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February 2020
Australian String Quartet | Project Ludwig
Ludwig van Beethoven was born on 17 December,1770. In 2020, the 250th anniversary of his birth, celebrate the great composer and his monumental opus 18 string quartets with the Australian String Quartet. Come on an interactive journey through Beethoven’s six opus 18 string quartets where you decide the program! Dive headfirst into Beethoven’s sound-world in this special choose-your-own-adventure event, culminating in a new and unique Beethoven quartet experience every time, performed live by the Australian String Quartet. Project Ludwig is…
Find out more »Opera Lecture Series | Puccini and his Contemporaries
Explore the fascinating world of opera with popular opera lecturer Murray Dahm. Since 2003, Opera Bites Co-Founder Murray Dahm has delivered accessible, friendly and informative lectures, drawing on its history, culture and music. Join him as he explores a variety of areas of operatic history from composers and voice types through to genres and quirky bits of opera history, utilising his extensive (and ever-growing!) CD and DVD collection. Puccini and His Contemporaries The final decade of the 19th century saw…
Find out more »Australian String Quartet | Project Ludwig
Ludwig van Beethoven was born on 17 December,1770. In 2020, the 250th anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the great composer with a series of special concert experiences around the country. Come on an interactive journey through Beethoven’s opus18 string quartets where you decide the program! Dive headfirst into Beethoven’s sound-world in this special choose-your-own-adventure style event, culminating in a new and unique Beethoven quartet experience every time. Project Ludwig is a collaboration between Australian String Quartet and experience design…
Find out more »Australian Haydn Ensemble | Viennese String Quartets
Haydn is often referred to as "the father of the string quartet". His stylistic development of the genre reached a new pinnacle with the Op. 76 quartets which represent some of his most stunning work. Dedicated to Count Erdődy, they reflect progress towards a much more equal footing between the four players, rather than the focus on the first violin as the main soloist. The Ensemble presents two quartets from his Opus 76. No. 2 also known as the Fifths,…
Find out more »Baroque Women
In the lead up to International Women's Day, come hear a program of entirely baroque women - the composers & musicians! The Muses' Delight will be joined by the wonderful harpsichordist, Elizabeth Anderson to explore 18th century repertoire by female composers. The program will include Anna Bon, Isabella Leonarda, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and more. They might not be household names, but they prove that women have always been making music. Available online & cash at the door
Find out more »Sydney Mozart Society | Flinders Quartet
Flinders Quartet is instantly recognisable as one of Australia’s most loved chamber music ensembles. A quartet for the twenty-first century, the ensemble approaches its third decade with acknowledged musical skill and maturity, presenting dynamic and stirring performances of a full spectrum of repertoire. Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba (Violin), Wilma Smith ( Violin), Helen Ireland (Viola), Zoe Knighton (Cello), Lloyd Van’t Hoff (Guest Clarinet) Programme SCHUBERT String quartet no 12 in C minor, D 703, Quartettsatz MOZART Quintet for in A for clarinet,…
Find out more »16hr Music Marathon: A Fundraiser for our Firefighters
The bushfires in Australia have devastated our land and communities. Our firefighters have faced, and are still facing, countless hours of fighting fires as they battle to protect homes, properties, native forests and animals. This fundraiser is a tribute to their endurance, resilience and strength. The Music Marathon 40 established and emerging classical musicians in Melbourne and Sydney will come together to perform a 16-hour music marathon. Starting from 7am, the performances will run continuously until 11pm. Audiences are invited…
Find out more »AHE and The Bellingen Youth Orchestra
The Australian Haydn Ensemble (AHE) and the Bellingen Youth Orchestra (BYO) join forces to perform a collaborative concert of Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart. The BYO’s Sinfonia will present Winter & Summer from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons featuring violinist Amber Davis as soloist. The Ensemble will also present two wonderful string quartets from the classical canon. Haydn’s Op. 76 No. 2 The Emperor & Mozart’s First Prussian string quartet. Together they will also perform the overture to Vivaldi’s L’Olympiade. Program VIVALDI: Overture…
Find out more »March 2020
Australian String Quartet | Project Ludwig
Ludwig van Beethoven was born on 17 December, 1770. In 2020, the 250th anniversary of his birth, celebrate the great composer and his monumental opus 18 string quartets with the Australian String Quartet. Come on an interactive journey through Beethoven’s six opus 18 string quartets where you decide the program! Dive headfirst into Beethoven’s sound-world in this special choose-your-own-adventure style event, culminating in a new and unique Beethoven quartet experience every time, performed live by the Australian String Quartet. Project…
Find out more »Flinders Quartet | Beethoven 130
“Satisfyingly epic” is the best way to describe Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 130, while Schubert’s singular movement Quartettsatz is a tantalising episode. In this exploration between macro and micro, we interplay scale and form in a thought-provoking and moving curation. On discovering Derek Brookes through our Composer Development Program in 2018, we immediately thought to pair his first string quartet with Webern’s Six Bagatelles. Brookes’ composition is based on stunning haiku text and to accentuate this innovative pairing, we thought…
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