The Chroma String Quartet return to the Concourse with a last and a first: Mendelssohn’s heart-breakingly beautiful final string quartet, and the world premiere of brilliant Australian composer Jakub Jankowski’s String Quartet no. 1.
HARRY BENNETTS violin VICTORIA BIHUN violin ELIZABETH WOOLNOUGH viola ELIZA SDRAULIG cello
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80 Jakub JANKOWSKI String Quartet No. 1 (2020)*
*World premiere performance. Commissioned for Musica Viva Australia by the Adelaide Commissioning Circle
JAKUB JANKOWSKI
Jakub Jankowski is a composer based in Adelaide, working primarily in the field of chamber and symphonic music. In March 2024, his musical drama Nevermore for piano and actress was premiered by Katherine Tonkin and Konstantin Shamray as part of the 2024 Adelaide Festival’s Chamber Landscapes. In April 2024, Jakub’s setting of Franz Kafka’s Before the Law for soprano and chamber orchestra was premiered by Sara Macliver and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Stephen Layton. Jakub’s works have been featured at a number of festivals including the Tongyeong International Music Festival (2019), the Huntington Estate Chamber Music Festival (2019), and the Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival (2018).
Sydney Morning Masters is generously supported by the Wenkart Foundation.
