Musica Viva Australia – Esmé Quartet
Presented by Musica Viva Australia
Details
Eloquent. Spellbinding. Monumental. Exquisite.
How else can we describe the Esmé Quartet? This young German-based, largely South Korean ensemble launched their international career by winning first prize at the 2018 International String Quartet Competition at London’s Wigmore Hall. They then embarked on a whirlwind year of concerts in North America, Hong Kong, and Japan.
For their Australian debut, they play works that are the epitome of youth: an early work of Webern overflows with romantic invention, while Mendelssohn’s second String Quartet blazes with the heart-on-sleeve emotion of a teenage genius; and young Australian composer Jack Frerer’s Spiral Sequences is an exhilarating roller-coaster ride. Add to this Claude Debussy’s only string quartet, brimming with rhythmic and harmonic invention.
Esmé comes from the medieval French word for ‘beloved’. Be among the first to discover why everyone loves Esmé.
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Artists
Wonhee Bae violin
Yuna Ha violin
Dmitri Murrath viola
Yeeun Heo cello
Program
Anton Webern
Langsamer Satz (‘Slow Movement’)
Felix Mendelssohn
String Quartet No. 2 in A , Op. 13
Jack Frerer
Spiral Sequences
Claude Debussy
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
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Series
This production is part of the following series:
Musica Viva Australia 2024
Venue
Booking Information
Tuesday 14 May 2024 7pm
Duration: 2 hours (incl. interval) Please note, running times are approximate and subject to change.
Tickets
Premium $141 ($128 Concession)
A reserve $115 ($102 Concession)
B reserve $87 ($76 Concession)
C reserve $62 ($55 Concession)
Group 10+
Premium $126.90
A reserve $103.50
B reserve $78.30
C reserve $55.80
Under 40
$40
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