Nov
29
8:00 pm20:00

2025 Emerge concert

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Experience the future of Australian chamber music as FQ presents the 2025 Emerge concert - a celebration of composition rising stars, and upcoming musician talent. Featuring world premieres from our four 2025 Emerge composers, this concert program showcases the results of FQ’s renowned composer development program. Witness the outcomes of a year-long creative process; Emerge highlights the rich potential of Australia’s next generation of composers.

New work premieres by Naomi Dodd, Ben Hoadley, Jessie Leov, and Callum O’Reilly, alongside a program of works performed by Flinders Quartet and mentee students.

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Mar
26
1:00 pm13:00

2026 St Johns Southgate series - Concert 1 'FROM SILENCE AND SNOW'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM 60 mins no interval

OLLI MUSTONEN String Quartet No.2 * 

JEAN SIBELIUS String Quartet in D minor, Op.56 Voces Intimae

HOLLY HARRISON Swoop

* Australian premiere, commissioned by the Stift Festival and Daniel Rowland and Flinders Quartet, supported by Ulrike Klein AO

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Mar
27
7:30 pm19:30

FQ for Geelong Chamber Music Society

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 90 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18 No.4 

OLLI MUSTONEN String Quartet No.2 * 

JEAN SIBELIUS String Quartet in D minor, Op.56 Voces Intimae

HOLLY HARRISON Swoop

* Australian premiere, commissioned by the Stift Festival and Daniel Rowland and Flinders Quartet, supported by Ulrike Klein AO

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Mar
29
2:30 pm14:30

2026 Montsalvat series - Concert 1 'FROM SILENCE AND SNOW'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 90 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18 No.4 

OLLI MUSTONEN String Quartet No.2 * 

JEAN SIBELIUS String Quartet in D minor, Op.56 Voces Intimae

HOLLY HARRISON Swoop

* Australian premiere, commissioned by the Stift Festival and Daniel Rowland and Flinders Quartet, supported by Ulrike Klein AO

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Mar
31
7:00 pm19:00

2026 Primrose Potter Salon series - Concert 1 ''FROM SILENCE AND SNOW''

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.4 in C minor, Op.18 No.4 

OLLI MUSTONEN String Quartet No.2 * 

JEAN SIBELIUS String Quartet in D minor, Op.56 Voces Intimae

HOLLY HARRISON Swoop

* Australian premiere, commissioned by the Stift Festival and Daniel Rowland and Flinders Quartet, supported by Ulrike Klein AO

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May
17
2:30 pm14:30

2026 Montsalvat series - Concert 2 'VOICES BETWEEN WORLDS'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

NICOLE BRADY Ricochet * 

MAURICE RAVEL String Quartet in F major 

ERIC AVERY Wirringintungiyil **

* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet as part of Ascend 2024

** World premiere

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May
18
7:00 pm19:00

2026 Primrose Potter Salon series - Concert 2 ''VOICES BETWEEN WORLDS'' with Eric Avery

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

NICOLE BRADY Ricochet * 

MAURICE RAVEL String Quartet in F major 

ERIC AVERY Wirringintungiyil **

* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet as part of Ascend 2024

** World premiere

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Sept
6
2:30 pm14:30

2026 Montsalvat series - Concert 3 'NEW LIGHT'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

NAOMI DODD New Work *

GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ String Quartet No.3  

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.12 in E-flat major, Op.127

* World premiere, commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Anthony Adair and Karen McLeod Adair

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Sept
8
1:00 pm13:00

2026 St Johns Southgate series - Concert 3 'NEW LIGHT'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM 60 mins no interval

NAOMI DODD New Work *

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.12 in E-flat major, Op.127

* World premiere, commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Anthony Adair and Karen McLeod Adair

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Sept
9
7:00 pm19:00

2026 Primrose Potter Salon series - Concert 3 ''NEW LIGHT''

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

NAOMI DODD New Work *

GRAŻYNA BACEWICZ String Quartet No.3  

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No.12 in E-flat major, Op.127

* World premiere, commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Anthony Adair and Karen McLeod Adair

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Oct
29
7:00 pm19:00

2025 Primrose Potter Salon series - Concert 3 'AUSTRALIA FAIR?'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree” *

