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The Esmé Quartet’s captivating performance at San Franciscos Herbst Theatre illuminated the stage with earnestness and elegance as the musicians poured their minds, bodies and expressive souls into delivery. From

8.30 First violinist of the award-winning Esmé Quartet, Wonhee Bae, talks about the Quartets formation and its propulsion onto the world stage after winning the Wigmore Hall competition, and, its involvement in three HKAF events - including its own HK recital debut sure to Dazzel the audience 9.30 Fung Lam reflects on past commissions while offering advice for aspiring composers and talks about his interest in multimedia projects including the fascinating Hyperreality in partnership ...

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents the Esme Quartet on March 18 at the Samueli Theater. The Esme Quartet features Wonhee Bae, violin, Yuna Ha, violin, Jiwon Kim, viola, and Ye-Eun Heo, cello. They will be joined for their Center debut by composer Soo Yeon Lyuh playing the haegeum. The program includes Lyuh's Yessori: A Fantasia for Haegeum; Debussy String Quartet; and Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 59, No. 2.