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Rosin Octet

  • Classical Music

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

Where the rich tradition of the string octet meets today’s emerging voices

Roisin Octet bring Mendelssohn’s electrifying String Octet to life alongside works by Caroline Shaw and Harry Sdraulig, showcasing the thrilling possibilities of chamber music. 

As one of Europe’s most exciting emerging young string ensembles, they reveal a new dimension to the chamber world. Based in the Netherlands, they bring eight players from Portugal, Norway, Spain, Cuba, Indonesia and Germany, united by a passion to create unexpected live experiences.   

With Denis Dias, Cláudia Carvalho, Inês Meneses and Alba Huuse on violin, Kevin Morales Rey and Adriana Garcia on viola, and Ade Nicolas and Carlotta Rall on cello, they combine the close listening of chamber music with the sweeping power of a much larger ensemble. 

Performing an early Romantic masterpiece alongside a contemporary work by Australian composer Harry Sdraulig – a beloved piece of music the octet wanted to bring ‘home’ – contemporary Australian compositions, they’ll fill the Utzon Room with every surge and whisper of the strings. If you’re wondering what the future of classical listening sounds like, this is the ensemble you need to hearsee.  

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

Caroline Shaw (b. 1982) Entr’acte (2011) 12’

Harry Sdraulig (b. 1992) String Octet (2018) 20’  

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) String Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 35’ 

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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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