New Zealand String Quartet
Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna - New Zealand String Quartet
Listen to the New Zealand String Quartet perform recent compositions from Japan, Aotearoa, South Korea, and the U.S. in this Asian Composers League concert, Te Waipuna, held in Christchurch in 2022. Audio
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New Zealand String Quartet: Turning Points 3
The New Zealand String Quartet's celebration of 30 years of touring, Turning Points, features performances of some of the most groundbreaking works in the quartet repertoire including music from…
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
BARBER: String Quartet Op 11
Performed by the New Zealand String Quartet at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, 'Letters from Iraq', Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Audio
Music Alive: NZSQ National Tour "2021" - Programme 1
The first of two programmes from the NZSQ's National Tour, intended to be performed in 2021 but delayed until April 2022. They give us a programme of Haydn, Ligeti, and Dvorak with Gareth Farr's Te… Audio
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Russian composer Tatiana Riabinkina's reaction to the Ukraine invasion
A Russian composer living in New Zealand has written two works directly responding to the current invasion of Ukraine. Tatiana Riabinkina says she is horrified at what's happening in the country under… Audio
MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No 2 in A minor Op 13
Performed by NZSQ at a concert in Jubilee Hall, Parnell, Auckland, 3 April 2022. Audio
SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No 11 in F minor Op 122
Performed by NZSQ at a concert in Jubilee Hall, Parnell, Auckland, 3 April 2022. Audio
WEBSTER: this memory of earth
Performed by NZSQ at a concert in Jubilee Hall, Parnell, Auckland, 3 April 2022. Audio
MOZART: String Quartet No 21 in D K575, Prussian
Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Jubilee Hall, Parnell, Auckland, 3 April 2022. Audio
DVORAK: String Quartet No 10 in Eb, Op 51
Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland, 2 April 2022. Audio
LIGETI: String Quartet No 1, Métamorphoses nocturnes
Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland, 2 April 2022. Audio
FARR: Te Koanga
Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland, 2 April 2022. Audio
HAYDN: String Quartet in Bb Op 76 No 4, Sunrise
Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland, 2 April 2022. Audio
Amy BEACH: Piano Quintet in F sharp minor
Performed by pianist Diedre Irons with New Zealand String Quartet at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2022. Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Hine-pū-te-hue
Performed by Bob Bickerton (taonga puoro) with New Zealand String Quartet at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2022. Video, Audio
Philip BROWNLEE/Ariana TIKAO: Manaaki
Performed by Ariana Tikao (taonga pūoro) with New Zealand String Quartet at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2022. Video, Audio
Ross HARRIS: String Quartet No 9
Performed by the New Zealand String Quartet at the Adam Summer Celebration, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, February 2021. Audio
Louise WEBSTER: This Memory of Earth
Performed by the New Zealand String Quartet at the Adam Summer Celebration, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, February 2021. Audio
SMETANA: String Quartet No 2 in D minor
Performed by the New Zealand String Quartet at the Adam Summer Celebration, Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, February 2021. Audio