ASQ 2016 Margaret River program

AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET

MARGARET RIVER WEEKEND OF MUSIC Friday 8 – Sunday 10 April 2016

PROGRAM

MARGARET RIVER WEEKEND OF MUSIC AT A G L A N C E

Friday 8 April C AP E LODG E

6.00pm Opening concert 7.15pm Dinner Saturday 9 April F RAS ER G ALLOP ES TATE

11.00am Concert* 12.00 noon Picnic lunch* VAS S E F ELI X

6.00pm Gala concert 7.15pm Gala dinner* Sunday 10 April VOYAG ER ES TAT E

10.30am High tea brunch 12.00 noon Finale concert *Starred items are not included in the Silver Package

MARGARET RIVER WEEKEND OF MUSIC CONCERT PROGRAM

Friday 8 April C AP E LODG E

6.00pm Opening concert in Lounge Haydn / String Quartet in D minor op 42 Australian String Quartet Matthew Hindson / Duo for violins, Little Chrissietina’s Magic Fantasy Dale Barltrop and Francesca Hiew Tchaikovsky / String Sextet in D minor op 70, Souvenir de Florence Australian String Quartet, Katie Yap and Niall Brown 7.15pm Dinner in Restaurant Saturday 9 April F RAS ER G ALLOP ES TATE

11.00am Concert Joe Chindamo / Tempesta for String Quartet Australian String Quartet Mozart / String Quintet in G minor K 516 Australian String Quartet and Katie Yap 12.00 noon Picnic lunch on Terrace

Saturday 9 April VAS S E F ELI X

6.00pm Gala concert in Art Gallery A selection of soprano and quartet repertoire Australian String Quartet and Sara Macliver Schoenberg / Sextet op 4, Transfigured Night Australian String Quartet, Katie Yap and Niall Brown 7.15pm Gala dinner Sunday 10 April VOYAG ER ES TAT E

10.30am High tea brunch in Restaurant 12.00 noon Finale concert in Barrel Cellar Bartók / String Quartet no 3 Australian String Quartet Purcell / Dido’s Lament for soprano and string quartet Australian String Quartet and Sara Macliver Beethoven / String Quartet in E-flat major op 74, Harp Australian String Quartet

AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET

With a rich history spanning over 30 years, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) has a strong national profile as an Australian chamber music group of excellence, performing at the highest international level.

From its home base at the University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, the ASQ delivers a vibrant annual artistic program encompassing performances, workshops, commissions and education projects across Australia and abroad.

One of Australia’s finest music exports, the ASQ has appeared at international music festivals and toured extensively throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, New Zealand and Asia in recent years.The Quartet frequently performs with leading guest artists and in recent years has appeared with internationally acclaimed artists including pianists Angela Hewitt and Piers Lane, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, clarinettist Michael Collins, violist Brett Dean and cellist Pieter Wispelwey.

The Quartet’s performance calendar for 2016 comprises its National Season featuring three unique concert programs presented in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney; its own flagship festivals in the Southern Grampians and Margaret River and international and regional touring.

With an active focus on recording, the ASQ will embark on a range of recording initiatives in 2016, including a project to record an anthology of Australian string quartets.

The Quartet’s commitment to secondary and tertiary education programs will expand as regional residencies also become a regular event for the ASQ. The members of the ASQ are privileged to perform on a matched set of Guadagnini instruments. Hand crafted by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini between c.1743-1784 in Turin and Piacenza, Italy, these exquisite instruments were brought together through the vision of Ulrike Klein. The instruments are on loan to the ASQ for their exclusive use through the generosity of Ulrike Klein and Ngeringa Arts.

Dale Barltrop plays a 1784 Guadagnini Violin, Turin.

Francesca Hiew plays a 1748-49 Guadagnini Violin, Piacenza.

Stephen King plays a 1783 Guadagnini Viola, Turin.

