28 Feb
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Sat 28 Feb 7pm
2hrs, incl. interval
Music history takes sonic form in this extraordinary pairing of master yidaki artist William Barton with the legendary Brodsky Quartet.
Tracing an arc through time and across cultures, this performance showcases a profound musical dialogue between traditions, where First Nations wisdom converses with the rich textures of European chamber music.
The program is a feast of storytelling; Andrew Ford’s Eden Ablaze written during the bushfires of 2019 and Peter Sculthorpe’s Jabiru Dreaming sit alongside Janáček’s confessional Intimate Letters, selections from Purcell and Stravinsky, and Barton’s own compositions.
Britain’s Brodsky Quartet are phenomenal collaborators with a 50-year legacy and Barton is Australia’s most celebrated yidaki virtuoso. Together this performance exquisitely evolves the idea of what a string quartet can become.
Henry Purcell Fantasia
Peter Sculthorpe String Quartet No 11
Robert Davidson Minjerribah
Leoš Janáček String Quartet No 2
Igor Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet
Salina Fisher Tōrino
Andrew Ford String Quartet No 7 Eden Ablaze
Traditional Irish Folk Song She Moved Through the Fair
William Barton Square Circles
Krysia Osostowicz violin
Ian Belton violin
Paul Cassidy viola
Jacqueline Thomas cello
William Barton didgeridoo
Image credits Keith Saunders, Sarah Cresswell
Supported by the British Council.
