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We are thrilled to be participating in the 2025 Tasmanian Chamber Music Festivals in concerts which also feature wonderful friends and collaborators Aura Go, Stefanie Farrands and Timo-Veikko Valve!
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Friday 31 October, 8pm | Concert Four “The Ardent Flame”
Ian Potter Recital Hall, 19-29 Campbell St, Hobart
The fourth and final concert in Hobart’s showpiece new recital hall introduces first-time festival guests, Australian String Quartet who begin in less well-known territory with a rare performance of the lyrical piano quintet by American Amy Beach, who stood out for her determination and talent in a traditionally male-dominated domain a century ago.
The concert concludes with Schubert’s string quartet “Death and the Maiden”. Needing little introduction, it is possibly the most popular of all string quartets with its passionate melodies, exhilarating energy and unstoppable momentum.
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Saturday 1 November, 2pm: Concert Five – “Scintillation”
St George’s Church, 30 Cromwell St, Battery Point
On Saturday afternoon the festival focus moves to historic Battery Point and one of Tasmania’s most celebrated Georgian-period churches, St George’s. The program pairs an early Beethoven string quartet with the lush textures of Brahms’ string quintet in G major, where the Australian String Quartet will be joined by violist Stefanie Farrands, currently principal viola with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
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Saturday 1 November, 7pm: Concert Six – “Vox Luminis”
St George’s Church, 30 Cromwell St, Battery Point
The final concert in St George’s promises a journey through the spirit. It commences with a heartfelt single-movement work by young Australian composer, Justin Williams, followed by Osvaldo Golijov’s hymn to darkness “Tenebrae”. Schoenberg’s incomparable string sextet, “Transfigured Night”, concludes the program.
PROGRAM
Concert Four – “The Ardent Flame”
AMY BEACH
Piano Quintet, Op.67 , featuring Aura Go (piano)
FRANZ SCHUBERT
String Quartet in D minor “Death and the Maiden”
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Concert Five – “Scintillation”
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
String Quartet Op.18 No.2 in G major
JOHANNES BRAHMS
String Quintet in G major featuring Stefanie Farrands (viola)
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Concert Six – “Vox Luminis”
JUSTIN WILLIAMS
Movement for String Quartet
OSWALDO GOLIJOV
Tenebrae
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Transfigured Night for string sextet featuring Stefanie Farrands (viola) and Time-Veikko Valve (cello)
COVID-19 SAFETY AND ASQ CONCERTS
All ASQ concerts will comply with venue COVID-19 safety protocols. The use of facemasks is encouraged.