Vanguard

Concert

Hackett Hall, WA Museum Boola Bardip
Perth
Whadjak Nyoongar Country


Tue 18 June 2024
7pm

TICKET PRICES

Adult | $78
Concession | $67
35 & Under | $35
Student | $15

Drinks can be purchased from 6pm at the bar on the ground floor and during interval

To book this concert over the phone call the Australian String Quartet on 1800 040 444

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.

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

PROGRAM PLAYLIST

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