Punctum

Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre & Affinity Quartet
Details
‘Impressive control, an irrepressible sense of drama and extraordinary self-assurance … Betts-Dean [is] certainly one to watch.’ The Guardian
About Affinity Quartet
Affinity Quartet represents the next generation of Australia’s chamber music stars. The Quartet developed its craft in Europe to critical acclaim. It brings home an inspired approach to music-making, matched by its adventurous spirit as a string quartet for and of today.
About the concert
Following their celebrated U.K. performances together, Affinity Quartet and mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean continue their thrilling exploration of musical treasures for string quartet and voice. Ravishing beauty and drama flows through masterworks spanning three centuries. The artists’ engaging and versatile musicianship will be on full display throughout: from the romanticism of Schubert and Brahms’s portrait of Shakespeare’s Ophelia to 21st-century works by Caroline Shaw and Matthew Laing.
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ARTISTS
Lotte Betts Dean mezzo-soprano
Affinity Quartet
Nicholas Waters violin
Jenny Khafagi violin
William Clark viola
Mee Na Lojewski cello
PROGRAM
Caroline Shaw
Punctum
Caroline Shaw
Cant Voi L’Aube
Matthew Laing
Portrait of Blood
Johannes Brahms arr. Reimann
Ophelia-Lieder, WoO 22
Robert Schumann arr. Reimann
Six Gesange Op.107
Nico Muhly
So Many Things
Series
This production is part of the following series:
Local Heroes 2021
Now in its tenth year, Melbourne Recital Centre’s Local Heroes series brings together Melbourne’s best artists in a year-long festival of chamber music.
Affinity Quartet
Affinity Quartet represents the next generation of Australia’s chamber music stars.
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Tickets
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