Australian String Quartet to leave you Speechless

Following their first national season tour, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) is set to embark on its Speechless tour, an emotionally charged concert featuring beautiful works by Schubert, Berg and Mozart.

The Quartet, comprising violinists Kristian Winther and Ioana Tache, violist Stephen King and cellist Sharon Draper, share a program inspired by the communicative power of songs without words. Peter Lichtenthal’s string quartet adaptation of Mozart’s Requiem offers audiences across Australia a rare opportunity to hear a string quartet adaptation of Mozart’s Requiem Mass in D minor. “Music begins where speech falters – it is an international language where a composer, through a performer, can express their inner-most thoughts. These works do just that – scaling the highs and lows of love, death and joy,” said Stephen King. The Quartet is performing in Adelaide on Monday, May 26 at Adelaide Town Hall. asq.com.au