Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff

Presented by Musica Viva Australia 

In 2026, Musica Viva Australia invites you to look forward to five concerts at Newcastle City Hall, featuring favourites and new friends. Read more about Musica Viva's Season 2026 program.

The Doric String Quartet. Four voices, an infinite range of expression.

One of the finest quartets of their generation, London’s Doric String Quartet is all about inspiration, whether revisiting a masterpiece by Beethoven or exploring a new work destined to become a classic. Maia, Ying, Emma and John bring “sumptuous sweetness and laser-like clarity” to Beethoven’s rich and strange String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’, alongside a delicate intimacy in early works by beloved British composer Benjamin Britten.

Then, take an atmospheric walk through the streets of London with Alchymia, a beguiling quintet for strings and basset clarinet by British composer Thomas Adès. Joining the ensemble is Australian star clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff, described by The Age as “a technical and expressive master of his instrument.”

This is classical music at its finest: moments of beauty, intimacy and exhilaration, performed by outstanding international and Australian artists.

ARTISTS
Doric String Quartet 
Maia Cabeza violin 
Ying Xue violin 
Emma Wernig viola 
John Myerscough cello 

Llyod Van't Hoff basset clarinet 

PROGRAM
Britten Three Divertimenti for String Quartet 
Thomas Adès Alchymia 
Beethoven String Quartet in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’ 

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Running time: 2 hrs, inc interval. Running times are approximate and subject to change without notice.

This performance is suitable for all ages.

Student Rush tickets only available in the hour prior to the concert from the Ticket Office. Proof of current study must be produced.