Nz String Quartet
Te Ao Hou - This New World
Taonga pūoro player Rob Thorne and the New Zealand String Quartet explore the synergies between traditional Māori and western string instruments, featuring compositions by Dame Gillian Whitehead… Audio, Gallery
MENDELSSOHN: Octet in E flat Op 20
Jerusalem Quartet and New Zealand String Quartet. Recorded in Nelson Centre of Musical Arts by RNZ. Audio
Ross HARRIS: Orowaru
Performed by Monique Lapins (violin), Gillian Ansell (viola), Rolf Gjelsten (cello), Hiroshi Ikematsu (double bass), Piers Lane (piano). Video, 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
Zhao Jiping & Zhao Lin: Red Lantern
Zhao Jiping & Zhao Lin: Red Lantern. Introduced by Wu Man. Wu Man (pipa), NZ String Quartet. Video, Audio
TAN DUN: Eight Colours
Tan Dun: Eight Colours. Introduced by Helene Pohl, NZ String Quartet. Video, Audio
Tabea SQUIRE: Chimaera IV
Tabea SQUIRE: Chimaera IV. Introduced by Monique Lapins. Wu Man (pipa), Monique Lapins (violin). Video, Audio
He Zhanghao & Chen Gang: Butterfly Love
He Zhanghao & Chen Gang arr Yi-Wen Jiang: Butterfly Love. Introduced by Wu Man. Wu Man (pipa), NZ String Quartet. Video, Audio
Wu Man - Pipa virtuoso
Wu Man is a founding member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silkroad Ensemble, which aims to bring cultures together through music. She is a virtuoso in the pipa - also called the Chinese lute - which has been played… Audio
Luo Hui and Helene Pohl: China Revisited
The late New Zealand composer Jack Body served as Music Consultant to the Confucius Institute at Victoria University from its inception in 2010. This weekend, they pay tribute to Jack with a concert… Audio
Te Ao Marama - Matariki
Matariki is upon us, and with it, festivals, concerts, and exhibitions all around the country. In mid-June a concert at Wellington's Museum of City and Sea, presented by Chamber Music NZ, which… Audio