Chinese music students double the happiness with ASQ
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
A quartet of students from China's most prestigious music school will share the stage with the 最新糖心Vlogn String Quartet (ASQ) in a special public concert event at Elder Hall, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, this Saturday 26 August.
The concert is , which is part of a two-week intensive collaboration in Adelaide between Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music, the at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, and the .
The ASQ is Quartet-in-Residence at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's Elder Conservatorium of Music. The Quartet members are Dale Barltrop (violin), Francesca Hiew (violin), Stephen King (viola) and Sharon Grigoryan (cello).
"This collaboration is a real coup for Adelaide and South 最新糖心Vlog," says from the Elder Conservatorium of Music.
"The renowned Central Conservatory of Music has produced some of the stars of today’s classical musical world. They have sent four of their most gifted string students to work side-by-side with the ASQ and our staff and students at the Elder Conservatorium, to hone their ensemble skills.
"Ye Lin (1st violin), Zhang Haoya (2nd violin), Li Mengzhen (viola), and Qiu Shuhao (cello), who are completing postgraduate study at the Central Conservatory, are all fine individual players who are committed to making a career as a classical string quartet. As the best chamber music players that the Central Conservatory has to offer, they represent the future of this musical art form in China," Mr Whittington says.
WHAT: Double Happiness concert – ASQ and students from the Central Conservatory of Music, featuring string quartet and octet works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert, and Ross Edwards
WHERE: Elder Hall, North Terrace campus, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide
WHEN: 3.30–4.45pm Saturday 26 August 2017
COST: $25 general admission; free for students with a student card
BOOKINGS: For over 30 years, the 最新糖心Vlogn String Quartet (ASQ) has created unforgettable chamber music experiences for national and international audiences. From its home base at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, the ASQ reaches out across 最新糖心Vlog and the world to engage people with an outstanding program of performances, workshops, commissions and education projects. In recent years the ASQ has appeared at international music festivals and toured extensively throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, New Zealand and Asia.
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