Past FQ Performances

MARGARET SUTHERLAND (1897-1984)
String Quartet No. 1 (composed 1937)

Filmed 14 March 2021 at Villa Alba Museum, Kew by 5stream
Written in four movements and composed in 1937, this delightfully accessible piece has two incredible inner movements. The soulful melodies with aching harmonic structure in the second, followed by a Kurt Weillesque scherzo.
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA, violin
WILMA SMITH, violin
WENHONG LUO, guest viola
ZOE KNIGHTON, cello

5STREAM Production
STEVE SEMMLER-FARR AND BRADLEY BRIDGENS Filming
STEVE SEMMLER-FARR Sound recording/mixing

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Did you enjoy this piece? We think you’d love this performance:
DANIEL RILEY "Bagatelle for string quartet"
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MARGARET SUTHERLAND (1897-1984)
Quartet for cor anglais and strings

Filmed 14 March 2021 at Villa Alba Museum, Kew by 5stream

The piece that convinced Flinders Quartet to record all of her chamber works for string quartet, Margaret shows off her sensitivities, humour and craftsmanship. One of only a handful of chamber works for Cor Anglais, Ben Opie’s performance glows with the sonority of this often neglected instrument.
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
BEN OPIE cor anglais
5STREAM Production
STEVE SEMMLER-FARR AND BRADLEY BRIDGENS Filming
STEVE SEMMLER-FARR Sound recording/mixing

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MARGARET SUTHERLAND (1897-1984)
String Quartet No. 3 (composed 1967)

Filmed 14 March 2021 at Villa Alba Museum, Kew by 5stream

Margaret’s music is characterised by a razor-sharp intelligence and wit and her string quartet No. 3 encapsulates much of her life’s work. Representing one of only two commissions she ever received in her lifetime, we can hear the influence of Debussy’s harmonies, Bartok’s rhythmical interplay and the sonorities of Hindemith.

THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
WILMA SMITH violin
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
with WENHONG LUO, guest viola

5STREAM Production
STEVE SEMMLER-FARR AND BRADLEY BRIDGENS Filming
STEVE SEMMLER-FARR Sound recording/mixing

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Did you enjoy this piece? We think you’d love this performance: Tom Henry “Scenes from a Poet’s Life”

Wasn’t your cup of tea? Try this one instead: Wilma and Friends perform Strauss ‘Capriccio’ Sextet

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
Filmed December 2020 at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne
The stunning fortyfivedownstairs has always felt like a second home, so it was a real treat to play one of the greatest pieces of all time in this magnificent space. The middle movement “Holy song of thanksgiving of a convalescent to the Deity, in the Lydian mode” was exactly what we needed after the year that was 2020.
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin 
WILMA SMITH violin 
HELEN IRELAND viola 
ZOE KNIGHTON cello  

5STREAM filming and editing 
THOMAS GRUBB sound engineering, editing and mastering 
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Robert Salzer Foundation, FQ Fifth String donors

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897)
String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111 (composed 1890)
Filmed 26 July 2018 at Hawthorn Town Hall by 5stream

THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
CHRIS MOORE viola

JIM ATKINS, sound
CLARE SPRINGETT, lighting

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18, No. 6 (published 1801)
Filmed October 2015 at Melbourne Recital Centre by Justin Batchelor

SHANE CHEN violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)
Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D major ‘Fandango’
IV. Grave assai - Fandango
Filmed June 2011 in the Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Centre Southbank
ERICA KENNEDY violin
MATTHEW TOMKINS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
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CALVIN BOWMAN (1972-)
"The Curly Pyjama Letters" (composed 2012)

Filmed 26 July 2018 at Hawthorn Town Hall by 5stream

Commissioned by dear friend and ardent concert goer/music lover Richard Gubbins, this setting to music of Leunig's iconic work is heartbreakingly poignant. Delivered with wit, sensitivity and grace by Chris Moore, this performance lives on in our memories.

THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
CHRIS MOORE narrator / viola

RICHARD PIPER director
JIM ATKINS sound
CLARE SPRINGETT lighting

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ELENA KATS-CHERNIN (1957-)
Piano Quintet No. 1 “The Offering” (composed 2015)

Commissioned with support from Chris Arnold and Margot Costanzo

Filmed September 2016 at Montsalvat Barn Gallery, Eltham by Batchedit

SHANE CHEN violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
BENJAMIN MARTIN piano

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IAIN GRANDAGE (1970-) after FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
"Puck's Dream (after Midsummer)" (composed 2018 / 1826)

Filmed 26 July 2018 at Hawthorn Town Hall by 5stream

We’ve always thought that if the mischievous Puck played an instrument, it would be the viola. Iain Grandage and Richard Piper created this masterpiece intertwining Mendelssohn’s music with Grandage’s original work and weaving the magic of Shakespeare throughout. In an incredible performance, Chris absolutely shone and was even approached by Melbourne Theatre Company following this performance to continue his newfound acting skills.

THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
CHRIS MOORE narrator / viola

RICHARD PIPER director
JIM ATKINS sound
CLARE SPRINGETT lighting

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Did you enjoy this piece? We think you’d love this performance: Brahms String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111

Wasn’t your cup of tea? Try this one instead: Beethoven String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18, No. 6

TOM HENRY (1971-)
“Scenes from a Poet’s Life” for string quartet (composed 2015)

Filmed October 2015 at Melbourne Recital Centre by Justin Batchelor

Commissioned by Melbourne Recital Centre and Melbourne University, Tom managed to create a whole new world and landscape of sound for the string quartet. The piece pairs sounds in the most ingenious way. “Scenes from a Poet's Life” was recorded as part of an ABC Classics release, paired with Sculthorpe’s 18th string quartet and Elena Kats-Chernin’s piano quintet, “The Offering”.

SHANE CHEN violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello

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