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Enjoy a Sunday afternoon concert in the beautiful Conservatorium Theatre at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University on South Bank. Ensemble Q is a professional Ensemble in Residence at QCGU, and all concerts are held in the perfect acoustics of this comfortable 550+ seat theatre.
All concerts are on Sunday afternoons and start at 3pm
Tickets are available online through this website, or QTIX, the Conservatorium website or at the door from 1 hour prior to each performance. Adult $45 Seniors and Pensioners $30 Donors/Griffith Alumni/Parents of Young Con Students $25 Students $10 Groups of 10 or more $20 per ticket For the post covid concerts, the bar will not be open and there will be no interval |
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Sunday March 8 - The Man Who Cried
Taking its name from the final work in the program, our first concert features violist Tobias Breider, soprano Greta Bradman and pianist Daniel de Borah. Leading the ensemble is future superstar violinist William Huxtable (Vic) in his first mentorship role with Ensemble Q. Program: Charles Ives - Unanswered Question Beethoven - String Trio Opus 9 No 3 in C minor Wagner - Wesendonck Lieder Hindemith - Trauermusik Mozart - Concerto No 12 in A major, K414 Golijov - Lullaby & Doina from "The Man Who Cried" |
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Sunday April 19 - When the World Was at War. CANCELLED
Five composers whose lives were destroyed by war are brought together in this moving tribute to the beauty of their compositions at a time of complete chaos and pain. Contrary to obvious conclusion, this is a program of poignance and hope rather than pain, and shows the human spirit at its very best. Joining us is the phenomenal German Canadian violinist Annette-Barbara Vogel.
Program: Schulhoff - Concertino for flute, viola and bass Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin Krasa - Passacaglia & Fugue Kaminski - Quintet for clarinet, horn and string trio Septimus Kelly - Elegy for strings |
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Sunday May 24 - JP Jofre
BAILANDO EN AGUA CANCELLED New York based Argentinian bandoneonist and composer JP Jofre joins us for a unique take on music for dance. JP is regarded as the world's best living exponent of the sultry yet immensely difficult instrument, and brings his own compositions to the Australian platform with Ensemble Q. JP Jofre and Ensemble Q will also be performing in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide on May 25, 28 and 31 respectively.
Program: Debussy - Premiere Rhapsody De Falla - Suite Populaire Espagnole Stravinsky - A Soldier's Tale (trio) Bartok - Romanian Dances Jofre - Como al Agua Dean - new work Piazzolla - Verano Porteno Jofre - Chamber Concerto |
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Sunday September 27 - WE'RE BACK!
We are so excited to be back performing for you again! The program has been changed, but we have the most amazing musicians working with us including our newest member, the internationally renowned violinist (Concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and former leader of the Australian String Quartet and Grainger Quartet) Natsuko Yoshimoto.
Program: Schumann - Fantasy pieces for clarinet and piano Martinu - La Revue de Cuisine Kodaly - Duo for violin and cello Kaminski - quintet for clarinet, horn and string trio Natsuko Yoshimoto, violin Trish Dean, cello Paul Dean, clarinet Daniel de Borah, piano Peter Luff, French horn Sarah Butler, trumpet David Mitchell, bassoon Murray Kearney, viola mentee |
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Sunday October 18 - Full Score
Two iconic works by Schubert take us back to the purity and beauty of music, in a year when we need to find solace more than ever.
We are joined by the wonderful violist and QSO Principal, Imants Larsens. Our mentee will be Ruby Luck, performing the beautiful Schubert Fantasy with Daniel de Borah. Program: Schubert Octet D803 Krasa Passacaglia and Fugue for string trio Brahms Variations on a theme by Haydn, for 2 pianos Opus 56b Natsuko Yoshimoto, violin Imants Larsens, viola Trish Dean, cello Phoebe Russell, double bass Paul Dean, clarinet David Mitchell, bassoon Peter Luff, horn Daniel de Borah, piano Ruby Luck, piano mentee Donica Tran, violin mentee |