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WHAT'S ON

2024

COLLABORATIONS | COMMISSIONS | PERFORMANCES | RECORDINGS

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3MBS Marathon
Discover

February 24, 11am, 2024
Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon

Partridge String Quartet will be participating in the 2024 3MBS marathon performing a unique string quintet, accompanying indigenous composer/violist Aaron Wyatt for his viola concerto "Djeran", alongside guest musicians Anna McMichael (violin), Gareth Hill (double bass).

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3MBS Marathon
Transfigured

February 24, 1:30pm, 2024
Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon

Partridge String Quartet will be participating in the 2024 3MBS marathon celebrating the 150th birthday of Arnold Schoenberg collaborating with guests Zoë Black (violin), Christopher Moore (viola), and Molly Kadarauch (cello) for a performance of Schoerberg's Verklärte Nacht for string sextet.

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Mini Music Lovers Series
Music Play

April 3 + 4,

9:15am - 9:45am, 11:30am - 12pm, 2024

Melbourne Recital Centre, Elizabeth Murdoch Hall​

 

Partridge String Quartet is performing as a part of the Mini Music Lovers series, presented by Melbourne Recital Centre, giving children an opportunity to experience conducting an ensemble. 

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3MBS NAIDOC Week Celebration
 

July 14, 2pm, 2024

Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon

 

Partridge String Quartet will be participating in the 3MBS NAIDOC Week Celebration performing a unique string quintet, accompanying indigenous composer/violist Aaron Wyatt for his viola concerto "Djeran", alongside guest musicians Anička Skálová (violin), Gareth Hill (double bass).

https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2024/3mbs-naidoc-week-celebration/

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Melbourne Recital Centre 
Open Rehearsal

August 5, 12pm - 1pm, 2024
Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon 

The Partridge String Quartet is presenting a free open rehearsal for any to attend and get a behind the scenes preview.

 

https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2024/free-music/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0twNe9wXZHzoHaFGP2MBVWCZNX8K8O5m6gYYIfWhEnCOfbQ2Uzx-OQcrY_aem_xPDMyYhPEGV_ANmUgd4Jvw

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Melbourne Recital Centre
Relaxed Performance Series

August 13, 10:30am, 2024

Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon

August 13, 10:30am + 12pm, 2024

Melbourne Recital Centre, Primrose Potter Salon

Partridge String Quartet is performing in the Melbourne Recital Centre's series of relaxed performances specifically suited for audiences with sensory sensitivities, using altered lighting, and accompanying access resources.

https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2024/partridge-string-quartet/

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Monash University
Lunchtime Concert Series

August 22, 1pm, 2024 

Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Clayton 

The Partridge String Quartet is presenting a lunchtime concert  open to the public, featuring works by Benjamin Britten and others.

 

https://www.monash.edu/arts/music-performance/news-and-events/events/events/2024-events/2024-ltc/Lunchtime-Concert-Series-Partridge-String-Quartet

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Partridge String Quartet 
at Noisy Ritual

August 27, 7pm, 2024 

Brunswick East, VIC

The Partridge String Quartet is presenting an exciting evening of music paired with a great atmosphere & nibbles/drinks, performing works by Benjamin Britten and more!

https://app.promotix.com/events/details/CLONE---Partridge-String-Quartet-at-Noisy-Ritual-tickets?referrer=venue

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Partridge String Quartet at Athenaeum Theatre Library

August 30, 6pm, 2024 

Melbourne Athenaeum Library

The Partridge String Quartet is very excited to be returning to the Melbourne Athenaeum Library series' with a selection of works including Britten's Quartet no. 2.

https://melbourneathenaeum.org.au/news-and-events/

https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2024/partridge-string-quartet/

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Partridge String Quartet 
Music Matinee

September 3, 1pm 2024 

The Scots' Church, Melbourne

 

Partridge String Quartet perform at The Scots' Church in a free lunchtime concert.

ttps://www.musicmatinee.org/2024-concert-calendar

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Musica Viva Australia NSW Residency at
Coffs Harbour Regional 
Conservatorium

September 13 - 15, 2024
Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium 

The Partridge String Quartet has been invited to be in residency for a series of programs at the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium.

https://www.coffscon.org.au/events/

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Partridge String Quartet with Sydney Dance Company"Twofold"

September 18 - 28, 2024

Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney

Partridge String Quartet is sharing  a season with the Australian String Quartet in the production "Twofold", a monumental double bill featuring the return of Rafael Bonachela's beloved "Impermanence" alongside a new work "Love Lock".

https://www.sydneydancecompany.com/performance/twofold/?fbclid=IwAR3d0TyN5mHMfxOB7dFThDnEbsPtEBh7_7NvlR2phJBR9CKaYHCdkN7utZE

2023

COLLABORATIONS | COMMISSIONS | PERFORMANCES | RECORDINGS

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MUSIC WITH A VIEW
SCHUBERT & FRIENDS

August 11, 12, 13, 2023
Sydney

Partridge String Quartet will be featured in a series of concerts in collaboration with Music With A View  embarking on a musical journey with Schubert alongside cellist Daniel Yeadon and tenor Koen van Stade.

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MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA NSW REGIONAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM
ORANGE REGIONAL CONSERVATORIUM

August 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 2023
Orange Regional Conservatorium  

 

The Partridge String Quartet has been invited to be in residency for a series of programs at the Orange Regional Conservatorium.

 

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MOUNT BEAUTY CONCERT 

September 2, 2023
Mount Beauty, VIC

Partridge String Quartet is presenting the premiere performance of Australian composer David Hush's 4th String Quartet alongside works by Beethoven and Spruance.

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THE MELBOURNE ATHENAEUM
LIBRARY CONCERT

September 8, 2023
Melbourne Athenaeum Library

 

Partridge String Quartet is performing in the beautiful library of the Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre. Performing a collection of works by Harrison, Mendelssohn and Spruance. 

PARTRIDGE STRING QUARTET AT 
NOISY RITUAL

September 05, 2023
Brunswick East, VIC

The Partridge String Quartet is presenting an exciting evening of music paired with a great atmosphere & nibbles/drinks, performing works by Harrison, Spruance, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

https://app.promotix.com/events/details/Partridge-String-Quartet-at-Noisy-Ritual-tickets

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PARTRIDGE STRING QUARTET AND
ELYANE LAUSSADE

September 10, 2023
Castlemaine, VIC

The Partridge String Quartet is very excited to be collaborating with friend and pianist Elyane Laussade to be performing works by Brahms and Mendelssohn.

3pm - Anglican Church Castlemaine

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1097037

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LAUSSADE STUDIO CONCERT: PARTRIDGE STRING QUARTET AND ELAYNE LAUSSADE 

September 24, 2023
Doncaster East, VIC

Come hear sublime masterpieces and enjoy an intimate soiree with great music and wonderful friends. There will be a fabulous party afterward to which you are invited.

Reservations can be made by contacting:

htelyanelaussade@outlook.com

(Please Include Your Phone Number) 

2022

COLLABORATIONS | COMMISSIONS | PERFORMANCES | RECORDINGS

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TEMPO RUBATO: HI CULTURE, HELLO

PARTRIDGE STRING QUARTET & BUSH GOTHIC

February 17, 2022
Tempo Rubato

Come join us for an eclectic combination of folk music; ranging from a collection of Scandinavian folk tunes to Australiana takes on European (and other) folk music as we collaborate with the wonderful Bush Gothic.

https://www.temporubato.com.au/tempo-concerts/hiculturehelloart

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MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA NATIONAL SEASON CONCERT: PARTRIDGE STRING QUARTET AND JAMES MORLEY

March 1 & 5, 2022
Elizabeth Murdoch Hall
Melbourne Recital Centre

Musica Viva Australia’s current FutureMakers, the brilliant Partridge Quartet, are sure to wow audiences with this knockout of a program. Joined by guest violinist Jos Jonker and cellist James Morley, the players’ preternatural rapport, formidable musicianship, and gusto for performance will make this an unforgettable experience.


https://www.musicaviva.com.au/concert-season/2022/partridge-string-quartet-james-morley/

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MUSIC MATINEE CONCERT SERIES 2022:

SCHUBERT'S DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

March 15, 2022
The Scots’ Church, Cnr, Collins & Russell Sts. Melbourne (Enter from Russell St.)

