Ensemble Q Australia with Ed le Brocq

From Mozart to Leunig - a journey through words, whimsy and the power of music.

Hailed by Limelight magazine as "Australia's top echelon of musicians," Ensemble Q Australia launches its 2026 National Touring Program with a vibrant mix of beloved classics and compelling new Australian works.

Featuring ABC Classic presenter and writer Ed le Brocq, the program unveils a newly commissioned work by Anne Cawrse, inspired by le Brocq's deeply moving story Sonam & the Silence, a meditation on the transformative power of music. In a similar spirit, le Brocq gives voice to Michael Leunig's whimsical imagination in Calvin Bowman's Curly Pyjama Letters.

Bookending these new works are two of the great pillars of the chamber repertoire - Beethoven's String Trio in C minor, Op.9 No.3, and Mozart's much-loved Clarinet Quintet, featuring clarinettist Paul Dean.

Tickets

Standard $75 ($65 Concession)
Student $30

Please note, seating in the Primrose Potter Salon is General Admission.

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Artists

Ed le Brocq narrator
Paul Dean clarinet 
Adam Chalabi violin 
Anne Horton violin
Benjamin Roskams viola
Trish Dean cello

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven 
String Trio Op.9 No.3

Anne Cawrse/Ed le Brocq
Sonam and the Silence

Calvin Bowman/Michael Leunig
Curly Pyjama Letters

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
Clarinet Quintet in A, K 581