Classic Dry Red

About Gustaw

Violinist GUSTAW JOSEPH SZELSKI is of Polish/Hungarian background and was brought up on a diet of Gypsy music.

His early music education however was strictly that of a Classical musician. He studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (DSCM performance) and subsequently became leader of the Lyric Quartet and the Sydney University String Quartet.

He then freelanced including backing artists like Shirley Bassey, Rita Hunter, John Denver and Frank Sinatra.

He later formed the Winbourne string quartett and was active in the 31 Note music movement working closely together with the founder Bill Coates.