International series hosts Korean musicians

The Portsmouth International Chamber Music Series continues on Monday 28 October at 7.30 in Portsmouth Guildhall with the Esme Quartet.

Formed in 2016 at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne, Germany The Esme Quartet is made up of four Korean musicians: Wonhee Bae and Yuna Ha play the violin, while Jiwon Kim plays the viola and Ye-eun Heo the cello.

The Esme Quartet has rapidly gained a reputation as a chamber ensemble of exceptional achievement and promise. In April 2018 the quartet won First Prize and four special prizes at the prestigious Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in London, and in autumn 2018 it became an HSBC Laureate of the Académie du Festival d’Aix.

Colin Jagger, Director of Music at the University of Portsmouth said "I was privileged to hear the Esme Quartet at the International Competition at the Wigmore Hall 18 months ago, at which the standard was incredible. The Esme were the winners, and were one of three truly exceptional quartets, the Goldmund and Marmen being the others."

The programme features Beethoven's first quartet and Mendelssohn's last, with two highly interesting pieces in between, Bridge's delightful Novelletten, and Webern's
Langsamer Satz.

The Portsmouth International Chamber Music Series is in its 16th season, a collaborative effort between the University of Portsmouth and local organisations such as the Portsmouth Guildhall.

Tickets are £18 with £16 concessions, available in person from the Guildhall, by calling 023 9387 0200, or from their website.

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