The Goldner String Quartet’s

FINAL CONCERT

will take place on

8th December 2024

Presented by Musica Viva Australia

Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium

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The Concert will also be ‘live-streamed’ on Dec.12th, 2024.

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Carl VINE Quartet No.3

BEETHOVEN Heilige Dankgesang from Quartet No.15, Op.132

Peteris VASKS Quartet No.6 (Victorian Premiere

Carl VINE Quartet No.3

BEETHOVEN Heilige Dankgesang from Quartet No.15, Op.132

Peteris VASKS Quartet No.6 (Victorian Premiere

Franz SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor, D.810 'Death and the Maiden' 1. Allegro

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Quartet Op.132 in A minor, 3. ‘Heilige Dankgesang’

Interval

Pēteris VASKS Quartet No.6

Asstd Australian Composers The Goldner Variations - selected variations on Beethoven’s theme, Ode to Joy

SCHUMANN Quartet in A major, Op.41 No.3

VINE Quartet No.3

SCHUBERT Quartet in D minor D810 Death and the Maiden 

MOZART Quartet No.4 in C major, K.157

SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110

BEETHOVEN Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 No.2 

RACHMANINOFF Romance from Quartet No.1 in G minor

SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110

BEETHOVEN Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 No.2                                                                              

Presented in association with Musica Viva

The RAG Holmes Tribute Concert

MOZART Quartet No.4 in C major, K.157

SHOSTAKOVICH Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110

BEETHOVEN Quartet No.8 in E minor, Op.59 No.2 

Pytor Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Quartet in D major, Op.11

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2                                                                              

Harry SDRAULIG     Octet

Felix MENDELSSOHN Octet

To be performed with the Orava Quartet

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN  Quartet in E minor, Op.59 No.2    

Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY Andante Cantabile from Quartet in D major, Op.11

Various COMPOSERS Goldner Variations on Beethoven’s theme Ode to Joy

The Concert will be followed by a glass of wine with the Goldners, kindly sponsored by Huntington Estate, Mudgee

Come to Kiama for the day and enjoy not only the stunning natural scenery but also a one hour concert of varied Quartet favourites with the Goldners, in the beautiful and intimate setting of the Kiama Anglican Church.

The program will include movements of Quartet masterworks by Mozart, Schumann, Sdraulig, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven.

We look forward to returning to the stunning natural amphitheatre at Four Winds, Barragga Bay, near Bermagui on the beautiful NSW South Coast.

We’ll play two different concerts over the Easter weekend; Saturday afternoon in the Soundshell and Sunday morning in the glorious acoustic of the Windsong Pavilion, both on the Four Winds site.

Click the link below for more information on the Programs.

We look forward to returning to the stunning natural amphitheatre at Four Winds, Barragga Bay, near Bermagui on the beautiful NSW South Coast.

We’ll play two different concerts over the Easter weekend; Saturday afternoon in the Soundshell and Sunday morning in the gorgeous Windsong Pavilion, on the Four Winds site.

Click the link below for more information on the Programs.

MOZART Quartet in C major K.157

BEETHOVEN Quartet in Eb major, Op.74 ‘Harp’

SCHUMANN Quartet in A major, Op.41 No.3

The opening concert of the Australia Ensemble’s 45th Concert Season features the entire Goldner String Quartet for the last time.

The first half of the program features two contrasting Quartet works:

Te Kōanga by celebrated NZ composer Gareth Farr, and

Beethoven’s glorious middle-period ‘Harp’ Quartet, Op.74.

After interval, the Goldners will combine with their wonderful AE colleague David Griffiths, for Mozart’s sublime Clarinet, Quintet, which David will perform on his beautiful Basset Clarinet.

In a 21st Century update to their enormous 10-concert 20th Century Retrospective at the Adelaide Festival in 2000, the Goldners will perform 3 concerts at the 2024 Adelaide Festival featuring quartet music of the first 3 decades of this century.

These 3 concerts will be the Goldner String Quartet’s final performances in Adelaide!   

The first 2 concerts, 2000s and 2010s will be part of the Daylight Express Series, presented at lunchtime in the Elder Hall.

The final concert will be the evening of Saturday 16th in the Adelaide Town Hall featuring Quartets of the 2020s, including the Australian Premiere of Pēteris Vasks Quartet No.6.

Concert 3 : The 2020s:

Quartet selections from :

Harry Sdraulig, Christine Pan, Peteris Vasks and 30 selected Australian composers for the Goldner Variations… 2024 edition

In a 21st Century update to our enormous 10-concert  20th Century Retrospective at the Adelaide Festival in 2000, the Goldners will perform 3 concerts at the 2024 Adelaide Festival featuring quartet music of the first 3 decades of this century.

The first 2 concerts, 2000s and 2010s will be part of the Daylight Express Series, presented at lunchtime in the Elder Hall.

The final concert will be on the evening of Saturday 16th in the Adelaide Town Hall featuring Quartets of the 2020s, including the Australian Premiere of Pēteris Vasks Quartet No.6.

These 3 concerts will be the Goldner String Quartet’s final performances in Adelaide!                                             

Concert 2 : The 2010s:

Quartet selections from :

Gareth Farr, Ella Macens, Peter Sculthorpe, Paul Stanhope and Matthew Hindson

In a 21st Century update to their enormous 10-concert 20th Century Retrospective at the Adelaide Festival in 2000, the Goldners will perform 3 concerts at the 2024 Adelaide Festival featuring quartet music of the first 3 decades of this century.

The first 2 concerts, 2000s and 2010s will be part of the Daylight Express Series, presented at lunchtime in the Elder Hall.

The final concert will be the evening of Saturday 16th in the Adelaide Town Hall featuring Quartets of the 2020s, including the Australian Premiere of Pēteris Vasks Quartet No.6.

These 3 concerts will be the Goldner String Quartet’s final performances in Adelaide!                            

Concert 1 : The 2000s:

Quartet selections from :

Nigel Westlake, Ross Edwards, Elena Kats-Chernin and Carl Vine

Our 30th and Final Concert Season appropriately begins and ends in Sydney.

This concert, our first for 2024, celebrates the Goldners very fruitful relationship with many of Australia’s leading composers who also have a connection to the Sydney Conservatorium and Sydney University; names such as Peter Sculthorpe, Ross Edwards, Carl Vine, Matthew Hindson, and Paul Stanhope among others.

The Program will feature selected movements from their works, spanning the last 30 years, and will conclude with selections from the Goldner Variations (which celebrates 30 Australian composers’ variations) on Beethoven’s theme, Ode to Joy. This performance will include the World Premieres of 5 short new Variations from current composition students at the Con, selected as the result of a competition, and will give a fascinating glimpse into the future of composition in Australia.