After 18 months away, this string quartet takes a glorious bow We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Tony Way Normal text size Australian String Quartet, Melbourne Recital Centre, June 30 While COVID-19 continues to curse many Australian cities with a strain of cancel culture, Melbourne has been blessed with glorious, world-class music making from the Australian String Quartet. Disappointingly, this rescheduled concert could not feature the previously advertised collaboration with recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey, but the ASQ more than held its own in a rich, three-course musical offering. ASQ in Concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre.