Photo: Kristoffer Paulsen
Affinity-kvartetti
Shane Chen, viulu
Nicholas Waters, viulu
Josef Hanna, alttoviulu
Mee Na Lojewski, sello
Melbourne-based Affinity Quartet earns its place as one of the most outstanding and awarded string quartets of its generation.
At the 2023 Melbourne International String Quartet Competition AQ was awarded the top three prizes – the Monash University Grand Prize, the Robert Salzer String Quartet First Prize, and the Audience Prize – becoming the first Australian ensemble to win the competition in its 32 year history. This milestone followed Affinity’s Second Prize awards at the Bad Tölz International String Quartet Competition (Germany) and the Mozart International String Quartet Competition (Austria). At the latter, Affinity Quartet was also awarded the Special Prize for Best Interpretation of a Contemporary Work for their performance of Brett Dean’s String Quartet no.3 ’Hidden Agendas’. In 2022 Affinity Quartet became the first Australian string quartet to reach the Finals of London’s Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition and were awarded Third Prize.
Committed to accessibility and renewal in the string quartet form, Affinity Quartet celebrates its 10 year anniversary in 2025. Their public programs have become synonymous with excellence in Australian chamber music, earning praise for ‘captivating playing’ (Süddeutsche Zeitung), ‘flawless ensemble’ (Limelight Magazine), ‘highly committed’ (The Age), and ‘first class string playing’ (Classic Melbourne).
Affinity Quartet performs and commissions new Australian works for string quartet. Première performances include works by Australian composers Brett Dean, Darrin Archer, Matt Laing, Tom Misson, Lee Bradshaw, and Sally Beamish (UK). Affinity’s 2024/25 Season includes premières by Alice Chance (AU), Heloise Werner (France), Alexandra Vrebalov (Serbia), Nicole Lizee (Canada) and Fode Lassana Diabate (Mali). Since 2023 Affinity Quartet receives professional mentorship from Günter Pichler (Alban Berg Quartet) during annual residencies at The International Institute of Chamber Music, Madrid, which include live streamed concerts.
From 2025-2028 Affinity Quartet is Artist-in-Residence at Four Winds, an important regional arts site in Australia’s NSW South Coast which specialises in exceptional music experiences surrounded by nature.
Affinity Quartet is a registered charity receiving support from the Robert Salzer Foundation, Melbourne architects Kennedy Nolan, Readings Books, Cope-Williams Arts Foundation, Alex Grant Violins Melbourne, Excelero Solutions, an instrument benefactor, and a growing community of supporters. Its board is chaired by Hilary McPhee AO and comprises seven advisory members.
Taiteilijan/Yhtyeen omat kotisivut
Esitykset
16.7.
Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):
Jousikvartetto nro 49 h-molli op. 64 nro 2 (1790)
17.7.
Claude Debussy (1862—1918):
Jousikvartetto nro 1 g-molli op. 10 (1893)
18.7.
Louis Spohr (1784—1859):
Kaksoisjousikvartetto nro 1 op. 65 (1823)
19.7.
Arne Sørlie (1947):
Saamen suvun laulu, saamelaisten kansallislaulu (instrumentaatio jousikvartetille Minna Pensola)
20.7.
Samuel Barber (1910—1981):
Dover Beach (Doverin ranta) op. 3 baritonille ja jousikvartetille (1931, sanat: Matthew Arnold)
23.7.
Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853—1894):
Jousikvartetto A-duuri (n. 1870–80)
24.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Larghetto - Allegro jousikvartetosta nro 5 D-duuri KV 593 (1790)
24.7.
Claude Debussy (1862—1918):
Assez vif et bien rythmé jousikvartetosta nro 1 g-molli op. 10 (1893)
24.7.
Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853—1894):
Allegro ma non Troppo - Trio jousikvartetosta A-duuri (n. 1870–80)
24.7.
Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):
Finale jousikvartetosta nro 49 h-molli op. 64 nro 2 (1790)
26.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Jousikvintetto nro 5 D-duuri KV 593 (1790)
Shane Chen
22.7.
Niels Gade (1817—1890):
Jousioktetto F-duuri op. 17 (1848)
Nicholas Waters
19.7.
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827):
Sinfonia nro 6 op. 68 "Pastoraalisinfonia" (1808; sov. jousisekstetille M. G. Fischer 1810)
22.7.
Niels Gade (1817—1890):
Jousioktetto F-duuri op. 17 (1848)
Mee Na Lojewski
17.7.
Franz Berwald (1796—1868):
Serenadi tenorille ja yhtyeelle (1825, sanat: tuntematon)
20.7.
Alexander Glazunov (1865—1936):
Jousikvintetto A-duuri op. 39 (1892)
- Minna Pensola
- Tami Pohjola
- Gareth Lubbe
- Bjørg Lewis
- Mee Na Lojewski
24.7.
Jean Sibelius (1865—1957):
Vesipisaroita viululle ja sellolle (1875)
24.7.
Toivo Kuula (1883—1918):
Kolme eteläpohjalaista tanssia op. 17a (1908, sov. viululle ja sellolle Minna Pensola)
Josef Hanna
22.7.
Niels Gade (1817—1890):
Jousioktetto F-duuri op. 17 (1848)
Affinity-kvartetti
16.7.
Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):
Jousikvartetto nro 49 h-molli op. 64 nro 2 (1790)
17.7.
Claude Debussy (1862—1918):
Jousikvartetto nro 1 g-molli op. 10 (1893)
18.7.
Louis Spohr (1784—1859):
Kaksoisjousikvartetto nro 1 op. 65 (1823)
19.7.
Arne Sørlie (1947):
Saamen suvun laulu, saamelaisten kansallislaulu (instrumentaatio jousikvartetille Minna Pensola)
20.7.
Samuel Barber (1910—1981):
Dover Beach (Doverin ranta) op. 3 baritonille ja jousikvartetille (1931, sanat: Matthew Arnold)
23.7.
Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853—1894):
Jousikvartetto A-duuri (n. 1870–80)
24.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Larghetto - Allegro jousikvartetosta nro 5 D-duuri KV 593 (1790)
24.7.
Claude Debussy (1862—1918):
Assez vif et bien rythmé jousikvartetosta nro 1 g-molli op. 10 (1893)
24.7.
Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853—1894):
Allegro ma non Troppo - Trio jousikvartetosta A-duuri (n. 1870–80)
24.7.
Joseph Haydn (1732—1809):
Finale jousikvartetosta nro 49 h-molli op. 64 nro 2 (1790)
26.7.
W. A. Mozart (1756—1791):
Jousikvintetto nro 5 D-duuri KV 593 (1790)