Zoë Black is an Australian violin player. She plays with Australian Chamber Orchestra and is a recitalist and soloist.[1]

Zoë Black

Black has worked extensively with pianist and composer Joe Chindamo. Together they were nominated for the 2014 and 2016 ARIA Awards for Best Classical Album for their albums Dido's Lament[2] and The New Goldberg Variations.[3]

In 2011 Chindamo, Black and friends (Daniel Farrugia, Philip Rex, Sarah Curro, Caroline Henbest and Josephine Vains) released Hush collection. Volume 11, Luminous : inspired by Mozart for the Hush project which supports children's hospitals around Australia.

Discography edit

Albums edit

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
D'aujourd'hui
(with Daniel McKay)
  • Released: 2008
  • Format: CD, digital
  • Label: Move
Hush collection. Volume 11, Luminous :Inspired by Mozart
(with Joe Chindamo & friends)
  • Released: September 2011
  • Format: CD, digital
  • Label: Hush Collection
Reimaginings
(with Joe Chindamo)
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: CD, digital
  • Label: Which Way Music (WWM016)
Dido's Lament
(with Joe Chindamo)
  • Released: 2013[4]
  • Format: CD, digital
  • Label: Mo'OzArt (MOZ001)
The New Goldberg Variations
(with Joe Chindamo)
  • Released: October 2015
  • Format: digital
  • Label: Alfi
Symbiosis
(with Joe Chindamo)
  • Released:June 2018
  • Format: digital
  • Label: Alfi

Awards and nominations edit

ARIA Music Awards edit

The ARIA Music Awards are presented annually from 1987 by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014 Dido's Lament (with Joe Chindamo) Best Classical Album Nominated [5]
2016 The New Goldberg Variations (with Joe Chindamo) Best Classical Album Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ Moffatt, Steve (8 January 2016), "Joe Chindamo and Zoe Black give Bach's Goldberg a major working over", Manly Daily
  2. ^ Dwyer, Michael (28 November 2014), "Violist Zoe Black and composer Joe Chindamo bridge jazz to tinker with Goldberg", Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ McCabe, Kathy (3 October 2016), "Flume and The Avalanches lead the nominations in the ARIA Awards no one gets to see", News.com.au
  4. ^ Moffatt, Steve (10 December 2013), "Album review: Dido's Lament by Zoe Black and Joe Chindamo", Manly Daily
  5. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 July 2022.