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2022

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*Postponed* Launch - The Lost Horse Saloon, "One Night Only"
At the Brunswick Ballroom

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BRUNSWICK MUSIC FESTIVAL - March 11th, 8pm
PQ X Tim Young


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Relaxed performance - March 15th, 11am
Melbourne Recital Centre


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Melbourne Recital Centre, concert 1 - "Metamorphosis" - May 2nd, 6pm
Ligeti, Macens, Schumann

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Melbourne Recital Centre, concert 2 - "Divergent" - October 10th, 8pm
Andriessen, Beethoven
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THNDO - THE REINTRODUCTION TOUR
Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra dates

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2021

*CANCELLED DUE TO LOCKDOWNS*
​MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE LOCAL HEROES SERIES

"BALLADE" - PQ X LLOYD VAN'T HOFF - August 10th, 6pm

Brahms, Pesson clarinet quintets

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"BALLADE" - BALLARAT DATE - August 8th, 2pm

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PQxPQ - Quintets 

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2020


Local Heroes 1 - Golden, February 10th, 6pm
Potter, Butterworth, Bartok
With guest vocalist Georgie Darvidis

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CANCELLED Local Heroes 2 - Divergent, December 9th, 6pm
Andriessen, Beethoven

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2019​

​Live at the Convent, February 15th, 7pm

With guest violin Harry Ward.

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Local Heroes 1 - Primeval, April 16th, 6pm
Kurtág, Glass, Prokofiev

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Canberra International Music Festival, May 2-12th
Festival Young Artists

Festival program and bookings


Symphony in the Cellar - PQ in recital, June 7th
Mitchelton Winery

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In Recital at Ballarat - June 10th, 2.30pm
Anglican Cathedral of Christ the King

Tickets available at the door
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Musica Viva Featured Artists -  Odyssey, June 2019
Haydn, O'Connor, Prokofiev

Touring regional NSW including Tamworth and Yass

Tickets and dates via Musica Viva website


In recital at Benalla Art Gallery, July 28th
Ravel, Haydn


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Local Heroes 2 - Thin Places, December 11th, 6pm
Sven-Tüür, Widmann, Ravel

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2018

LOCAL HEROES SERIES
Melbourne Recital Centre, 12th February/24th September


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Ballarat, 11th Feb 2.30pm
Cathedral Church of Christ the King
"Respire" - Local Heroes program.
Tickets available at the door.



Play On with Lotte Betts-Dean, 23rd March 8pm

Collingwood underground carpark

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Metropolis Festival, 19th April 6pm
In collaboration with Ad Lib Collective, Melbourne Recital Centre

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In recital at Warburton, 15th July 2pm
Pre-concert talk 1pm

Arts Centre Warburton

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Open rehearsal, 10th September 12pm
Melbourne Recital Centre, ahead of "Blossom" on September 24th
​FREE


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Ballarat, 23rd September 2.30pm
Cathedral Church of Christ the King
"Blossom" - Local Heroes program
​Tickets available at the door




2017

2017 Recital season

The Weaver's Knot
Liza Lim - The Weaver's Knot - Australian premiere
Igor Stravinsky - Three Pieces for String Quartet
Heinrich Franz von Biber - Sonata XI Fidicinium Sacro-Profanum
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet in F, Opus 18 no 1



Sydney:
November 1st, 7pm

la la la no.5, Creative space 99 Darlinghurst
$20 at the door

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November 6th, 7.30pm
Opus Now, Alpha Gallery Newtown
$15 tickets online, $30 at the door

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Ballarat: 26th November, 2.30pm
Cathedral Church of Christ the King
​$15/$10 at the door



Melbourne Recital Centre, 27th November, 6pm

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Chamber Players @ Musica Viva Festival, 22nd April, 5pm

Haydn - String Quartet No.3 in G minor, Op.74
Liza Lim - The Weaver's Knot (Australian Premiere)
Beethoven - String Quartet No.1 in F, Op.18



Music for Our Changing Climate, 17th May, 8pm
The Carlton Connect Initiative

In collaboration with Ad Lib Collective

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​UNFIX Album Launch, 21st May, 8pm
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Jazzlab, 27 Leslie st Brunswick

​In collaboration with BLBB/UNFIX

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2016


Fellowship recital - Laurence Matheson, 8th March, 7.30pm
South Melbourne Town Hall

Brahms - Piano Quintet

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Four Winds Festival, 22nd-27th March
Bermagui, NSW


Haydn - String Quartet in B minor, opus 33 no. 1
​Sculthorpe - String Quartet no. 8


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2016 recital tour:
Haydn - String Quartet in B minor, opus 33 no. 1
​Sculthorpe - String Quartet no. 8
Britten - String Quartet no. 3


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​In recital for Friends of the Cathedral, 30th July, 2.30pm
Cathedral Church of Christ the King, Ballarat

$10/15 at the door


Alumni recital, 2nd August, 7pm
ANAM, South Melbourne Town Hall


$10 at the door
​ANAM students and kids free



In recital at the University of Queensland, 4th August, 1pm
Nickson Room, School of Music

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In recital at the University of Queensland, 7th August, 11am
UQ Art Museum

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Play On, 11th November, 8pm
Collingwood Underground Carpark

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Zola Jesus with Penny Quartet, 14th November, 7.30pm
Melbourne Recital Centre


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2015


Masterclass with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, 8th March
TarraWarra Festival.


Prokofiev String Quartet 1, Opus 50.



Four Winds Festival residency, 21st March-4th April
Workshops and performances in Bermagui and Bega NSW.

Haydn opus 76 no. 4: 'Sunrise'

Prokofiev String Quartet 1, Opus 50.


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St. Lawrence String Quartet Seminar, 19th June-28th June
Stanford University, California USA.


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Chamber Music in the City, 10th July
Presented by Chamber Music Australia
ANZ Banking Museum, CBD
12.30-1.30pm

Haydn opus 76 no. 4: 'Sunrise'
Mendelssohn Quartet Opus 13: A. Minor


'Rising Stars', 30th July
University of Queensland, Nickson Room.

Haydn opus 76 no. 4: 'Sunrise'

Prokofiev String Quartet 1, Opus 50.

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Penny Quartet Presents, 2nd August
University of Queensland, Brookfield Hall.

Mendelssohn Quartet Opus 13: A. Minor
Webern Langsamer Satz

Prokofiev String Quartet 1, Opus 50.

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QUARTETTHAUS
Melbourne Festival

Dates and information TBA


2014


St Silas Sundays, 17th August 2.30pm
"Love Songs" - a collaboration.
99 Bridport street, Albert Park Melbourne.
$25/$15

Leoš Janáček
- String Quartet number 2 "Intimate Letters"

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Music in the Round, 7th September
Abbotsford Convent
With Paul Dean (clarinet).

WA Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581


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Recital and Lunch with the Penny Quartet, 20th September
Merindoc Cafe and Cellar Door.
Bookings essential.

Joseph Haydn - Opus 50 number 1, "The Frog"

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Opus 18 number 4 in C minor

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Quartetthaus, 11th - 18th October
Melbourne Festival

Joseph Haydn - Opus 50 number 1, "The Frog"
Ludwig Van Beethoven - Opus 18 number 4 in C minor
Leoš Janáček - String Quartet number 2 "Intimate Letters"


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Emerald Hill Festival, 9th November

Leoš Janáček - String Quartet number 2 "Intimate Letters"
With commentary and discussion from Richard Gill OAM.


Free event - MORE INFORMATION


ANAM Chamber Music Competition Final, December 6th

Leoš Janáček - String Quartet number 2 "Intimate Letters" 

Free event - MORE INFORMATION