BRYONY MARKS “Australia Fair? Volume I: The Australian Dream”

ANTONIN DVORAK String Quartet No.14 in A flat Op.105

* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Oct
26
2:30 pm14:30

2025 Montsalvat series - Concert 3 'AUSTRALIA FAIR?'

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree” *

BRYONY MARKS “Australia Fair? Volume I: The Australian Dream”

ANTONIN DVORAK String Quartet No.14 in A flat Op.105

* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Oct
25
2:30 pm14:30

St Peter's Anglican Church in Mornington

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree” *

BRYONY MARKS “Australia Fair? Volume I: The Australian Dream”

ANTONIN DVORAK String Quartet No.14 in A flat Op.105

* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Oct
24
7:00 pm19:00

Wesley of Warragul

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree” *

BRYONY MARKS “Australia Fair? Volume I: The Australian Dream”

ANTONIN DVORAK String Quartet No.14 in A flat Op.105

* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Oct
23
1:00 pm13:00

2025 St Johns Southgate series - Concert 3 'BUNGAREE'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM 60 mins no interval

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree” *

ANTONIN DVORAK String Quartet No.14 in A flat Op.105

 *Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon 

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Oct
15
11:00 am11:00

Open Rehearsal at Library at the Dock

Supported by the City of Melbourne and Library at the Dock, our 2025 open rehearsals are once in the warm and welcoming Docklands library. Discover this spectacular library facility and hear a concert in the making.

FQ’s rehearsal will be open to the public between the hours of 11am and 4pm (there will be a couple of short breaks during this time), all are welcome. Come for a short visit or stay a while!

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This project is supported by City of Melbourne libraries and through the Arts and Creative Investment Partnerships (ACIP) program.

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Oct
5
3:30 pm15:30

AYO Chamber Players and Flinders Quartet

3:30PM CONCERT BOOKINGS
6:00PM CONCERT BOOKINGS

These very special concert programs – which coincides with Mental Health Week – includes the world premiere of a profoundly moving new work by Lee Bradshaw, a string octet commissioned in memory of Emanuel (Manny) Arcaro, supported by his family, friends and FQ Syndicate #7. This new work, which is a powerful exploration of music as a transformative force for connection and healing, will be performed by the Flinders Quartet (including AYO alumni Elizabeth Sellars and Helen Ireland) and AYO string players.

“Four Rooms for Double String Quartet is a programmatic work in four movements, each portraying a psychological state: melancholia, mania, rage, and depression. Originally commissioned to create “something beautiful” in memory of Manny Arcaro, the work instead confronts the stark realities of mental health challenges in the creative arts,” says composer Lee Bradshaw.

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Aug
12
7:00 pm19:00

2025 Primrose Potter Salon series - Concert 2 'MUSICAL FRIENDS'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

NATALIE NICOLAS “By the Tide of the Moon” *

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K.546

MELODY EÖTVÖS / RISHIN SINGH “The Unspoken Eight” **

ALEXANDER BORODIN String Quartet No.2 in D major

* Commissioned by Andrew Domasevicius-Zilinskas for Flinders Quartet and dedicated to Aida Tuciute, and her beautiful kinship with the ocean

** Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with the support of Kim Williams AM and FQ Syndicate #6

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Aug
10
2:30 pm14:30

2025 Montsalvat series - Concert 2 'MUSICAL FRIENDS'

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

NATALIE NICOLAS “By the Tide of the Moon” *

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K.546

MELODY EÖTVÖS / RISHIN SINGH “The Unspoken Eight” **

ALEXANDER BORODIN String Quartet No.2 in D major

* Commissioned by Andrew Domasevicius-Zilinskas for Flinders Quartet and dedicated to Aida Tuciute, and her beautiful kinship with the ocean

** Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with the support of Kim Williams AM and FQ Syndicate #6

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Aug
9
2:00 pm14:00

FQ @ Numurkah Town Hall

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

NATALIE NICOLAS “By the Tide of the Moon” *

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K.546

MELODY EÖTVÖS / RISHIN SINGH “The Unspoken Eight” **

ALEXANDER BORODIN String Quartet No.2 in D major

* Commissioned by Andrew Domasevicius-Zilinskas for Flinders Quartet and dedicated to Aida Tuciute, and her beautiful kinship with the ocean

** Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with the support of Kim Williams AM and FQ Syndicate #6

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Aug
7
1:00 pm13:00

2025 St Johns Southgate series - Concert 2 'MUSICAL FRIENDS'

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM 60 mins no interval

NATALIE NICOLAS “By the Tide of the Moon” * 

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K.546 

ALEXANDER BORODIN String Quartet No.2 in D major

* Commissioned by Andrew Domasevicius-Zilinskas for Flinders Quartet and dedicated to Aida Tuciute, and her beautiful kinship with the ocean 

Join FQ for a post-concert Q&A

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Aug
3
2:30 pm14:30

FQ @ OLD LAW COURTS, BALLARAT

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 60 min performance, no interval

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Adagio & Fugue in C minor, K.546

MELODY EÖTVÖS / RISHIN SINGH “The Unspoken Eight” **

ALEXANDER BORODIN String Quartet No.2 in D major

** Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with the support of Kim Williams AM and FQ Syndicate #6

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Jul
6
3:00 pm15:00

FQ in NZ: Wellington Chamber Music with Michael Houstoun (piano)

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree”* (NZ premiere)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81


* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Jul
5
7:00 pm19:00

FQ in NZ: Palmerston North with Michael Houstoun (piano)

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree”* (NZ premiere)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81


* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Jul
4
7:30 pm19:30

FQ in NZ: Chamber Music Whanganui with Michael Houstoun (piano)

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BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree”* (NZ premiere)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81


* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Jul
3
7:30 pm19:30

FQ in NZ: New Plymouth with Michael Houstoun (piano)

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree”* (NZ premiere)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81


* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Jul
2
7:00 pm19:00

FQ in NZ: Tauranga Musica with Michael Houstoun (piano)

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree”* (NZ premiere)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81


* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Jul
1
7:30 pm19:30

FQ in NZ: Orchestrated Events in Auckland with Michael Houstoun (piano)

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree”* (NZ premiere)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81


* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Jun
29
2:30 pm14:30

FQ in NZ: Waikanae Music Society with Michael Houstoun (piano)

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree”* (NZ premiere)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81


* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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Jun
28
7:00 pm19:00

FQ in NZ: Christopher's Classics in Christchurch with Michael Houstoun (piano)

BOOKINGS

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor Op. 95

DEBORAH CHEETHAM FRAILLON “Bungaree”* (NZ premiere)

ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81


* Commissioned by Flinders Quartet with support from Andrew Dixon, in memory of Jean and John Dixon

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May
19
7:00 pm19:00

2025 Primrose Potter Salon series - Concert 1 'PAAVALI'

SOLD OUT
PROGRAM NOTES

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including intervall

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op.95

GRAZNYA BACEWICZ Piano Quintet No.1

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57

with Paavali Jumppanen, piano

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May
18
2:30 pm14:30

2025 Montsalvat series - Concert 1 'PAAVALI'

SOLD OUT
PROGRAM NOTES

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including interval

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op.95

GRAZNYA BACEWICZ Piano Quintet No.1

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57

with Paavali Jumppanen, piano

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May
17
2:30 pm14:30

St John's Church in Flinders series - 'PAAVALI'

BOOKINGS
PROGRAM NOTES

PROGRAM approx 120 min performance, including intervall

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op.95

GRAZNYA BACEWICZ Piano Quintet No.1

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57

with Paavali Jumppanen, piano

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May
15
1:00 pm13:00

2025 St Johns Southgate series - Concert 1 'PAAVALI'

BOOKINGS
PROGRAM NOTES

PROGRAM 60 mins no interval

GRAZNYA BACEWICZ Piano Quintet No.1 

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.57

with Paavali Jumppanen, piano

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Apr
30
to 4 May

FQ @ Canberra International Music Festival

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FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAM

FQ PERFORMS IN:

Wed 30 April @ 7.30pm “Fantasia
Thu 1 May @ 11am “Serioso and Serene
Fri 2 May @ 6pm “Quintessence
Sat 3 May @ 12pm “Australia Fair?
Sun 4 May @ 6.30pm “Finlandia – Festival Finale

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