Australian String Quartet
Since 1985, the Australian String Quartet (ASQ) has created unforgettable string quartet performances for national and international audiences. Dedicated to musical excellence with a distinctly Australian character, our purpose is to create chemistry and amplify intimacy through experiences that connect people with string quartet music.

Noriko Tadano and Australian String Quartet | Vertigo

Support Us in our 40th Anniversary Year

Program Notes | Noriko Tadano, Vertigo and Staircase to the Moon

Vanessa Perica on Rapture

Francesca Hiew chats Rapture

Noriko Tadano and the Australian String Quartet | Staircase to the Moon

A Musical Life | 2025 Chamber Landscapes at the Adelaide Festival

Robert Schumann | String Quartet in A Major, Op.41 No.3: II. Assai agigato

Trailer | nyilamum - song cycles

Antonín Dvořák | String Quartet No.14 in A-flat Major, Op.105: I. Adagio ma non troppo

Erich Wolfgang Korngold | String Quartet No.2 in E-flat Major, Op.26: II. Intermezzo

Franz Joseph Haydn | String Quartet in B minor, Op.33 No.1: IV. Finale

Taking this energy into 2025! 💥

The ASQ's Year in Pictures | 2024

Program Notes | Joseph Haydn's Op.76 No.5

Program Notes | Edvard Grieg's String Quartet No.1

Program Notes | Olli Mustonen's String Quartet No.1

Program Notes | Mark Simeon Ferguson's String Quartet No.1 'The Hoodies'

Program Notes | Harry Sdraulig's String Quartet No.2

Program Notes | Korngold's String Quartet No.2 in E-flat Major, Op.26

Program Notes | Beethoven's String Quartet No.12 in E-flat Major, Op.127

Vanguard | Audience reactions

Vanguard | The musicians of the ASQ reflect on the music of their upcoming national tour

Share the Power of Music

Dale Barltrop reflects on his time on tour with the Australian String Quartet

Michael Dahlenburg reflects on his time in Italy

Dr Lou Bennett AM reflects on her time on tour with the Australian String Quartet

Christopher Cartlidge reflects on the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam

Composer Paul Stanhope reflects on his time with the ASQ at the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam

Francesca Hiew's reflection on the String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam