Leoš Janáček - the White Hat guide

Takács Quartet

White Hat expects that this may well be on of the standout chamber music concerts of the year in Australia. Debussy's delicate and atmospheric string quartet together with Janáček's passionate first quartet both played by the ensemble most acknowledge to be one of the finest string quartets in the world.

• Leoš Janáček String Quartet no 1, ‘Kreutzer’ (1923)
• Benjamin Britten String Quartet no 1 in D major, op 25
• Gordon Kerry Variations for string quartet (2006)
• Claude Debussy String Quartet in G minor, op 10 (one of White Hat's Top 100 Chamber Works)

7.30pm, Tuesday 19th June 2012, Perth Concert Hall, Perth
2pm, Saturday 23rd June, City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney
7pm, Mon 25th June 2012, Conservatorium Theatre, Brisbane
8pm Saturday 30th June 2012, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne

Takács Quartet

Two of the finest string quartets of the 20th century performed by one of the world's most respected chamber groups. White Hat suggests that you attend both of the Takács Quartet concerts if you can. That way you can hear the pair pair of  Janáček quartets and the Ravel & Debussy Quartets (often regarded as a 'pair') both separated across tow nights - in our opinion the best way to hear them.

• Leoš Janáček String Quartet no 2, ‘Intimate Letters’ (1928) (one of White Hat's Top 100 Chamber Works)
• Benjamin Britten String Quartet no 3, op 94
• Gordon Kerry Variations for string quartet (2006)
• Maurice Ravel String Quartet in F major, op 34 (one of White Hat's Top 100 Chamber Works)

7.30pm, Thursday 21st June 2012, Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide
7pm, Tuesday 26th June 2012, Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne
7pm, Wednesday 27th June 2012, Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music, Canberra
7.30pm, Friday 29th June 2012, Harold Lobb Concert Hall, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, Newcastle
7pm, Monday 2nd July 2012, City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney