About Us
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.
Since November 2023, the Hera Quartet has been an official member of the NSKA String Quartet Academy in Amsterdam, where they have had the opportunity to learn from renowned 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 already performed at important venues including the Royal Concertgebouw (Kleine Zaal), Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ in Amsterdam and Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden.
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.
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.
The Hera Quartet has already made its appearance at Dutch National Radio and in April 2025 they will have their debut at the Dutch television programme “Podium Klassiek’ where they will perform together with Juan Pablo Jofre and Sasha Witteveen.
Our Members
Dasha Serck, violin
Livia Stefani, violin
Anuschka Pedano, viola
