New Zealand String Quartet
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MOZART: String Quartet No 19 in C K465, Dissonance
Performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Audio
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F Op 59/1, Razumovsky
Performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Audio
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in C# minor Op 131
Performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Audio
SMETANA: String Quartet No 1 in E minor, From my life
Performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Audio
REVIEW: New Zealand String Quartet with Serenity Thurlow
The members of the New Zealand String Quartet showed off their impressive unity at last night's performance in Christchurch but was it enough to inspire reviewer Tony Ryan?
Upbeat for Monday 13 August
Upbeat talks with Helene Pohl and Rolf Gjelsten of the New Zealand String Quartet ahead of nationwide tour Turning Points and, celebrating the famous collaboration of jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and…
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Monique Lapins and the NZ String Quartet
It's a big call, replacing a member of a long-established New Zealand String Quartet - big for both the ensemble and for the newbie. Monique Lapins took over as second violin for the New Zealand… Audio
Janet JENNINGS: In Memoriam
A song cycle for tenor and string quartet performed by Jared Holt & New Zealand String Quartet. Audio
PUCCINI: Crisantemi
Puccini's instrumental gem performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Audio
BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in A minor Op 132
Beethoven's 15th quartet is performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Audio
A Kiwi collaboration
New Zealand Festival tonight hosts a special collaboration, between the NZ String Quartet and Taonga Pūoro player Rob Thorne. It includes works by Gareth Farr, Gillian Whitehead, and Salina Fisher… Audio
Upbeat for Tuesday 6 March
How do we define what New Zealand is? City Gallery’s Robert Leonard tries to answer the question through art; then Rob Thorne explains his new works with the New Zealand String Quartet & we feature a…
DVORAK: Serenade for Strings Op 22
The three string quartets at the Adam Festival join with double bassist Joan Perarnau Garriga to bring the Festival to a close with Dvorak's sunny Serenade for Strings. Audio
BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115
Clarinettist James Campbell and the New Zealand String Quartet play Brahms's beautiful Clarinet Quintet. Audio