Sharon Draper plays a c.1743 Guadagnini Violoncello, Piacenza, ‘Ngeringa’.

GUEST ARTISTS

NIALL BROWN CELLO

Niall Brown has over the course of the past three decades, established himself as an internationally renowned cellist, chamber musician and pedagogue.

For a decade as cellist of the Australian String Quartet, and as a principal cellist for the Camerata Bern, Camerata Lysy and the Scottish Ensemble, Niall has toured and performed at some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals Now living in Luxembourg, Niall combines activities as co-principal cellist of the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, cellist of the Kreisler Quartet and Professor of Chamber Music at the Conservatoire du Nord with regular performances as soloist, together with pianist, Isabelle Trüb, in the “Trüb-Brown Duo”, and his position as Artistic Director of the festival “Automne Musical d’Ollon” in Switzerland.

While in Australia, Niall Brown performs on a new cello made by Rainer Beilharz.

K A T I E YA P

SOPRANO

VIOLA

RHYDIAN LEWIS

SARA MACLIVER

Sara Macliver is one of Australia’s most popular and versatile artists, and is regarded as one of the leading exponents of Baroque repertoire.

Sara is a regular performer with all the Australian symphony orchestras as well as the Perth, Melbourne and Sydney Festivals, Pinchgut Opera, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Musica Viva, and a number of international companies.

Sara records for ABC Classics with more than 35 CDs and many awards to her credit.

In 2015 Sara sings Creation with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, in Pinchgut Opera’s Bajazet, in concerts with WASO and marking the Gallipoli landing, and in St John Passion and Mozart Requiem, amongst many others.

Sara has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Western Australia in recognition of her services to singing.

Katie Yap grew up playing the violin and piano in her hometown of Brisbane and studied viola with Patricia Pollett at the University of Queensland, graduating with Honours and a University Medal.

After studying at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), she successfully auditioned for the position of Associate Principal Viola of Orchestra Victoria. Amongst many other orchestral appearances, in 2014 she was an Emerging Artist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, performing around Australia with their touring ensemble, ACO2.

Katie is passionate about using music as a way to connect with people, and finds great pleasure in chamber music, performing regularly with her ensembles the Chrysalis Trio (two-time finalists in the ANAM Chamber Music Competition) and with the Urangara Quartet.

DONORS

Principals ($50,001+) Klein Family Foundation Allan Myers AC & Maria Myers AC Nicholas & Elizabeth Callinan Clitheroe Foundation Thyne Reid Foundation Richard Harvey & the Late Tess Harvey Lyndsey & Peter Hawkins Hunt Family Foundation Norma Leslie Michael Lishman Macquarie Group Foundation Ian Potter Foundation Anonymous (1) Champions ($25,001 - $50,000) Mr Philip Bacon Wright Burt Foundation Janet & Michael Hayes David & Pam McKee Mrs Diana McLaurin Anonymous (1) Guardians ($10,001 - $25,000) Angela Flannery Lang Foundation Joan Lyons Peter & Pamela McKee Brenda Shanahan Charitable Fund Classic Partners ($5,001 - $10,000) Don & Veronica Aldridge John Clayton Josephine Dundon Keith Holt & Anne Fuller Andrew & Fiona Johnston Mr Robert Kenrick Skye McGregor P M Menz

Susan M Renouf Robert Salzer Foundation Andrew Sisson Nigel Steele Scott Gary & Janet Tilsley Ian Wallace & Kay Freedman Lyn Williams AM Friends ($1,000 - $5,000) David & Liz Adams Peter Allan Michael & Susan Armitage John & Mary Barlow Bernard & Jackie Barnwell Philip Barron Dianne Barron-Davis David & Caroline Bartolo Alison Beare Berg Family Foundation Ms Baiba Berzins Bernard & Sharon Booth Stephen & Caroline Brain Thomas Breen David & Kate Bullen Ric Chaney & Chris Hair John & Libby Clapp Geoff Clark Peter Clemenger AO & Joan Clemenger Caroline & Robert Clemente Dr Peter Clifton Ian & Rosana Cochrane David Cooke Colin & Robyn Cowan Maurice & Tess Crotti Marie Dalziel Mr James Darling AM & Ms Lesley Forwood Michael J Drew Pamela Fiala & The Late Jiri Fiala Margaret Flatman

The Australian String Quartet would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank the following donors for their ongoing support along with those donors whose very important contributions either remain anonymous or are less than $1000.

