6 SEPTEMBER

Skye McIntosh, violin
Ella Bennetts, violin
Rafael Font, viola
Daniel Yeadon, cello

★★★★“...superlative playing of what must be music in its purest form.…” Limelight, AHE String Quartet, 2023

Haydn’s Sunrise is a program of beautiful string quartets by the masters of the form including Mozart, Boccherini and Haydn. The Australian Haydn Ensemble (AHE) is one of Australia’s foremost exponents of the music of the Classical era, played on period instruments to bring you as close as possible to the sound worlds that the composers knew. By turns delightful, surprising and moving, this is music to uplift and inspire.

PROGRAM
PURCELL
Fantasia in 4 parts No. 8 in D minor

HAYDN
String Quartet Op. 33 'The Bird'

MOZART
Divertimento in F Major K. 138

​​BOCCHERINI
String Quartet in F Minor

HAYDN
String Quartet Op. 76 No. 4 'Sunrise'

13 SEPTEMBER

Ilse de Ziah - cello and Ian Date - guitar, return! A fabulous double event with the award winning film “Living the Tradition” which explores the origins of Irish music followed by a live concert. A fusion of Celtic, Jazz, and World music, infused with a Classical sensibility. 

19 SEPTEMBER

Doretta Balkizas is a renowned Australian violinist, recently returned from Germany where she worked as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. She has performed, toured and recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Australian Chamber Orchestra. Doretta has performed as a soloist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Chamber Orchestra.

Multi-award winner Brieley Cutting is one of Australia’s leading collaborative pianists. Originally from the Northern Rivers of NSW,

Brieley was a grand finalist of the ABC Young Performers Awards in 2006 and has performed with the Melbourne and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras. Currently a lecturer in Classical Piano at the Australian Institute of Music, Brieley also has an active solo and chamber music performance career.

"Presented in association with Musica Viva Australia’’

20 SEPTEMBER

ARIA award winning world-roots jazz ensemble

1 NOVEMBER

Elias Bartholomeo is an award-winning international touring Fingerstyle Guitar Player hailing from Sydney, Australia. On many occasions, Elias has been named the Best Guitarist residing in Australia, and his playing has been described as "Walking a tightrope between many genres all at once!" with a fearless and energetic approach to his live performances.

Elias embarked on his musical journey at the tender age of 4 under the guidance of his grandfather. Immersed in the sounds of The Beach Boys, Jerry Reed, The Shadows, Chet Atkins & Tommy Emmanuel, Elias was inspired to emulate their mastery. Despite being self-taught and unable to read music, he honed his craft through ear training and collaboration with fellow musicians.

At 16 years old, Elias had the opportunity to live out his dream and perform alongside Tommy Emmanuel in the Maui Cultural Arts Centre, Hawaii - an experience that further fueled his passion for music.

5 NOVEMBER @ 7:30pm

A presentation of spoken commentary, complementary visuals and musical interludes for solo viola and viola with piano.

Presented by Robert Harris (viola) with Robyn Bradley (piano).

21 - 29 NOVEMBER

Winner of three Tony Awards, Next to Normal is a musical with a story centering on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her family.