A piano quintet of epic proportions received an epic performance from the Goldner Quartet working with UK pianist Kathryn Stott. Rodney Smith, The Advertiser Louis Vierne’s Piano Quintet in C minor Op 42 is a blockbuster. Both he and his mentor César Franck are remembered for... More →

Mystery and theatre abound in a vibrant finale to a satisfying weekend of high-quality music-making. Sydney Conservatorium of Music | Reviewed on April 28, 2019 by Angus McPherson on April 29, 2019 The sinuous sound of Adam Walker’s flute wove its way across the audience from... More →

A rare four-course degustation evening whose every bite was to be savoured. Sydney Conservatorium of Music | Reviewed on April 27, 2019 by Shirley Zhu on April 29, 2019 The Musica Viva Festival’s fourth concert, named Essence — and rightly so — was like a four-course degustation... More →

Artists pair up as the Festival gets into full swing. Sydney Conservatorium of Music | Reviewed on April 26, 2019 by Angus McPherson on April 28, 2019 While the opening concert of this year’s Musica Viva Festival showcased primarily solo voices, the second offering, bille... More →

Listen and purchase at Hyperion Reviews Limelight Magazine ★★★★½ Goldners and Lane beguile in both early and late Borodin. Chamber music didn’t figure particularly strongly among The Mighty Handful, who established a Russian Nationalist school, which incorporated native themes... More →

“If Festivals are all about variety with a dollop of mix and match, this year’s annual Musica Viva Festival in Sydney looks set to be a positive smorgasbord of chamber delights. The opening concert offered works and players old and new, with plenty to engage head and heart... More →

Review: Goldner String Quartet. UKARIA, March 26 It was a pleasure to hear Australia’s most consistently successful string quartet for the first time in what may eventually become Australia’s most successful small country concert hall. This landmark concert, part of UKARIA’s... More →

Listen and purchase at Hyperion Reviews Julian Haylock BBC Music Magazine April 2016 Bruch’s chamber music may lack the sheer genius of Mendelssohn, Schumann or Brahms, yet it is expertly written, eloquently structured and intuitively sustains the genre’s essential... More →

We are looking forward to this year’s Music in the Hunter in our 25th anniversary year coming up on the 18 to 20 September at our new home at the Mercure Resort Hunter Valley Gardens, cnr Broke and McDonalds Roads, Pokolbin. This year’s programme promises great... More →

We’re excited to announce the ABC’s Feb 6th release of our DVD documentary:  ‘The Quartets’ – Peter Sculthorpe with the Goldner String Quartet. Recorded April 2012, released February 2015 MEDIA RELEASE Peter Sculthorpe – The Quartets with the Goldner String Quartet Peter... More →