The following donations reflect cumulative donations made from 2011 onwards and the Australian String Quartet is extremely grateful for all the support received from all its donors.

John Funder & Val Diamond Philip Griffiths Architects Professor Keith Hancock Dr Penny Herbert in memory of Dunstan Herbert Hilmer Family Foundation Dr E H & Mrs A Hirsch Anita Poddar & Peter Hoffmann Janet Holmes à Court AC Jim & Freda Irenic Barbara Jarry Lynette & Gregory Jaunay Neil & June Jens Mr S Johns Brian L Jones OAM Kevin & Barbara Kane Andy & Jim Katsaros M & F Katz Family Foundation Rod & Elizabeth King Stephen & Kylie King Hon Diana Laidlaw AM Dr David Leece PSM RFD ED The Hon Christopher Legoe QC & Jenny Legoe Kevin Long Megan Lowe Dr Robert Marin Simon Marks-Isaacs HE & RJ McGlashan Janet McLachlan Helen & Phil Meddings Mrs Inese Medianik Hugo & Brooke Michell Susan & Frank Morgan Mrs Frances Morrell DG & KC Morris Victor & Barbara Mulder The Late Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE

Jon Nicholson & Jennifer Stafford Terry & Pauline O’Brien Paul O’Donnell John O’Halloran John Phillips Lady Potter AC Patricia H Reid M Resek Chris & Fran Roberts Jill Russell Trish & Richard Ryan AO Jeanette Sandford-Morgan OAM Drs Paul Schneider & Margarita Silva Michael & Chris Scobie Antony & Mary Lou Simpson Dick & Caroline Simpson Pamela & Tony Slater Keith & Dianne Smith Segue Financial Services Elizabeth Syme Mr Eng Seng Toh Jenny & Mark Tummel Nicholas Warden Ted & Robyn Waters Janet Worth Annie & Philip Young Pamela Yule Fay Zaikos

The ASQ is registered as a tax deductible recipient. Donations can be made by phoning the ASQ on 1800 040 444 or by downloading a donation form at asq.com.au

Music Library Fund Prof Richard Divall AO OBE John & Carole Grace Roz Greenwood & Marg Phillips Janet & Michael Hayes Mrs Diana McLaurin Gary & Janet Tilsley

CA PE L O DG E

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F RAS ER G A L L O P E STATE

Set upon 165 acres of undulating land in the heart of the Margaret River Wine Region Fraser Gallop Estate combines a beautiful house and grounds with a vineyard producing great wines. Acclaimed internationally for both Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, Fraser Gallop Estate consistently produces some of Margaret River’s finest wines.

VA S S E FELIX

Margaret River’s oldest wine estate, Vasse Felix focuses on crafting wines that best express the distinct characteristics of the region’s best performing varieties. In 2012, Vasse Felix was rated as a ‘Top 100 International Winery’ by Wine & Spirits Magazine, USA.

VOYAG ER E STATE

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The vineyard’s location was selected because it has the ideal characteristics to create wines of elegance, complexity and balance.

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ASQ BOARD Alexandra Burt Nicholas Callinan (Chair) Janet Hayes Marisa Mandile Paul Murnane Maria Myers AC Susan Renouf Jeanette Sandford-Morgan OAM Ian Wallace Angelina Zucco – Executive Officer

Quartet–in–Residence The University of Adelaide SA 5005 Telephone 1800 040 444 asq.com.au asq@asq.com.au