Singapore’s Only Official
Chinese String Quartet
Stringanza was spontaneously formed by four friends in 2009. It showcases the Chinese two-stringed fiddle, Erhu and its variations, Gaohu and Zhonghu, playing alongside a Western Cello. Each fiddle varies in their tone quality and pitch resulting in an eclectic blend of sonority and timbre unique to the quartet.
Being the only official Chinese String Quartet group in Singapore that is still actively performing, Stringanza works towards making the arts accessible to the community through various corporate event performances and educating school children via the Arts Education Programme (AEP), an initiative by the National Arts Council.
Breaking common stereotypes, Stringanza engages with the diversity of the Chinese fiddles alongside the Cello through their multi-ethnic and multi-cultural repertoire, creating sound textures uniquely different from that of a typical Western String Quartet.
Why Engage Stringanza
Quality
As the only official Chinese String Quartet group in Singapore, we take pride in providing tastefully curated musical performances and serenading with our wide range of repertoire specially arranged for Chinese String Quartet. Featuring established local home-grown award-winning musicians, Stringanza promises to deliver quality showcase for your event.
Unique
The East-meets-West combination of string instruments presents a refreshing visual, with a unique blend of sound that is reminiscent yet different from a typical Western String Quartet. Western repertoire? English pop songs? No problem! Chinese classics or Chinese pop songs? We can definitely do better!
Experience
Rest assured you are in good hands with at least 15 years of experience performing as a Chinese String Quartet since our founding in 2009. We are thankful for the trust and support given to us by all our clients over the years. Check out some of the reviews we have received!
Clientele
Arts Education Programme (AEP)
Let Stringanza, the longest existing Chinese String Quartet in Singapore, bring you through an in-depth exploration of the Erhu, commonly referred to as the Chinese violin, and its higher and lower pitched relatives, the Gaohu and Zhonghu, through the performance of a diverse genre of music accompanied by the Western Cello. Besides being able to appreciate the eclectic blend of music produced by the East-meets-West combination of instruments, participants would also be able to learn about the roles each instrument plays in a String Quartet setting, as well as an insight into why the Cello was used instead of its Chinese counterpart, the Gehu.
