The Acacia Quartet comprising violinists Lisa Stewart and Myee Clohessy, violist Stefan Duwe and cellist Anna Martin-Scrase, returns to the Utzon Room of the Sydney Opera House with Rhythm & Texture, aptly illustrated by the String Quartet No. 7 by Shostakovich and the String Quartet in F major by Ravel, alongside little known works by Golijov and…
Forbidden but not Forgotten Acacia Quartet Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House June 18, 2017 Fresh from a month-long sabbatical in Berlin, Acacia Quartet performed their latest concert programme bearing the tantalising title Forbidden but not Forgotten. A core part of their work in Berlin was to study, record and perform the string quartets of forbidden…
Acacia Quartet has just returned from an exciting trip abroad when they performed, recorded and attended masterclasses with violist Emile Cantor from the Orpheus Quartet. “Despite exhausting 10 hour lessons (not exaggerating!), we came out of this week exhilarated and ready to perform” they say! For violinists Lisa Stewart and Myee Clohessy, violist Stefan Duwe and…