FREE lunch time afternoon concert at the Scotts Church of Schubert's enchanting Death and the Maiden.

https://www.musicmatinee.org/

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MENDELSSOHN & SHOSTAKOVICH OCTET

FT. LILY HIGSON-SPENCE, PHOEBE MASEL, ALEX MCDONALD & JAMES MORLEY

April 1
Temperance Hall
https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/880920?bof=1

Join us for a memorable and exciting evening as we perform with some of our favourite chamber musicians visiting Melbourne from our ANAM days for a dynamic night of String Octets. Its sure to be a wonderful evening of chamber music!

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MONSALVAT FUNDRAISER CONCERT SERIES 'LOVE MONSALVAT'

March 31, 2022
6PM
Monsalvat Art Gallery, Eltham

Help us support Monsalvat build back from Covid impacts so they can keep their concert series! Bring a loved one, soak in the beautiful classical tunes of Mendelssohnn, Shostakovich and Schubert.


The Partridge's unite with four guest musicians for an epic night of chamber music making with the beautiful Mendelssohn and Schubert String Octets. Featuring Lily Higson Spence (violin), Phoebe Masel (violin), Alex McDonald (viola), James Morley (cello)

Proudly supported by Ozflix TV and Forte Live.

More info here:

https://www.montsalvat.com.au/whats-on-1/classicalmusicconcerts

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MCCLELLAND SCULPTURE PARK SERIES: PARTRIDGE QUARTET WITH STEFAN CASSOMENOS

April 3, 2022
McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery

A new series of Sunday Soirée music performances will be held at McClelland on the first Sunday of every month, 2pm – 4pm,  featuring professional performers from across Victoria.

To be held in the Sarah & Baillieu Myer Education Pavilion at McClelland, the Sunday Soirées will be a great way to enjoy an afternoon where art and music will come together with a selection of house made food and locally produced wines.

2022 Musica Viva Future Makers the Partridge String Quartet are joined by superstar pianist Stefan Cassomenos performing the exquisite Death and the Maiden and Schumann's exhilirating Piano Quintet.

https://www.mcclellandgallery.com/programsandevents/

COFFS HARBOUR FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC

April 8 - 10, 2022
Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium

The Coffs Harbour Festival of Chamber Music brings together Australia’s leading professional and student musicians on stage in Coffs Harbour for a 3-day celebration of music, performing arts, culture, community and collaboration.

The Festival is the first of its kind at the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium and brings an exciting program of classical and contemporary chamber music performances, workshops and masterclasses to the greater Coffs Coast community.

A vision of bringing world class performances and experiences to audiences and students, the festival celebrates collaboration between leading professionals and local student musicians, featuring a multi-tiered learning structure built to inspire and lead the next generation of regional musicians. 

https://www.coffscon.org.au/festival-chamber-music/

2021

MELBOURNE MORNING MUSIC

MASTERS SERIES

March 2, 2021

Violist and Cellist of the Partridge String Quartet Eunise Cheng and Daniel Smith collaborate with violinist Madeleine Jevons from the Penny Quartet and Adam McMillan.

Schumann’s ‘year of chamber music’, 1842, yielded some of his most beloved works including the gorgeous and revolutionary Piano Quartet in E flat.


In the opening concert of Musica Viva’s 2021 Melbourne Morning Masters Season, rising pianist Adam McMillan joins members of the acclaimed Penny and Partridge quartets to perform this great Schumann masterwork alongside a crystalline piece for piano quartet by Australia’s Andrew Ford.

https://adammcmillan.com.au/

https://musicaviva.com.au/mcmillan-jevons-cheng-smith/

CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021

30th April - 9th May 2021

The Partridge String Quartet will perform at the 2021 Canberra International Music Festival's '... the idea of Vienna'

Festival performance highlights include:

Schubert String Quintet in C Major ft. Blair Harris

Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1

Shaw 'Valencia' for String Quartet

Howard 'Armoured Faun' for String Quartet

https://cimf.org.au/

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PQ X PQ

May 29th, 2021

The Partridge Quartet is absolutely delighted to join forces with members of the dynamic Penny Quartet at Melbourne's Tempo Rubato for a stunning collection of String Quintet masterpieces.

