media & Reviews


Review: Quartet turns the eclectic electric

- City News March 2024

It’s the hottest ticket in town, but you wouldn’t have picked it

- The Canberra Times October 2022

Review: Faultless, Phoenix Collective return to Green Point

- Classikon June 2022

Review: Quartet takes a turn to enlightenment - City News

June 2022

Review: Beautifully Played Chinese Melodies - City News

Apr 2022

Review: Phoenix Collective’s superb erhu in East-West Fusion - Classikon Apr 2022

Review: Phoenix Collective Quartet’s Darkness & Light - Classikon

Feb 2022

Review: Quartet’s concert of masterful contrasts - City News

Feb 2022

review - City News : Phoenix rises from a difficult year

Dec 2021

Review - ClassikOn : Letters to Juliet Fascinating and Intriguing

Nov 2021

Review - Sydney Arts Guide : PCQ Tales of War

Nov 2021

Review - ClassikOn : Music Breaths as Phoenix Rises

Nov 2021

Review - City News : The Collective View of War was a Winner

Nov 2021

Review - ClassikON : Not ‘Rose in the Teeth’ Tango!Mar 2021

Review - ClassikON : Not ‘Rose in the Teeth’ Tango!

Mar 2021

Review - City News : Passion, tango and tapping feetMar 2021

Review - City News : Passion, tango and tapping feet

Mar 2021

Review -  ClassikON : Phoenix Collective’s best program of 2020Nov 2020

Review - ClassikON : Phoenix Collective’s best program of 2020

Nov 2020

REVIEW - Canberra Times : Beautiful enriching music well playedFeb 2020

REVIEW - Canberra Times : Beautiful enriching music well played

Feb 2020

REVIEW - City News : Nothing Mechanical about ‘Machine’ musicFeb 2020

REVIEW - City News : Nothing Mechanical about ‘Machine’ music

Feb 2020

REVIEW - Canberra Times : Phoenix Collective's Dan Russell on violin and Edward Neeman on piano were impressiveNov 2019

REVIEW - Canberra Times : Phoenix Collective's Dan Russell on violin and Edward Neeman on piano were impressive

Nov 2019

REVIEW - City News : Seamless playing of a challenging ‘Olde England’Nov 2019

REVIEW - City News : Seamless playing of a challenging ‘Olde England’

Nov 2019

REVIEW - Sydney Arts Guide : Phoenix Quartet - Freedom & Equality.Sep 2019

REVIEW - Sydney Arts Guide : Phoenix Quartet - Freedom & Equality.

Sep 2019

REVIEW - City News : Trio bring fascinating program to lifeMay 2019

REVIEW - City News : Trio bring fascinating program to life

May 2019

Review: Gobsmacking concert of intense obsession

- City News October 2022

Review: Phoenix Collective’s incredible sympathy and dexterity

- Classikon October 2022

Canberra Critics’ Circle Award in Music : Phoenix Collective

Dec 2021

Article - Interlude : Eight Outstanding Australian Music EnsemblesApr 2020

Article - Interlude : Eight Outstanding Australian Music Ensembles

Apr 2020

CutCommon - What to expect from the new Phoenix CollectiveFeb 2019

CutCommon - What to expect from the new Phoenix Collective

Feb 2019

Phoenix Collective Erhu Trio Dan Russell | Violin Ying Liu | Erhu Andrew Wilson | Cello Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Improvisation) Tan Dun Arrangement by ...
Sounds Like Sydney - Phoenix Collective presents The Baroque Bizarre

Sounds Like Sydney - Phoenix Collective presents The Baroque Bizarre

Altmedia article - Heart & Soul

Altmedia article - Heart & Soul

REVIEW - City News : Emotionally charged music melts hearts.Sep 2019

REVIEW - City News : Emotionally charged music melts hearts.

Sep 2019

CutCommon - Christopher Bennet on how to welcome a new guest artist into your groupMay 2019

CutCommon - Christopher Bennet on how to welcome a new guest artist into your group

May 2019

Violinist Dan Russell travels 9000+ kms with his family across Australia. See image blog on Facebook: @phoenixcollectivemusic

Sydney Arts Guide - Charm & Tradition

Sydney Arts Guide - Charm & Tradition

The 4th concert in their 2018 series. Feat. Maggie Ferguson (Bandoneon), Dan Russell (Violin & PC Director) & Katie Robinson (Piano). 2nd Dec in Sydney & 9th Dec Central Coast.

Video Credit: Jason Julien

The Canberra Times - Phoenix Quartet musically ponders Love, Life & DeathFeb 2019

The Canberra Times - Phoenix Quartet musically ponders Love, Life & Death

Feb 2019

Review - City News : Classical music as a video artworkJune 2020

Review - City News : Classical music as a video artwork

June 2020

Heart & Soul - Concert #3

A concert of improvisation, arrangement, extended techniques, and virtuosity. Garcia | Piazzolla | Burgmüller | Paganini 22/23 September 2018 - Sydney & Central Coast www.pcmusic.net Violin - Dan Russell *PC director Guitar - Dr Anthony Garcia recorded live - Newstead House - Cellar Series - Brisbane

Phoenix Collective String Quartet Dan Russell | Violin Yuhki Mayne | Violin Ella Brinch | Viola Andrew Wilson | Cello Skylife David Balakrishnan (Turtle Island) Polka from The Golden Age Op.36a Shostakovich Crisantemi Puccini String Quartet in D Op.11 2nd Movement Tchaikovsky