From Bartók’s dazzling Contrasts and Margaret Sutherland’s shimmering Nocturne to the passionate drama of Brahms’ Piano Quartet in C minor, Ensemble Q weaves a program of striking contrasts — music of energy, intimacy and emotional depth from three unique voices across continents and eras.

From Bartók’s dazzling Contrasts and Margaret Sutherland’s shimmering Nocturne to the passionate drama of Brahms’ Piano Quartet in C minor, Ensemble Q weaves a program of striking contrasts — music of energy, intimacy and emotional depth from three unique voices across continents and eras.

From Bartók’s dazzling Contrasts and Margaret Sutherland’s shimmering Nocturne to the passionate drama of Brahms’ Piano Quartet in C minor, Ensemble Q weaves a program of striking contrasts — music of energy, intimacy and emotional depth from three unique voices across continents and eras.

Béla Bartók's Contrasts lights the fuse of this show of virtuosity and passion. A virtuosic trio for clarinet, violin and piano that draws on Hungarian and Romani folk impulses - raw, playful and rhythmically unpredictable. Margaret Sutherland's Nocturne shifts the lens inward, its quiet shimmer and suspended lines revealing a composer of striking subtlety,…

Principal violin of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Helena Rathbone likes nothing more than the idea of hanging out in a Whiskey Bar with the Deans and you lot. Featuring the extraordinary Kodaly duo that Trish & Helena performed in Sydney a few years ago, this concert will be extremely special.

We finish off the year with one of the most loved and most important chamber works, the Schubert Octet in F major. It is a landmark piece that feels orchestral in scope - six movements, nearly an hour long, but as you're listening to the intricacy and incredible prowess of Schubert's writing,…