Vanguard

QSO Presents

QSO Studio, ABC Brisbane Centre
Brisbane
Turrbal Country


Thu 27 June 2024
7.30pm

TICKET PRICES
This concert is general admission

Adult | $79
Concession | $71
Student/Child | $35

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Pushing the boundaries of the genre, Beethoven and Korngold take the string quartet to new frontiers with these ground-breaking works. 

When premiered in 1825, Beethoven’s Op.127 quartet stunned listeners with its innovation of expression and form. This work heralded a dramatic shift in Beethoven’s trajectory, having already taken the string quartet to unprecedented heights. The first of his late quartets, here we glimpse a far more personal, philosophical, and inward-looking approach to musical rhetoric.

Korngold’s success as a Hollywood film composer cemented his place in history. As a serious composer of post-Romantic music, he produced some extraordinary works that have long been overlooked. His second string quartet is no exception—its highly romantic harmonies are sprinkled with surprises that imbue it with a fresh and highly original sound.

Australian composer Harry Sdraulig is making waves across the country with a string of compelling new works. We are thrilled to be giving the premiere performances of his second string quartet, a fitting companion for the dynamic powerhouses of this program.

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PROGRAM

BEETHOVEN
String Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.127

HARRY SDRAULIG
String Quartet No.2 (National Premiere performances)*

KORNGOLD
String Quartet No.2 in E-flat Major, Op.26

Approximately 120 minutes including interval

*Commissioned by John Griffiths for his wife Beth

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