvise. This unique skill set together with Zephyr's open-minded approach allows them to skilfully traverse musical worlds and gives the quartet its own distinct voice. A firm believer in the power of the string quartet as a medium to communicate and explore complex relationships between society and art, Zephyr has achieved an enviable reputation for artistic excellence, innovation and audience development as well as for being ‘arguably Australia’s most lateral thinking and inventive ensemble’ (Music Australia). Armed with the spirit of collaboration, Zephyr Quartet are leading exponents of collaborative arts practice, drawing inspiration from working with artists from diverse backgrounds to produce work that is vital, current and courageous. As well being passionate champions of Australian artists since their inception in 1999, Zephyr works with renowned artists from across the world and are often invited to perform at leading national and international festivals. ZQ regularly commissions, performs and records new work by established and emerging contemporary composers and has premiered hundreds of new works since its inception.