Convergence Australian String Quartet

  • Classical Music
  • Utzon Room
  • Run time: 120 minutes, 20 minute interval Subject to change
  • ASQ seating map

A dramatic rollercoaster of virtuosity and emotion converges in three wildly contrasting works by Stanhope, Britten and Schubert.

Since the release of their recorded trilogy of Paul Stanhope’s quartets, the ASQ has proudly championed this beloved Australian composer, whose first string quartet, Elegies and Dances, bristles with rhythmic vitality. Benjamin Britten’s String Quartet No.2, a deeply moving tribute to the great English composer Henry Purcell, is the musical equivalent of a towering architectural marvel, weaving four distinct voices in stark contrast and breathtaking unity. The program culminates with Schubert’s enduringly popular Death and the Maiden quartet, a window into the tortured soul of a musical giant at the height of his powers.

Presented by The Australian String Quartet

Event details

A quartet that can not only converse intelligently but sing like a lyrebird as well

Limelight

Program

STANHOPE
String Quartet No.1, Elegies & Dances

BRITTEN
String Quartet No.2 in C Major, Op.36

SCHUBERT
String Quartet No.14 in D minor, Death and the Maiden

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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