Originally from New Zealand, Ian is in his second year at ANAM studying under Adam Chalabi. He completed his Bachelor of Music with Dr. Curt Thompson at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne. Ian has also studied with Amalia Hall, Monica Naselow, and Dimitri Atanassov, and has participated in masterclasses with leading performers such as James Ehnes, Ioana Cristina Goicea, and Cho-Liang Lin.
A passionate and versatile musician, Ian has performed internationally as a soloist and received top prizes in both solo and chamber competitions worldwide, including at the International Valsesia Musica. He is an enthusiastic orchestral player, having served as concertmaster for the University of Melbourne Symphonic and Philharmonic Orchestras, with which he toured internationally in 2023, the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School Orchestra, and the Geelong Symphony Orchestra. Ian has performed with the Sydney and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, Australian Youth Orchestra including the International Tour 2025, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Victorian Opera, and the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra.
As a chamber musician, Ian has collaborated closely with members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Australian String Quartet, Takács Quartet, Gewandhausorchester, Horszowski Trio, Ensemble Liaison, Daedalus Quartet, Kronos Quartet, American String Quartet, Flinders Quartet, Genesis Baroque, Houston Symphony and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He participated in the 2023 and 2024 Mimir Chamber Music Festival in Texas with the Auburn Quartet and Řeka Quartet, and the 2025 Portillo Music Festival in Chile. Ian has performed across Asia and the United States and has been invited to appear at major events such as the International AIDS Conference in memory of the Ukrainian scientists aboard flight MH17.
In his spare time, Ian enjoys visiting art galleries and is an avid fan of Formula 1, tennis and New Zealand’s national rugby union team the All Blacks and is always up for a game of cards.
FROM: NZ / Aotearoa.
Ian is supported by ANAM Syndicate donors Peter and Annie Duncan, Michael and Lizanne Goodwin, Robert Hook, Anthony Knight OAM and Beverly Knight, Igor Zambelli OAM, Anonymous.
Ian currently plays a Louis Guersan 1700’s Violin on loan to ANAM from Francis Ebury.
Photo by Pia Johnson