In 2008 the Australian String Quartet presents four concerts of superb chamber music featuring well-known favourites, engaging contemporary works, and wonderful guest artists.

Season 2008 Concerts

Enchantment
Mozart - String Quartet in B flat major K458 Hunt
Peter Sculthorpe - String Quartet no 9
Chausson - Concert for violin, piano and string quartet in D major op 21
With Llya Konovalov, violin and Kristian Chong, piano

The Australian String Quartet begins its 2008 season with the enchantment of Mozart's jaunty Hunt Quartet, Sculthorpe's mesmerising ninth quartet, and Chausson's rich Concert.

Elysian Fields
Beethoven - String Quartet in E flat major op 74 Harp
Bax - Quintet for harp and strings
Ross Edwards - Arafura Dances
Debussy - String Quartet in G minor op 10
With Marshall McGuire, harp

Guest artist harpist Marshall McGuire joins the Australian String Quartet for a program of heavenly works: Beethoven's sparkling Harp Quartet, Debussy's ethereal Quartet in G minor and compelling quintet works by Bax and Ross Edwards.

Journeys
Haydn - String Quartet in D minor op 76 no 2 Fifths
Miriam Hyde - String Quartet in E minor
Beethoven - String Quartet in C sharp minor op 131

Journey with the Australian String Quartet through Haydn's exuberant Fifths Quartet, the string quartet of renowned Australian composer Miriam Hyde, and Beethoven's extraordinary opus 131.

Cantilena
Richard Meale - Cantilena Pacifica from String Quartet no 2
Schubert - String Quartet in A minor D804 Rosamunde
Tchaikovsky - String Quartet no 1 in D major op 11

Cantilena brings together three melodic works for string quartet - Richard Meale's evocative Cantilena Pacifica, Schubert's lyrical Rosamunde Quartet and Tchaikovsky's first quartet with its famous Andante Cantabile.