Canberra International Music Festival: Inheritance and Invention

Name: Canberra International Music Festival: Inheritance and Invention
Start: 2026-04-30T04:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-04-30T05:00:00+10:00
Location: 20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2603

Schedule

Thu Apr 30 2026 at 04:00 am to 05:00 am

UTC+10:00

Location

20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2603 | Canberra, CT

A brilliant combination of British Baroque imagination and modern mastery
The Australian String Quartet charts a vibrant journey through British music, culminating in one of Benjamin Britten’s greatest creations.
Written in 1945 to honour the 250th anniversary of Purcell’s death, Britten’s String Quartet No. 2 stands as a monumental reflection on legacy, renewal and artistic conviction in the aftermath of war. Its spacious first movement unfolds with searching clarity, the vivid central Vivace drives forward with razor sharp rhythmic energy, and the vast closing ‘Chacony’ offers a glowing homage to Purcell’s ground bass traditions. Bold, architectural and deeply expressive, it is a summit of Britten’s chamber writing.

Where is it happening?

20 National Circuit, Forrest, ACT, Australia, Australian Capital Territory 2603, Wesley Uniting Church, 1 Dominion Cct, Forrest ACT 2603, Australia, Canberra

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