7:30pm Wednesday 13 June 2012

Wendling Quartet

Eileen Joyce Studio, University of Western Australia

The Wendling Quartet was first formed in 1993 to explore the extensive repertoire of music for the ensemble of flute, violin, viola and cello, known as the “Flute Quartet.”

The Quartet is named after flautist Johann Baptist Wendling (1723-1797), who pioneered the new virtuosity and fullness of tone that were to make this grouping so successful. Mozart in particular was inspired by Wendling in his famous four flute quartets.

The combination of a flute with one each of the three stringed instruments has proved to be an ideal vehicle for art music in a chamber setting, from the Classical period through to the present day. The Wendling Quartet presents this fine music in exciting and varied programmes, tracing the fascinating development of this popular genre.

This programme presents Mozart’s sparkling quartet in C major, a lyrical work by Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824), a Romantic masterpiece by Beethoven’s friend and pupil Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838), and the evocative “Serenade” by Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984).

Artists:

Emily Gunson - flute
Zak Rowntree - violin
Tzvi Friedl - viola
Sophie Curtis - cello

Admission $34, $29 concessions & seniors. Seating is limited, so booking is recommended. Door sales available on the day unless sold out.

Enquiries phone 9574 1591.

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