Proudly presented by the Northern Rivers Conservatorium in association with Musica Viva Australia, in the Northern Rivers Conservatorium Concert Room. Paul Dean on clarinet, Natsuko Yoshimoto on violin, Trish Dean on cello and Daniel de Borah on piano directed by coartistic directors, cellist Trish Dean and clarinetist Paul Dean. Ensemble Q was born in 2017 out of a desire to create an ensemble with the finesse of the greatest ensembles in the world and the excitement of a festival collaboration.
Ensemble Q has earned an enviable reputation for brilliant programming and the highest performance standard. This group, of now proudly Brisbane-based friends, hail from concertmaster and principal seats in the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, soloists and chamber musicians on the national touring network, and leading faculty at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.
Ensemble Q is an ensemble in residence at both the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. Ensemble Q have been selected as national touring artists for Musica Viva, and appear at festivals including the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and the Queensland Music Festival. They are regular artists for ABC Classic and 4MBS Classic FM. Comprising string quintet, wind quintet, piano and percussion, Ensemble Q’s repertoire possibilities are endless and range from the most exquisite solos right through to full chamber symphonies.
The touring programs for 2023 comprise works for violin, clarinet, cello and piano.
Composed as homage to both clarinetist Benny Goodman and violinist Joseph Sizgeti, Bartok’s Contrasts for violin, clarinet and piano is strongly influenced by Hungarian and Rumanian folk tunes and is a delightful journey for the listener. Tchaikovsky’s monumental and lush Piano Trio is a tribute to Arthur Rubinstein, with the inscription ‘A la memoire d’un Grand artiste’.
Australia’s composer of the moment, Paul Dean’s new work (also to be titled Homage) is being created for the 2023 season and is scored for clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
This event is on Tuesday 22 August at 7pm in the Northern Rivers Conservatorium Concert Room.
The Northern Rivers Conservatorium will continue to offer free tickets to flood-affected members of our community through 2023. They have many more fantastic events lined up in their Concert Room and other venues in Lismore. Stay tuned!
Bookings: www.ensembleq.eventbrite.com.au.
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For more details about the 2023 Visiting Artists Program
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