Eloquent. Spellbinding. Monumental. Exquisite. How else can we describe the Esmé Quartet?

Based in Germany, this young 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 in Perth they play works which 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 amongst the first to discover why everyone loves Esmé.

ARTISTS

Wonhee Bae Violin   
Yuna Ha Violin   
Dmitri Murrath Viola
Yeeun Heo Cello  

PROGRAM 

WEBERN Langsamer Satz (‘Slow Movement’)   
MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 13   
FRERER Spiral Sequences   
DEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10  

RUNNING TIMES

Start 7:30pm
Interval 8:15pm 8:35pm*
Finish 9:20pm*

*Times are approximate and subject to change at any time.

ADDITIONAL TICKETING INFO

$40 FOR UNDER 40s
Under 40 tickets are $40 for anyone under 40 years of age. A valid proof of ID must be presented at time of booking and may be requested on the night.

$15 STUDENT TICKETS 
$15 Student tickets are available for full-time students, and may be booked in advance and at the door for all MVA concerts. 
Valid ID card must be presented upon purchase to receive the discount and carried on the night.

CONCESSIONS
Means-tested Australian pensioners (Aged, Disability, Veteran's Affairs and Supporting Parent) and Health Care card holders are eligible to receive Musica Viva's Concession prices.

Mobile tickets will be emailed shortly after the order confirmation.

A one-off handling fee of $6.90 applies to all web, phone, mail and in-person bookings. An additional fee of $4.40 per transaction applies for delivery via Registered Post. All ticket / item prices include GST, if applicable.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

WARDLE SNACK MENU
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No bookings necessary.

Cold drinks, including alcohol, will be allowed inside the auditorium for this event. However, food and hot drinks are NOT permitted inside the auditorium.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photography, video-recording and audio-recording will NOT be permitted during the performance.

CELLO MASTERCLASS WITH YEEUN HEO

Come behind the scenes with us and be inspired as internationally acclaimed artists share their experience and expertise with talented early-career artists and young music students. 

Saturday 30 April, 9am - 11am

Callaway Auditorium
The University of Western Australia, Conservatorium of Music
35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley

Learn more and book your ticket(s) here.

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