Adelaide Baroque Quartet
For over 40 years Adelaide Baroque has given concerts of early music to enthusiastic audiences in Adelaide, interstate and abroad. Concert programs have been innovative and varied, featuring music from the vast repertoire of 17th and 18th century European music as well as some contemporary music from Australia, including new commissioned works.
Let Adelaide Baroque take you on a journey into musical history with a vitality that is timeless – relevant to life in 2024 and beyond! Since 1977, Adelaide Baroque has gained a reputation for original and creative programming performing a vast array of chamber music for smaller ensembles, featuring soloists on historic instruments. Our aim is to excite contemporary audiences with the power of baroque music.
Presented by: Adelaide Baroque
Adelaide Baroque Quartet is an ensemble within the established Adelaide Baroque consisting of two violins, viola and cello. Passionate about early music and performing works as they were intended to be heard, using gut strings, baroque bows and historically informed techniques. Violinist - Holly Piccoli has recently returned to Australia and is now Principal 1st Violin of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Violinist - Alison Rayner has been a permanent member of both the Melbourne Symphony and Oslo Philharmonic. Viola - Heidi von Bernewitz has lived and worked professionally in England, Germany, Australia and the US. Cello - Thomas Marlin - Rapidly emerging as one of Australia’s pre-eminent cellists, Thomas Marlin tours nationally with the Alma Moodie Quartet.
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Adelaide Baroque String Quartet, using historically informed instruments to create a gracious, velvety sound. - Chris Reid, Limelight