Takács Quartet is celebrating 50 years of making music around the world. The undimmed brilliance of this legendary ensemble shines through masterpieces by Beethoven and Haydn framing a new work inspired by Bertolt Brecht’s ‘Sonnet for an Emigrant’.
Expect music to console, to inspire and to make sense of an ever-shifting world in this Musica Viva Australia concert.
City Recital Hall is wheelchair accessible.
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT: City Recital Hall is steps away from the Wynyard light rail stop, a five-minute walk from Wynyard and Martin Place train stations and numerous bus routes along Martin Place.
BY CAR: Wilson Parking operates a car park next to City Recital Hall at 123 Pitt Street, Sydney. Accessible parking spaces are available in the car park beside the venue elevators. Patrons can access the Hall directly using the car park lifts from one hour prior to performance start times.
★★★★★ "A superlative performance in which the music never sits still" — The Guardian
"You will not hear better string quartet playing anywhere in the world today." — BBC Music Magazine
"The Takács Quartet demonstrated – again – that they really are the best of the very best…" — The Spectator
ARTISTS
TAKÁCS QUARTET
Violin: Edward Dusinberre
Violin: Harumi Rhodes
Viola: Richard O'Neill
Cello: András Fejér
Narrator: Angie Milliken
PROGRAM
HAYDN String Quartet in G minor, Op. 74 No. 3 ‘The Rider’
CATHY MILLIKEN Sonnet in Emigration (Commissioned by Musica Viva Australia, 2025. World premiere performances.)
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3 ‘Razumovsky'
Takács Quartet is at Sydney's City Recital Hall, which is located at 2 Angel Place, Sydney, 2000.
Takács Quartet tickets start at $85.
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