Britain’s leading young chamber ensemble, the Elias String Quartet, brings its phenomenal sound to Australia in August. These history-making performances include the latest instalment in the Quartet’s immense undertaking to play through the complete Beethoven cycle, in concerts including his op 59 no 2, alongside a masterpiece from Haydn and an exuberant world premiere from Matthew Hindson.

Program

Joseph HAYDN
String Quartet in F major, op 77 no 2

Matthew HINDSON (born 1968)
String Quartet no 2 (World Premiere) (2013)
Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by Julian Burnside, AO QC

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN
String Quartet no 8 in E minor, op 59 no 2 ‘Razumovsky’

Few quartets at any stage of their evolution have this much personality

Philadelphia Inquirer

UK

Sara Bitlloch violin
Donald Grant violin
Martin Saving viola
Marie Bitlloch cello

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Coffs Harbour *
Friday 16 August

Armidale *
Saturday 17 August

Sydney
Monday 19 August 7pm

Brisbane
Wednesday 21 August 7pm

Newcastle
Thursday 22 August 7.30pm

Sydney
Saturday 23 August 2pm

Perth
Tuesday 27 August 7.30pm

Adelaide
Thursday 29 August 7.30pm

Melbourne
Saturday 31 August 8pm

Hobart *
Monday 2 September

Melbourne +
Tuesday 3 September 7pm

Canberra
Thursday 5 September 7pm
Musica Viva history talk 6.15pm


*CountryWide Concert

+Grahame Watson Tribute Concert