PROGRAM THREE
PIANO HEAVEN with hoang
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 18, No. 6
TOM HENRY "Scenes From a Poet's Life" for string quartet*
SCHUMANN Piano Quintet in E flat major. Op. 44
*Composition commissioned for Melbourne Recital Centre / University of Melbourne with support from Majlis Pty Ltd
Tom Henry is the winner of the 2013 Melbourne Recital Centre Composition Prize
We have always loved the playing of Hoang Pham and know that he is going to bring something very special to the Schumann piano quintet. Playing in a string quartet, it all comes down to Beethoven, and the last of his Op. 18 quartets is so incredibly inventive, it has us constantly on our toes. FQ has known Tom Henry since we were residents together at the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts and we were thrilled to learn he had turned his hand to composition. An incredibly sophisticated and intuitive musician, we are very much looking forward to getting our hands on this new work.
Violins Shane Chen & Nicholas Waters
Viola Helen Ireland
Cello Zoe Knighton
Piano Hoang Pham
Concert Dates
STAWELL Saturday 24 October, 7.00pm
MONTSALVAT Sunday 25 October, 2.30pm
MELBOURNE Monday 26 October, 7.00pm
Hoang Pham, piano
Helen Ireland, viola