ASQ launches biggest season yet

One of the best music ensembles in the nation is also establishing a reputation as one of the busiest.

The Australian String Quartet (ASQ), quartet-in-residence at the Elder School of Music, University of Adelaide, has announced its subscription season and extensive international touring dates for 2005.

The subscription season traverses the complete quartet repertoire, from the classical to the contemporary, joined by outstanding Australian guest artists Benjamin Martin (piano) and Li Wei (cello).

Four concerts from March until October make up the bulk of the season in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

In 2005, the ASQ will augment its subscription season in the capital cities with extensive touring off the beaten track in regional Australia. ASQ is also taking up repeat invitations to play in Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai in April and the UK in November 2005, following a highly successful tour of Asia and Europe last year.

Adelaidians still have a chance to see and hear the glorious ASQ this year, with a Lunch Hour Concert at the University of Adelaide's Elder Hall on Friday, November 5, and the final subscription concert for 2004, "Intimate Letters" with special guest violinist Caroline Henbest, at the Adelaide Town Hall on Wednesday, November 10.

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