The biggest celebration of Australian and British string quartet music ever presented, ANAM Quartetthaus at Melbourne Museum will be staged on the Melbourne Museum Plaza.
ANAM Quartetthaus is a specialised listening space created to experience the theatrical and visceral art of string quartet playing. A beautiful 11m x 11m timber cube seating just 52 audience members in two circles around a central performance platform, ANAM Quartetthaus seeks to emulate the body of a string instrument: it offers the experience of being inside a string quartet, if not inside an actual string instrument.
The current season takes audiences on a deep dive into recent and contemporary music for the string quartet from Australia and the UK, featuring 24 musicians presenting 34 individual works in 56 concerts. Individual works share changing program juxtapositions and perspectives, just as the continually changing acoustic relationship between performer and listener in ANAM Quartetthaus challenges notions of the ‘ideal’ way of experiencing music.
Australian String Quartet (Australia)
Affinity Quartet (Australia)
Artamidae Quartet (Australia)
Marmen String Quartet (United Kingdom)
Alkyona Quartet (United Kingdom)
Oriole String Quartet (United Kingdom)
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ANAM QH WEEK ONE
Wednesday 3 May - 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 6.30pm and 8pm
Thursday 4 May - 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 6.30pm and 8pm
Friday 5 May - 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm and 6.30pm [Plus a Special After Dark performance at 9pm]
Saturday 6 May - 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm and 6.30pm [Plus a Special After Dark performance at 9pm]
Sunday 7 May - 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm and 6.30pm
ANAM QH WEEK TWO
Wednesday 10 May - 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 6.30pm and 8pm
Thursday 11 May - 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm, 6.30pm and 8pm
Friday 12 May - 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm and 6.30pm [Plus a Special After Dark performance at 9pm]
Saturday 13 May - 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm and 6.30pm [Plus a Special After Dark performance at 9pm]
Sunday 14 May - 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm and 6.30pm
Each performance is approximately 1 hour
ANAM Quartetthaus at Melbourne Museum is presented by the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and the Melbourne Museum, in partnership with the Australian String Quartet, the Marmen Quartet and the Royal College of Music (London).
Photo by John Gollings
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ACCESS
ANAM Quartetthaus is accessible by ramp and there are no steps within the venue. Should you have specific access or seating requirements, or wish to find out more information, please contact us on 03 9645 7911 or info@anam.com.au
For more information about Melbourne Museum facilities, including toilets, please visit: museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum
Please note: Door sales (subject to availability) will be cashless, processing available via credit card only. We strongly encourage you to pre-purchase your tickets to ensure you don't miss out