Elke eerste dinsdag van de maand treden studenten van het Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Ontdek nieuw talent als eerste in deze serie van Stadsherstel en het Conservatorium.
FOUR VOICES, ONE VISION
The Hera Quartet is based in Amsterdam and was founded in October 2022 when its four members met at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, where they are currently studying. The quartet is now under the guidance of Dmitri Ferschtman, Dutch-Russian cellist. They already made their debut at important venues including the Royal Concertgebouw (Kleine Zaal), Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam and Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. In December 2024 they made their Debut in the Kleine Zaal of Concertgebouw and in October 2025 they will be back in occasion of a special event with bestselling writer Dan Brown.
The Hera Quartet has already made its appearance at Dutch National Radio NPO Klassiek. In April 2025 they had their debut at the Dutch television programme “Podium Klassiek’ on NPO 2 performing together with Juan Pablo Jofre and Sasha Witteveen. The quartet has been part of several international festivals like the Scaldis Kamermuziek Festival, the Emmy Verhey Festival, and Beethoven Festival. In September 2023, they played the pre-concert for the Danish String Quartet and in January 2024, they were invited to perform the pre-concert for the Jerusalem Quartet at the String Quartet Biennale Festival in Amsterdam.
In the 2024/25 season, they were awarded the Audience Prize after their concert at Theater De Leest. In April 2025 they performed in occasion of The National Geographic Summit in Amsterdam, performing in a sold out Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ. Since November 2023, the Hera Quartet has been an official member of the NSKA String Quartet Academy in Amsterdam, receiving guidance from esteemed musicians such as Marc Danel, Eberhard Feltz, Lukas Hagen, Petr Prause, Simone Gramaglia, Matthieu van Bellen, Judith van Driel, and David Faber.
The quartet has been accepted into the ISA-MDW Summer Academy and the prestigious Chigiana Academy (Siena, Italy), where they studied under the supervision of Bruno Giuranna. In September 2024 the Hera Quartet was selected as one of the three ensembles to take part in “Espresso Masterclass” held in Cassine, Italy, where they played concerts organized by “Le Dimore del Quartetto”. They received intensive coaching with Kyrill Zlotnikov, Arben Llozi and Simone Gramaglia.
Dasha Serck, violin
Livia Stefani, violin
Anuschka Pedano, viola
Pietro Silvestri, cello