2020 marks 250 years since Beethoven’s birth. We’re celebrating by embarking on an ambitious project touring Beethoven’s complete string quartets throughout New Zealand – and internationally.
Beethoven’s music is lauded and loved for its vitality, creative spark, and messages that speak of humanitarianism and universality. 250 years on, Beethoven’s music reverberates as loudly as ever. Because it offers something for everyone, we want to share this music with as many people as possible. Our BEETHOVEN National Tour in 2020 will see us performing even more concerts than ever before in towns and cities big and small.
We announced our National Tour 2020 in December 2019 to give you a taste of what's to come. Mark the concerts in your diaries now and stayed tuned for full programme, venue, and ticketing information to be released in early 2020!
“No Beethoven celebration can be joyful enough. It’s almost like celebrating the birthday of music itself.”
Leonard Bernstein
TOUR DATES AND VENUES
DATE
LOCATION
VENUE
TIME
PROGRAMME
Thu 12 Mar
Whanganui
Prince Edward Auditorium, Whanganui Collegiate
7:30pm
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Fri 5 Jun
Napier
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Sat 6 Jun
Auckland
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Sun 7 Jun
Auckland
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Tue 9 Jun
New Plymouth
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Fri 12 Jun
Christchurch
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Sat 13 Jun
Akaroa
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Sun 14 Jun
Timaru
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Fri 3 Jul
Tauranga
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Sat 4 Jul
Rotorua
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Sun 5 Jul
Taupo
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Fri 14 Aug
Hamilton
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Sat 15 Aug
Auckland
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Sun 16 Aug
Auckland
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Thu 20 Aug
Christchurch
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Fri 21 Aug
Nelson
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Sat 22 Aug
Nelson
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Sun 23 Aug
Blenheim
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Sun 23 Aug
Blenheim
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Wed 2 Sep
Tauranga
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Thu 3 Sep
Hamilton
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Fri 4 Sep
Waiheke Island
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Sat 5 Sep
Auckland
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Sun 6 Sep
Kerikeri
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Fri 11 Sep
Wellington
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Sun 13 Sep
Wellington
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Wed 16 Sep
Wellington
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Sat 19 Sep
Wellington
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Wed 23 Sep
Wellington
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Fri 25 Sep
Wellington
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Thu 22 Oct
Christchurch
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PROGRAMMES
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All details are correct at time of publication and subject to change if necessary.
The New Zealand String Quartet gratefully acknowledges its sponsors and funders
