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Quartet X

  • Classical Music
  • Acoustic
  • Pop

Book early and save. Book before 27 Oct 2026 to save 10% on standard tickets or book a package – 2 events to save 15% or 3+ events to save 20%.

  • Utzon Room
  • Run time: 70 minutes Subject to change

Where contemporary classical reimagines your favourite pop anthems  

Driven by a pursuit to radically reimagine chamber music, Quartet X blur the lines between classical, pop and everything in between.  

Featuring some of Australia’s most versatile female musicians, with Courtenay Cleary on the violin, Claire Edwardes on percussion, Emily Granger on harp and Karin Schaupp on guitar, every performance stretches, bends and redefines what the traditional string quartet  can be. From the distinct rhythmic sound worlds of Caroline Shaw and Holly Harrison into fresh arrangements of Seal, Billie Eilish and Michael Nyman’s The Piano, you can expect radiant new interpretations of the songs you know by heart.  

If you’ve ever bopped along while watching Bridgerton, consider this your ticket to a musical experience that is as much a guilty pleasure as it is moving.   

Sydney Opera House thanks Event Partner Champagne Pommery, The Greats donors and Ezekiel Solomon AM for their support of Utzon Music.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

Event details

Repertoire

Michael Nyman, The Heart Asks Pleasure First (from the Piano)
arr. Richard Charlton 

Meredith Monk, Ellis Island
arr. Matt Moisey

Adeola Samuel (Seal) & Henry Olusegun, Kiss from a Rose
arr. Richard Charlton

Ray Lin, The Feeling of Home

Caroline Shaw, Valencia
arr. Ben Murphy

Robert Davidson, Wandering

Leslie Feist (Feist) & Sally Seltmann, 1234
arr. Richard Charlton

Ariana Grande, pov
arr. Samuel Andrews

Joanna Newsom, Divers 
arr. Richard Charlton

Holly Harrison, X Factor

Agnes Obel, The Curse
arr. Richard Charlton

Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, Birds of a Feather
arr. Joe Fallon

Toni Watson (Tones and I), Dance Monkey
arr. Richard Charlton

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Attending this event

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Ticket information

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Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Utzon Room

The Utzon Room is located on the Eastern side of the Opera House, in front of the Joan Sutherland Theatre. Best accessed through the Box Office Foyer or the Covered Concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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