From the Melbourne lockdowns of 2020 and the constant ever changing border restrictions, one very beautiful thing that came out of this was that we were still able make something positive happen and finish on a good note (literally!) last year.

The day we came out lockdown, Eunise and Daniel reached out to fellow Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) alumni colleagues- the fabulous Penny Quartet members Anthony Chataway and Madeleine Jevons who were also missing their respective quartet members around the country and world (Perth, Sydney, Munich and NZ!) to find a new way of filling our chamber music void.

https://www.pennyquartet.com/

https://www.temporubato.com.au/tempo-concerts/pqpq

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DEATH, LOVE & TROUBLE

June 17th, 2021

Bush Gothic and the Partridge String Quartet breathe new life into the Australian songbook.

With her ethereal voice and exquisite violin, Jenny M. Thomas is the enchanting new face of Australian folk music. Leading her band Bush Gothic and guest ensemble the Partridge String Quartet, Jenny dusts off traditional songs about bushrangers, dingoes and shipwrecks, fashioning them into dreamy chamber works of rebellious beauty. These familiar tunes have surely been sung countless times ‘round campfires and on the goldfields. They are now just as fitting for the concert hall. Bush Gothic trail a string of high profile international appearances behind them, having toured the most prestigious arts festivals across the world. BBC Music Magazine awarded the ensemble’s most recent album five stars and the individual band members regularly work with international stars such as Meow Meow, The Australian Chamber Opera and Circus Oz.

https://www.bushgothic.com/

https://www.melbournerecital.com.au/events/2021/death-love-and-trouble/

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HAYDN & SCHUMANN 

MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL

July 21st, 2021

The Partridge String Quartet have established themselves as one of Australia’s most vibrant and exciting ensembles of their generation.


They are absolutely delighted to present, for their Melbourne Digital Concert Hall debut, a gorgeous and heartfelt program featuring Haydn’s ‘Sunrise’ and Schumann’s third quartet, perfect music to warm you up in the middle of a chilly Melbourne winter.

https://melbournedigitalconcerthall.com/partridge-string-quartet-presents-haydn-schumann/

PARTRIDGE & COFFS HARBOUR

August 1st, 2021

The Partridge String Quartet returns to the stunning Coffs Harbour with an eclectic program and to collaborate with the talented Felix, violist and student of the Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium of Music where they will premiere his first string quartet.

"For this work, I really wanted to push the boundaries of what string quartets were capable of, such as the dynamic levels, thickness in texture and harmonic layering (using lots of counterpoint and expanded chords). I was also greatly inspired by Bartok- especially his rhythmic devices, and Penderecki’s cool and dissonant harmonies." - Felix

https://www.coffscon.org.au/events/

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MUSIC MATINEE CONCERT SERIES

October 1st, 2021

more info coming soon...

https://www.musicmatinee.org/programme

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AWAKENING

October 14th, 2021

The Partridge String Quartet are delighted to be part of this curated series showcasing Ravel's string quartet at the exquisite Beleura House & Garden.

"The Partridge String Quartet (PSQ) are Musica Viva’s ‘Futuremakers’ ensemble in residence and are fast becoming a force within the Australian classical music scene. In their hands, Ravel’s celebrated String Quartet will be a thrilling finale to this series. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Caroline Shaw, offers a gorgeous evocation of the gardens of Dumbarton Oaks, a stunning historic estate in Washington DC. PSQ recently premiered the latest quartet of Melbourne’s own Richard Mills to open this colourful springtime program."


https://www.beleura.org.au/music/partridge-string-quartet-awakening/

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