The conductor Jeffrey Tate once described the string quartet as "the most perfect expression of human behaviour". Composers from Haydn to Adès have revelled in this most intimate and virtuosic of musical forms, awed by the sight of four musicians moving across a tightrope at speed.
The four young musicians that make up the Vision String Quartet add one extra element to this dextrous feat: they perform everything from memory. Repertory that might be familiar – Bartók’s astonishing Quartet No. 4, say, or Dvořák’s Quartet No. 13 – is utterly transformed.
This prizewinning Berlin-based quartet – praised as "amazingly vivacious, vivid and electrifying … completely fearless" by Der Tagesspiegel – has gathered fans aplenty across Europe since forming in 2012, and here makes its thrilling Australian debut.
Violin Florian Willeitner
Violin Daniel Stoll
Viola Sander Stuart
Cello Leonard Disselhorst
Bloch Prelude, B. 63
Bartók String Quartet No. 4 in C Major
Dvořák String Quartet No. 13 in G Major, Op. 106
Stunning was the level of musicianship and the depth of interpretive insight demonstrated by this young German ensemble.
David Helfgott bids a fond farewell to his fans, performing Rachmaninov’s third piano concerto for two pianos with Rhodri Clarke.
Join Queensland Symphony Orchestra for a rapturous performance of Heroic Tales conducted by Nicholas Carter.
Ensemble Q presents a boots and all style exploration of the earthy influence of music from countries including Ireland, America, Japan, Italy and more.
A rare opportunity to witness the magic of these two phenomenal artists, who have been thrilling crowds across the world.
Join the world’s finest violinist Maxim Vengerov for an insightful masterclass.
Soprano Siobhan Stagg performs with Nico de Villiers at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall in an intimate recital of Lieder.
Tiempo y Herida is a concert of new works by Bernardo Alviz, Felix Hughes Chivers and Paul Dean, performed by QCGU staff and students.
Come see the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra: Concertos Festival, performed at the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Studio.