The quartet features members from the Australia Piano Quartet, one of the country’s leading ensembles and the Emsemble in Residence of the University of Technology in Sydney.

Violinists Kristian Winther and Anna da Silva Chen, violist James Wannan and cellist Thomas Rann bring their combined virtuosity, musical intelligence and extensive chamber music experience to the string quartet form in this exciting new venture.

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The program will include Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in F Minor Op 80 and Shostakovich’s String Quartet in A Minor Op 68 No 2, the Ultimo String Quartet also gives a unique interpretation of selections from J S Bach’s rarely performed The Art of the Fugue, one of the master’s last works.

The Ultimo String Quartet will perform at the Macquarie Conservatorium on Saturday, November 17 from 7.30pm.

Tickets are available through 123tix.com.au. Tickets are $29 for adults, $25 for concession, $58 for families and $7 for school students.