Doric String Quartet

Ying Xue

Emma Wernig

John Myerscough

Presented by Musica Viva Australia 
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Thomas Adès' _Alchymia_ has been hailed as "simply one of the best chamber music compositions of our time" (Guardian). Inspired by the music of Shakespearean England, but with a voice all of its own, this major work for string quartet and basset clarinet was premiered in 2021 and has become an instant classic. Musica Viva Australia is excited to present the London-based Doric String Quartet performing this "magical and arresting" (The Times) work with the "brilliance, charisma and sensitivity" (The Mercury) of Australian clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff.   
  
  
  
Then the Doric String Quartet invites us to join them for a while on their multi-year project performing and recording Beethoven’s complete string quartets. We’ve arrived at the first of Beethoven’s radical 'Razumovsky' Quartets, which combines profound emotion with daring originality. The Strad’s response to this latest leg of the journey says it all: "Intelligent, spontaneous-sounding, technically immaculate."  
  
  
  
**ARTISTS**  
  
**Doric String Quartet**   
  
**Maia Cabeza** violin   
  
**Ying Xue** violin   
  
**Emma Wernig** viola   
  
**John Myerscough** cello   
  
  
  
**Llyod Van't Hoff** basset clarinet   
  
  
  
**PROGRAM**  
  
**Britten** Three Divertimenti for String Quartet   
  
**Thomas Adès** _Alchymia_   
  
**Beethoven** String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ 

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Running time: 2 hrs, inc interval. Running times are approximate and subject to change without notice.  
  
  
  
This performance is suitable for all ages.  
  
  
  
Student Rush tickets only available in the hour prior to the concert from the Ticket Office. Proof of current study must be produced.

Doric String Quartet • Lloyd Van’t Hoff

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Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff

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