"Mozart's Spring" in MELBOURNE | Mozart, Haydn & Mendelssohn

★★★★1/2 "...elegance, invention and emotional depth.‍” Limelight, 2025 "Innovative, exciting, brave, refreshing and wonderfully musical" 2025 Audience member Win back the value of your tickets when you subscribe to the Melbourne season before 14 Feb. https://bit.ly/AHEMelbSubs26 The Australian Haydn Ensemble makes its long-awaited Melbourne début with Haydn’s chirpy and charming quartet Op. 33 No. 3, known as the "Bird". Revel in a spirited finale, a glowing Adagio and a second movement that’s wild even by Haydn’s standards. It’s hard to believe Mendelssohn was only 14 when he wrote his E-flat Quartet (MWV R18). Though rarely heard, it feels instantly familiar, and the sheer imagination and maturity are astonishing. It’s not known who christened it "Spring", but Mozart’s String Quartet No.14 K. 387 is as fresh as its nickname suggests. All four players toss multiple tunes playfully at each other and, just when you think Mozart’s hooks can’t keep coming, he surprises you yet again. Hear the playlist:https://bit.ly/MozartsSpringPL ARTISTS Skye McIntosh, violin Matthew Greco, violin Rafael Font, viola Daniel Yeadon, cello HAYDN String Quartet Op. 33 No. 3 in C Major "Bird" MENDELSSOHN String Quartet in E flat major MWV R18 MOZART String Quartet No. 14 in G Major K. 387 "Spring"