The ballroom of Government House is arguably Sydney’s most elegant concert setting. This year it has been a real pleasure to program the nine exceptional ensembles to perform over the course of 2010. The ensembles and music have been selected for their talent and diversity to keep the series exciting and enjoyable for our loyal audience.

IRONWOOD - SOLD OUT
Alice Evans – violin, Julia Fredersdorff – violin, Nicole Forsyth – viola, Daniel Yeadon – cello

Ironwood presents a vice-regal evening of music for parlour and park: two quartets by Haydn and Onslow based on national anthems, and Mozart’s rollicking quartet ‘The hunt’. Playing on period instruments, Ironwood invites you to share their corner of the music room, as the musicians talk about the music, context and instruments of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and share some of the gems and curiosities of the classical period.
 
Haydn – Quartet, op 76 no 3 ‘Kaiserquartett’
Onslow – Quartet, op 9 no 1 ‘God save the King’
Mozart – Quartet in B flat major, K458 ‘The hunt’
 
Matched with Angove Organic Chardonnay

Gates will open at 6pm with complimentary parking, drinks and gourmet sandwiches available before the concerts commence at 6.45pm

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