'well-honed teamwork [and] dazzling delivery' - William Dart, NZ Herald.

The New Zealand String Quartet, the country’s foremost chamber ensemble, celebrates its 25th anniversary.

They have forged a major international career, earning the acclaim of critics and the delighted response of audiences. The quartet has particularly distinguished itself through imaginative programming and insightful interpretations of the string quartet repertoire.

The string quartets of Beethoven’s ‘middle’ period, in which he expressed heroic and revolutionary sentiments, are substantial and profound works. The group includes the three Quartets of Opus 59, commissioned by Count Razumovsky, Russian Ambassador to Vienna. Completed in 1806 after a year of sketching and composing, these works are symphonic in scope.

For more information on the New Zealand String Quartet’s 25th anniversary concert schedule visit www.nzsq.co.nz.

Helene Pohl - violin
Douglas Beilman - violin
Gillian Ansell - viola
Rolf Gjelsten - cello

Programme
• Beethoven String Quartet Opus 74
• Beethoven String Quartet Opus 95
• Beethoven String Quartet Opus 59 No 3

Ticketing Information
Child price available (school age, up to 18 years)
Student rush available to tertiary students from 90 minutes prior on the day of the performance. Student ID required.

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