Lunchtime Concert Series: Australian String Quartet & Aura Go
Lunchtime Concert Series
Australian String Quartet & Aura Go
Students, staff and the general public are welcome to attend this FREE event. (Registration not required).
About the Performance
Experience the vitality and beauty of Australia’s premier string quartet in collaboration with pianist Aura Go as they perform Amy Beach’s powerful Piano Quintet, a work celebrated for its lush Romantic textures and dramatic scope.
Program
W.A. Mozart String Quartet in D major K575
Amy Beach Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
Dale Barltrop plays a 1784 Guadagnini Violin, Turin
Francesca Hiew Plays a 1748-49 Guadagnini Violin, Piacenza
Christopher Cartlidge plays a 1783 Guadagnini Viola, Turin
Michael Dahlenburg plays a c.1743 Guadagnini Violincello, Piacenza ‘Ngeringa’
About the Artists
For over 30 years, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) has created unforgettable string quartet performances for national and international audiences. Dedicated to musical excellence with a distinctly Australian flavour, the ASQ’s purpose is to create chemistry and amplify intimacy through experiences that connect people with string quartet music. From its home base at the University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, the ASQ reaches out across Australia and the world to engage people with an outstanding program of performances, workshops, commissions and education projects. The Quartet’s distinct sound is enhanced by a matched set of 18th century Guadagnini instruments, handcrafted by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini between c.1743 and 1784 in Turin and Piacenza, Italy. These precious instruments are on loan to the ASQ for their exclusive use through the generosity of UKARIA.
Aura Go is an Australian pianist whose practice spans performance, collaboration, curation, education and artistic research. She performs across the globe, as soloist in concertos from J.S. Bach to Sofia Gubaidulina, as recitalist and chamber musician in programs that interweave old and new music, and as creative collaborator in the development of new music and multi-artform projects. In recent seasons, Aura has worked as concerto soloist with orchestras such as the Melbourne, Adelaide and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, Tapiola Sinfonietta, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. Aura has performed at international festivals including the Edinburgh Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, PianoEspoo, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Metropolis Festival, and the Musica Viva Festival.
Aura enjoys a collaboration with cellist Timo-Veikko Valve (principal cello, Australian Chamber Orchestra), with whom she recorded the complete Beethoven cello sonatas for ABC Classics. Other recording projects to her credit include first recordings of Japanese works for piano duo with KIAZMA Piano Duo partner Tomoe Kawabata, and a recent release of first recordings of piano duets by Ekaterina Komalkova with Ian Munro.
Aura is Head of Piano at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University.
***Friendly reminder: For the comfort of other audience members please have your phone on silent and turn your screen brightness down if you are reading this program during the performance. We hope you enjoy the concert!***
Event Details
- Date:
- 20 March 2025 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Venue:
- Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, 55 Scenic Boulevard
- Campus:
- Clayton
- Cost:
- Free
- Categories:
- Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance; Lunchtime concerts
Description
Lunchtime Concert Series
Australian String Quartet & Aura Go
Students, staff and the general public are welcome to attend this FREE event. (Registration not required).
About the Performance
Experience the vitality and beauty of Australia’s premier string quartet in collaboration with pianist Aura Go as they perform Amy Beach’s powerful Piano Quintet, a work celebrated for its lush Romantic textures and dramatic scope.
Program
W.A. Mozart String Quartet in D major K575
Amy Beach Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor, Op. 67
Dale Barltrop plays a 1784 Guadagnini Violin, Turin
Francesca Hiew Plays a 1748-49 Guadagnini Violin, Piacenza
Christopher Cartlidge plays a 1783 Guadagnini Viola, Turin
Michael Dahlenburg plays a c.1743 Guadagnini Violincello, Piacenza ‘Ngeringa’
About the Artists
For over 30 years, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) has created unforgettable string quartet performances for national and international audiences. Dedicated to musical excellence with a distinctly Australian flavour, the ASQ’s purpose is to create chemistry and amplify intimacy through experiences that connect people with string quartet music. From its home base at the University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, the ASQ reaches out across Australia and the world to engage people with an outstanding program of performances, workshops, commissions and education projects. The Quartet’s distinct sound is enhanced by a matched set of 18th century Guadagnini instruments, handcrafted by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini between c.1743 and 1784 in Turin and Piacenza, Italy. These precious instruments are on loan to the ASQ for their exclusive use through the generosity of UKARIA.
Aura Go is an Australian pianist whose practice spans performance, collaboration, curation, education and artistic research. She performs across the globe, as soloist in concertos from J.S. Bach to Sofia Gubaidulina, as recitalist and chamber musician in programs that interweave old and new music, and as creative collaborator in the development of new music and multi-artform projects. In recent seasons, Aura has worked as concerto soloist with orchestras such as the Melbourne, Adelaide and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, Tapiola Sinfonietta, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria. Aura has performed at international festivals including the Edinburgh Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, PianoEspoo, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Metropolis Festival, and the Musica Viva Festival.
Aura enjoys a collaboration with cellist Timo-Veikko Valve (principal cello, Australian Chamber Orchestra), with whom she recorded the complete Beethoven cello sonatas for ABC Classics. Other recording projects to her credit include first recordings of Japanese works for piano duo with KIAZMA Piano Duo partner Tomoe Kawabata, and a recent release of first recordings of piano duets by Ekaterina Komalkova with Ian Munro.
Aura is Head of Piano at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University.
***Friendly reminder: For the comfort of other audience members please have your phone on silent and turn your screen brightness down if you are reading this program during the performance. We hope you enjoy the concert!***