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Schubert Ledger Shostakovich : Australian String Quartet

Event

Schubert Ledger Shostakovich : Australian String Quartet

  • Date: Sunday, 7 October 2018, 2pm
  • Venue: James O Fairfax Theatre — National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT
  • Tickets: Adult: $75 | Concession: $65 | Under 30: $30 — Tickets can be purchased online

Event Details

Works by two of the great quartet composers bookend this fascinating program. Schubert considered his thirteenth quartet to be a new beginning, where a command of dramatic expressiveness, gathered from his recent experiments in composing for plays and opera, infuses his natural lyrical gift with a new dimension of emotional and pictorial power.

Shostakovich wrote his tenth quartet at the idyllic spa resort of Dilizhan and the spirit of respite and communion with nature lends the work a rare sense of ease. But powerful feelings are by no means absent and in its wild twists of mood and pace, the quartet essays a rich journey towards emotional wisdom.

A contemporary flavour is added with an electric new work by James Ledger, now a leading figure among Australia’s composers, renowned for his ability to create striking imagery in musical form.

Program

Schubert String Quartet no 13 in A minor Rosamunde
James Ledger String Quartet no 2 Transmissions*
Shostakovich String Quartet no 10 in A-flat major op 118

*World premiere performances

We are excited to be performing this concert with guest cellist Blair Harris.

Featured non-Australian music: Schubert, Shostakovich

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on 1800 040 444 or by email to asq@asq.com.au

Featured Australian Works

Digital sheet music sample String Quartet No. 2 : The Distortion Mirror (2018) by James Ledger
— performed by Australian String Quartet

Featured artists

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