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INTRODUCING OUR 2025 SEASON

Toe-tapping, awe-inspiring, boundary-pushing chamber music.

NZSQ 2025 SEASON

Discover the joy of chamber music in a season designed for everyone! Whether you’re a lifelong fan or new to the genre, choose how you want to connect with the music by exploring our four unique series: In Concert, In Collaboration, In Your Community and Pathways.

 

The first few months of 2024 sped by and the next few are shaping up to do the same! At the end of April we'll perform for our friends at Wellington Chamber Music Society with a programme of works from significant moments in their history. May will be spent on the road with two tours! The first, a tour across the ditch in rural Australia with the fantastic Warren Chamber Music Festival. The second, an exploration of the bottom of the South Island with events from both our In Concert series and In Your Community series across Dunedin, Arrowtown, Christchurch and perhaps a few surprise extras. We'll then all get a chance to enjoy a restful June before launching straight back into things in July with the first of four concerts in Shostakovich: UNPACKED, our exciting series in which we explore the chamber music of the legendary composer alongside our friends, Orchestra Wellington, Antipodes Quartet, Ghost Trio and Jian Liu. 


The rest of 2025 will be filled with toe-tapping, awe-inspiring, boundary-pushing chamber music. Read on to explore our four series and find something to tune into.

EXPLORE EACH SERIES

This series honours the rich repertoire of the classical canon while spotlighting New Zealand composers. In Concert showcases our signature style, blending engaging introductions with captivating performances of both familiar and fresh works, shared with audiences across Aotearoa.

  • Sun, 27 Apr
    27 Apr 2025, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
    St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
    We return to play for our friends at Wellington Chamber Music Society with a programme of music with significant ties to Wellington Chamber Music history.
  • Thu, 01 May
    GBS Falkiner Lounge, Warren Racecourse
    01 May 2025, 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm
    GBS Falkiner Lounge, Warren Racecourse, 7267 Old Warren Rd, Warren NSW 2824, Australia
    For our only international tour in 2025, we're thrilled to be spending it at Warren Chamber Music Festival in rural New South Wales, Australia. It'll be a week of music and community with a range of exciting events to suit any chamber music fan.
  • Fri, 02 May
    Nevertire Memorial Hall
    02 May 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Nevertire Memorial Hall, 10 Narromine St, Nevertire NSW 2826, Australia
    For our only international tour in 2025, we're thrilled to be spending it at Warren Chamber Music Festival in rural New South Wales, Australia. It'll be a week of music and community with a range of exciting events to suit any chamber music fan.
  • 03 May 2025, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Collie CWA Hall, 20 Bundemar St, Collie NSW 2827, Australia
    For our only international tour in 2025, we're thrilled to be spending it at Warren Chamber Music Festival in rural New South Wales, Australia. It'll be a week of music and community with a range of exciting events to suit any chamber music fan.
  • Sun, 04 May
    04 May 2025, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
    Warren Gallery & Museum, 142 Dubbo St, Warren NSW 2824, Australia
    For our only international tour in 2025, we're thrilled to be spending it at Warren Chamber Music Festival in rural New South Wales, Australia. It'll be a week of music and community with a range of exciting events to suit any chamber music fan.
Collaboration

This exciting series pushes the boundaries of what chamber music can be. Working across genres and art forms, In Collaboration will bring us together with artists and organisations to create vibrant and eclectic experiences. Each performance is crafted with the audience experience at its heart, offering a fresh take on how music connects us all.

  • 09 Jul 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
    Prefab Hall, 14 Jessie Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
    Introducing Shostakovich: Unpacked. A four-part concert series presented by New Zealand String Quartet and friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.
  • 06 Aug 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
    Prefab Hall, 14 Jessie Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
    Introducing Shostakovich: Unpacked. A four-part concert series presented by New Zealand String Quartet and friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.
  • 01 Oct 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
    Prefab Hall, 14 Jessie Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
    Introducing Shostakovich: Unpacked. A four-part concert series presented by New Zealand String Quartet and friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.
  • 25 Nov 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
    Prefab Hall, 14 Jessie Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
    Introducing Shostakovich: Unpacked. A four-part concert series presented by New Zealand String Quartet and friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.
Community

In Your Community enhances the accessibility of chamber music by bringing performances to vibrant spaces like libraries, schools, and community halls. Through these partnerships, we foster a love of music for audiences of all ages, creating shared moments of connection and inspiration.

  • Thu, 15 May
    Tūranga Library, Ōtautahi
    15 May 2025, 11:00 am – 11:45 am
    Tūranga Library, Ōtautahi, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
    Free, family-friendly event. Join us at for a morning at Tūranga Library as we introduce you and your whānau to the wonderful world of chamber music.
  • Multiple Dates
    Sun, 13 Jul
    Whirinaki Whare Taonga
    13 Jul 2025, 1:00 pm – 1:40 pm
    Whirinaki Whare Taonga, 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt Central, Upper Hutt 5018, New Zealand
    A nature inspired show for family audiences, presented by Classical Expressions.
  • Mon, 01 Sept
    Location is TBD
    01 Sept 2025, 1:00 am – 30 Sept 2025, 12:50 am
    Location is TBD
    We're excited to hit the road and explore the North Island once again. More details to be announced soon!
Pathways

Pathways represents our commitment to young artist development, spanning initiatives like the flagship Adam Summer School for Chamber Music to the relaxed and innovative Racket Lounge concert series, offering a performance platform for emerging talent. We’re dedicated to nurturing the next generation of New Zealand musicians as they launch their careers. 

  • Thu, 28 Aug
    Location is TBD
    28 Aug 2025, 12:00 am – 14 Sept 2026, 11:50 pm
    Location is TBD
    Under the guidance of NZSQ, Chamber Music New Zealand and the Adam Chamber Music Festival, this ensemble of talented young musicians is hitting the road.

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