


TURNING SOUND INTO GOLD
The Doric String Quartet is an internationally acclaimed UK-based quartet which brings its luminous sound and immaculate interpretations to everything it does. From Beethoven’s rich and strange first 'Razumovsky' Quartet to Benjamin Britten’s delicate Divertimentos, this is chamber music at its best.
For its 2026 tour of Australia the Quartet meets a perfect match, the multi-award-winning Adelaide-based clarinettist Lloyd Van’t Hoff. Together they present Alchymia by British composer Thomas Adès, a work hailed by critics as ‘one of the best chamber music compositions of our time’. Expect great things when this exciting combination of international and Australian artists share the stage.

City Recital Hall is wheelchair accessible.
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
City Recital Hall is steps away from the Wynyard light rail stop, a five-minute walk from Wynyard and Martin Place train stations and numerous bus routes along Martin Place.
BY CAR:
Wilson Parking operates a car park next to City Recital Hall at 123 Pitt Street, Sydney. Accessible parking spaces are available in the car park beside the venue elevators. Patrons can access the Hall directly using the car park lifts from one hour prior to performance start times.
‘Time stood still in the Andantino (no one does ppp quite like the Dorics) while the Finale was rendered with pure passion.’ — Bachtrack
‘Lloyd Van’t Hoff is a technical and expressive master of his instrument.’ — The Age
ARTISTS:
Doric String Quartet
Violin: Maia Cabeza
Violin: Ying Xue
Viola: Emma Wernig
Cello: John Myerscough
Basset Clarinet: Lloyd Van’t Hoff
PROGRAM:
BRITTEN Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
ADÈS Alchymia
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 ‘Razumovsky’
Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff presented by Musica Viva Australia | Sydney is at Sydney's City Recital Hall, which is located at 2 Angel Place, Sydney, 2000.
Doric String Quartet & Lloyd Van’t Hoff presented by Musica Viva Australia | Sydney tickets start at $85.
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