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AUSTRALIA HAYDN FOR EVERYONE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND BLUEBOTTLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH MELBOURNE FESTIVAL PRESENT ANAM QUARTETTHAUS AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC (ANAM) With musicians playing in the round, and only 52 seats in the venue, no audience member is ever more than two metres from the performers, making for an extraordinary and intimate concert experience. Showcasing ANAM’s foremost musicians as they present a rich repertoire of quartets, including music from Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert, Janáček, Bartók, Shostakovich and Lutosławski, this promises to be a chamber music series like no other. For repertoire details see melbournefestival.com.au/anam. “Gives a startling new dimension to chamber music. ★★★★☆” THE AGE 66 Buy 3 or more eligible events and save 15% See page 118 for details ANAM QUARTETTHAUS South Melbourne Town Hall Emerald Hill, Cnr Bank and Perrins St, South Melbourne Sat 11 – Sat 18 Oct at 1pm, 7.30pm & 9pm 55 mins, no interval $30 Transaction fees may apply melbournefestival.com.au/anam ANAM 03 9645 7911 anam.com.au/anamquartetthaus Image: Pia Johnson Following an acclaimed season at the 2011 Melbourne Festival, the Australian National Academy of Music’s one-of-a-kind, purposebuilt performance space is back. Created by theatrical innovators Bluebottle, ANAM Quartetthaus is an extraordinary fusion of music, architecture and design, offering a daringly intimate and breathtakingly visceral take on the traditional conc ert hall.