Community Concert
Flinders Quartet X City of Melbourne
Flinders Quartet have toured Sweden, Finland, UK, Canada, and Singapore, and while we frequently perform throughout Australia, Melbourne is where we call home. You might have caught us during one of our open rehearsals at the Library at the Dock, adding the final touches to one of our concerts. Following the success of our inaugural 2024 event, we are once again hosting a free community concert for the City of Melbourne this year, offering everyone a taste of the enchantment of chamber music.
Consisting of two violins, a viola, and a cello, the string quartet has been utilised by many of history's most renowned composers for their most intimate and heartfelt compositions—Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Dvorak, and in the 20th century, Bartok and Shostakovich. We have gained recognition for our efforts in uncovering lesser-known yet equally remarkable compositional voices such as Ethel Smyth, Elizabeth Maconchy, Amy Beach, and Margaret Sutherland, alongside our collaborations with contemporary Australian composers.
The concert program on Sunday November 16 will include Mendelssohn’s iconic String Octet with Flinders Quartet being joined by winners of the Flinders Quartet Strike a Chord prize - Lumina Quartet. Based in NSW, Lumina is one of Australia’s brightest young quartets, set to inspire the next generation of chamber musicians. The performance will last for 45 minutes with opportunities for the audience to come and go, and everyone is welcome.
Sunday 16 November, 1pm to 1.45pm
Ground Floor Foyer, Library at the Dock
Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands
Tickets are free, RSVP are appreciated.
OPEN REHEARSALS AND WORKSHOPS
We have upcoming open rehearsals in 2025, which are open to everyone for FREE. We invite you to join us for a short time or the entire session to experience first-hand how a professional string quartet prepares for concerts.
Performance Space, Library at the Dock
Ground Floor Foyer, Docklands
Open Rehearsal
Wednesday 23 April 2025
11am-4pm (with breaks)
Wednesday 15 October 2025
11am-4pm (with breaks)
Walk-ins welcome for FREE
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