SHOSTAKOVICH:
through the lens of the string quartet
PROGRAM 2 - July/August 2019
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet Cycle
Selected movements from the string quartets of Shostakovich, curated by Flinders Quartet with dramaturge, Richard Piper
“The collaboration between Flinders Quartet and Richard Piper once again proves fruitful in this bespoke homage to the 20th century Russian.”
In a unique concept, we explore Shostakovich’s life through a prism of his string quartets. Inspired by Wendy Lesser’s book “Music for Silenced Voices”, this program will explore the life of Shostakovich through selections from his fifteen string quartets, and follows his relationship with The Beethoven Quartet; his muse for most of his string quartet writing. Be prepared for something a little left of centre.
Violins Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba & Nicholas Waters
Viola Helen Ireland
Cello Zoe Knighton
Dramaturge and narrator Richard Piper
CONCERT DATES
MUSICA VIVA ARMIDALE • Thursday 25 July, 7.00pm
COFFS HARBOUR MUSIC SOCIETY • Saturday 27 July, 7.30pm
THE INDEPENDENT NORTH SYDNEY • Sunday 28 July, 3.30pm
LUNCHTIME AT COLLINS STREET BAPTIST CHURCH • Tuesday 30 July, 1.00pm^
MONTSALVAT BARN GALLERY • Sunday 4 August, 2.30pm BOOK TICKETS
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE • Monday 5 August, 7.00pm BOOK TICKETS
^ one-hour lunchtime concert series; click here for program details
“Such was the intensity of the finale that audiences weren’t quite sure how to react when it ended – there was nothing but total silence for a long time before it was broken by thunderous applause... With a mere four instruments that at times sounded like twenty, Flinders Quartet had given the audience an opening into the heart, mind and soul of Shostakovich. ”