Esmé Quartet

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Eloquent. Spellbinding. Monumental. Exquisite. Esmé. 

Welcome to the brilliant Esmé Quartet, the award-winning young string quartet waking up the world with their exciting and insightful performances of much-loved masterworks. 

Eloquent. Spellbinding. Monumental. Exquisite. How else can we describe the Esmé Quartet? Based in Germany, this ensemble launched its international career by winning first prize at the 2018 International String Quartet Competition at London’s Wigmore Hall. The ensemble then embarked on a whirlwind year of concerts in North America, Hong Kong and Japan.

For their Australian debut the musicians 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 emerging 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 exuberance.

Esmé comes from the medieval French word for ‘beloved’. Be among the first to discover why everyone loves Esmé.

There is a masterclass with Yeeun Heo from the Esme Quartet in Brisbane (May 13). Find out more about our masterclasses here.

"Esmé Quartet have earnt every accolade"

— Glam Adelaide

"An intense, compact listening experience from a young quartet with an enviable reputation for elegance, precision and energy."

— Limelight

"the lauded Esmé Quartet astounded their audience"

— Stage Whispers

"Esmé Quartet will no doubt continue to be ‘esteemed’ and ‘beloved’ when the remainder of Australia hears their performances of such an endearing programme."

— Sydney Arts Guide

Listen

Listen to the music before you witness Esmé Quartet live.

Esmé Quartet

WONHEE BAE violin
YUNA HA violin
DIMITRI MURRATH viola
YEEUN HEO cello

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

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