Join us for this award-winning string quartet at the Concourse, Chatswood, and enjoy complimentary tea, coffee and cake included with the concert.
Welcome back Musica Viva Australia FutureMakers the Partridge String Quartet when they perform an irresistible program featuring Debussy’s eloquent String Quartet and the Australian premiere of Holly Harrison’s small but powerful Fluro Electric.
Known for their vibrant and exhilarating performances, the award-winning Partridge String Quartet has emerged as one of Australia’s leading string quartets of its generation. Each member of the ensemble strives to bring joy and excitement to their audiences, through performances of well-loved masterpieces. Classic Melbourne commended their ‘string tone, beautiful interaction between solo and accompanying lines, musical balance, artistry, and their warm and charismatic connection with the audience.
Sydney Morning Masters: Tickets $53 (Under 40 $25 / Child $15) + booking fee.
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JOS JONKER violin *Guest violin. The Partridge String Quartet was formed at the Australian National Academy of Music in 2017 and comprises violinists Mana Ohashi and Jos Jonker, violist Eunise Cheng and cellist Daniel Smith. They have received national recognition as first prize winners of the inaugural 2019 Queensland International Chamber Music Competition, the 2018 ANAM Chamber Music Competition, and the Musica Viva Chamber Music Prize (2017). During their studies at ANAM, the quartet was selected as one of ten string quartets internationally for a three-week program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Canada. In June 2022, they attended the Curtis Institute of Music for a string quartet course with the Dover Quartet, supported by the Curtis Institute, the Ernest Llewllyn Memorial Trust and Musica Viva Australia. They are passionate educators and have undertaken residencies at the Orange and Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatoriums, presenting masterclasses and working with large and small ensembles. In 2024, they were artists in residence at Monash University, tutoring chamber ensembles and collaborating with the Monash Academy Orchestra, followed by a return to Sydney where they shared performances with the Australian String Quartet for the production Twofold in collaboration with Sydney Dance Company. As Musica Viva Australia ‘FutureMakers’ (2020–2022), they worked with leading artists across disciplines, culminating in two video productions of George Crumb’s Black Angels (2023). They have performed at the Port Fairy Spring Festival (2019, 2022), Canberra International Music Festival (2021), and other projects around Australia featured on the Violin Channel, CutCommon, Limelight and The Strad. |
Sydney Morning MastersHolly HARRISON Fluro Electric |
Sydney Morning Masters Generously supported by the Wenkart Foundation. |
Regional Touring Presented in partnership with Tathra Hotel and Yass Music Club . |
Program Guide
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