William Hennessy

William Hennessy AM was the Founder and Leader of The Australian String Quartet (1985-96). Since 2006 he has been Artistic Director of the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. William Hennessy was founding deputy leader of ACO, a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in London for three years then Concertmaster of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. He was Head of Strings at the University of Melbourne for a decade.