Album Review: Günter Raphael streichquartette/ Acacia Quartet

Album Review: Günter Raphael streichquartette/ Acacia Quartet

Acacia Quartet’s latest CD release Günter Raphael streichquartette features three string quartets by the German composer Günter Raphael (1903 – 1960). It is the fruition of a recent project which took the quartet to Berlin for a residency, in the spring of 2017. As with many stories, personal connections bring them to life. Acacia’s first…

Concert Review: Forbidden But Not Forgotten/ Acacia Quartet

Concert Review: Forbidden But Not Forgotten/ Acacia Quartet

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: Forbidden But Not Forgotten

Acacia Quartet: Forbidden But Not Forgotten

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…