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2024

Ukaria residency with Jess Hitchcock and Iain Grandage - September 28th
Ukaria Cultural Centre, South Australia

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Musica Viva presents PQ x Jess Hitchcock - October 29th 
The Edge, Naarm Melbourne

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"INPOUR" - November 1st, 7pm
Melbourne Recital Centre

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​2023

3mbs Marathon - 11th February, 5pm

Mendelssohn Octet with Flinders Quartet, in person at MRC and online at Australian Digital Concert Hall

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2023 Tour - 
Bartok, Dutton, Haydn.


Coffs Harbour - 1st September, 7.30pm - presented by Musica Viva
 Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium

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Ballarat - 3rd September, 2.30pm
St Peter's Ballarat

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Naarm/Melbourne - 5th September, 11am - presented by Musica Viva
The Edge, Fed Square

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2022

*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


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


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


​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