ASQ lifts the lid on our deepest fears and desires, from the unrequited love expressed in Janáček’s Intimate Letters to Osvaldo Golijov’s juxtaposition of pain and beauty in Tenebrae and Beethoven’s triumph over adversity in Serioso. The program also includes the world premiere of Vanessa Perica’s No Feeling is Final, which draws upon the twists and turns of the composer’s own life. Perica is the winner of the 2025 Fundamental Freedoms Commission Prize, which was awarded by the International Society of Jazz Composers and Arrangers.

Limelight Editor’s Choice

Rapture pulses with a vital force through the music of Beethoven, Perica, Janáček and Golijov that illustrates the power of the string quartet to express our deepest desires and greatest fears.

Beethoven’s String Quartet No.11 in F minor bursts forth, opening Rapture with unrivalled energy and intensity, setting the scene for a concert of remarkable contrasts. Experience the World Premiere of Australian jazz composer Vanessa Perica’s No Feeling is Final, a four-movement quartet drawing inspiration from the composer’s own life and all its joys, twists and turns. Janáček’s Intimate Letters then transports us to the fever dreams and passions of unrequited love before Golijov’s tender Tenebrae reminds us of the wonder and fragility of human existence.