Lior & Australian String Quartet ~ Love, Loss, and Compassion at Dunstan Playhouse – Adelaide Cabaret Festival Review

by Matt Saunders | Jun 18, 2017 | Adelaide Festivals, Cabaret, Music, Orchestra, Reviews

Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre, Fri 16 Jun. Live music is unique in that it can be experienced in many contexts, often governed by genre and intended audience, and those contexts dictate the experience of seeing a singer-songwriter: there’s the...

Grigoryan, Muthspiel, Schaupp with the Australian String Quartet Present a Rich Performance at Adelaide Town Hall – Adelaide Guitar Festival Review

by Michael Coghlan | Aug 15, 2016 | Adelaide Festivals, Classical, Live Music, Music, Orchestra, Reviews

Adelaide Town Hall, Sun 14 Aug What a wonderful event the Guitar Festival is. Kudos to the organisers who have now worked out a format that works. This offering at the Adelaide Town Hall succeeded in entertaining the full house with a rich, full program that...

Scott Hicks’ Highly Strung: A Captivating Documentary About The Australian String Quartet, Their Patrons And Their Beautiful 18th Century Guadagnini Instruments – Interview

by Nikki Fort | May 20, 2016 | Film, Interviews

by Nikki Fort. Scott Hicks is a world-renowned and highly awarded film maker, director, writer, producer and sometimes cameraman who started his career in the ‘70s in Adelaide, which he still calls home. His best-known film, Shine, made in Adelaide, received seven...

Australian String Quartet Closes Its 3oth Anniversary Year With “Transcend” At Adelaide Town Hall – Review

by Matt Saunders | Nov 3, 2015 | Classical, Music, Reviews

Adelaide Town Hall, Mon 2 Nov. With sights firmly on the future, the Australian String Quartet debuted their new second violinist while captivating the audience at Town Hall with a lesser-known gem, a chilling premiere, and a cornerstone of the string quartet...