University of Queensland Master Series

UQ Ensemble-in-Residence and internationally acclaimed Tinalley String Quartet will take us on a personal journey of musical snapshots through the fifteen quartets of Beethoven in his anniversary year.

Internationally acclaimed for its ‘addictive sound’, ‘intuitive’ music making and ‘technical virtuosity’, the Tinalley String Quartet (TSQ) has established itself as one of Australia’s finest string quartets and most awarded classical music exports.

Now in its 15th year, the Tinalley String Quartet was awarded the Grand Prize of the 2005 Australian Chamber Music Competition, and captured the world’s attention in 2007 when it was awarded First Prize at the prestigious 9th Banff International String Quartet Competition. The Quartet has performed throughout Australia, Europe, Canada and United States, appearing in such prestigious venues as the Vienna Musikverein, Berlin Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Bremen Die Glocke, Frankfurt AlteOper and the Sydney Opera House. International highlights have included performances in New York, Paris, London, Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco and San Diego. The Quartet remains the only Australian ensemble to have been presented in the preeminent Berlin Konzerthaus International String Quartet Series and the Jeunesse Musik Erleben Series at the Musikverein.

In Australia, the Quartet has appeared at the nation’s premier festivals including the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, the Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Canberra International Music Festival, the Perth International Arts Festival, the Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival, the Huntington Festival, the Port Fairy Festival and the Coriole Festival.

Quartets by Ludwig Van Beethoven

String Quartet No. 1 in F major, Op. 18

I. Allego con brio

IV. Allegro

String Quartet No. 10 in Eb major, Op. 74

II. Adagio ma non troppo

String Quartet No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 131

VII. Allegro

String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135

IV. Grave, ma non troppo tratto – Allegro