Affinity Quartet and Friends: UpLIFT
Catherina Lee, violin
Nicholas Waters, violin
Isabella Biagnasca, viola
Mee Na Lojewski, cello
Affinity Quartet has been praised by critics for their ‘emotional breadth’ and ‘flawless’ approach to classical and contemporary chamber music. Entering their second decade, 2026 promises to be another big year for the ensemble with a focus on collaboration with some exceptional musicians.
Our program title UpLIFT plays American-Japanese composer and cellist Paul Wiancko’s work ‘Lift’. Affinity Quartet premières Wiancko’s 2016 string quartet in Australia. National Public Radio wrote of this work, ‘If Haydn were alive to write a string quartet today, it may sound something like Paul Wiancko's LIFT’— and the New York Times; ‘… a work that ‘teems with understanding of and affection for the string-quartet tradition.’
Catherina Lee and Isabella Bignasca join Affinity Quartet for UpLIFT, two wonderful Australian musicians currently based overseas – Catherina in London/Vienna and Isabella in Auckland/New York.
PROGRAM
Paul WIANCKO (b.1983) String Quartet LIFT: Part III (2016)
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet no.10 in A flat Major Op.118 (1964)
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Huw BELLING Now vanishing, now forming (2026), composed for Affinity Quartet
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet no.10 in E-flat Major Op.74 ‘Harp’ (1809)
TICKETS $45 | $35
Online sales close at 7:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability. Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.
Nicholas Waters, violin
Isabella Biagnasca, viola
Mee Na Lojewski, cello
Affinity Quartet has been praised by critics for their ‘emotional breadth’ and ‘flawless’ approach to classical and contemporary chamber music. Entering their second decade, 2026 promises to be another big year for the ensemble with a focus on collaboration with some exceptional musicians.
Our program title UpLIFT plays American-Japanese composer and cellist Paul Wiancko’s work ‘Lift’. Affinity Quartet premières Wiancko’s 2016 string quartet in Australia. National Public Radio wrote of this work, ‘If Haydn were alive to write a string quartet today, it may sound something like Paul Wiancko's LIFT’— and the New York Times; ‘… a work that ‘teems with understanding of and affection for the string-quartet tradition.’
Catherina Lee and Isabella Bignasca join Affinity Quartet for UpLIFT, two wonderful Australian musicians currently based overseas – Catherina in London/Vienna and Isabella in Auckland/New York.
PROGRAM
Paul WIANCKO (b.1983) String Quartet LIFT: Part III (2016)
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet no.10 in A flat Major Op.118 (1964)
-interval-
Huw BELLING Now vanishing, now forming (2026), composed for Affinity Quartet
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN String Quartet no.10 in E-flat Major Op.74 ‘Harp’ (1809)
TICKETS $45 | $35
Online sales close at 7:30pm on the day of the concert. Tickets can be purchased at the door, dependent on availability. Tempo Rubato is a cashless venue.
Saturday 13 June 2026 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM (UTC+10)
Location
Tempo Rubato
34 Breese St, Brunswick VIC 3056
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