MOZART’S PIANO QUARTETS

JOHN CURTIN GALLERY

With the internationally acclaimed fortepianist and Patron of Australian Baroque, Dr Geoffrey Lancaster AO, we present Mozart’s two sublime Piano Quartets KV 478 and KV 479—a form of chamber music invented by Mozart himself. Containing keyboard writing that was considered unplayable in Mozart’s time, these magnificent works are universally regarded not only as revealing the composer at his very best, but also as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of Mozart’s fortepiano chamber music.

Also on the program is Mozart’s rarely heard and inspiringly beautiful Rondo in F major KV 494 for solo fortepiano, written only seven days after Mozart had penned his second piano quartet.

This performance takes place within the Brett Whitely exhibition at the John Curtin Gallery.

Date: Thursday, November 21

Time: 7:00 PM  

Venue: John Curtin Gallery, Curtin University, Bentley 

Exhibition: Brett Whiteley

LE BELLE IMMAGINI  

WA MUSEUM HACKETT HALL

Beautiful Imagination

Australian Baroque & West Australian Opera with Brigitte Heuser 

Australian Baroque and mezzo soprano Brigitte Heuser weave a gorgeous tapestry of resilience, rejuvenation, fragility, reflection and fury in this program of scintillating opera arias by Glück, Handel and Vivaldi. 

Date: Thursday, 28 November

Time: 6pm 

Venue: Hackett Hall, WA MUSEUM BOOLA BARDIPDate: Thursday, November 28