Doric String Quartet and Lloyd Van’t Hoff | Musica Viva Australia | Sydney

Thomas Adès’ Alchymia has been hailed as ‘one of the best chamber music compositions of the time. 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 and FutureMaker Lloyd Van’t Hoff.

Then the Doric String Quartet invites you to join them for a while on their multi-year project performing and recording Beethoven’s complete string quartets. They’ve arrived at the first of Beethoven’s radical ‘Razumovsky’ Quartets, which combines profound emotion with daring originality.