End of the Path: A Look Back on Our 2023 National Tour
Our violist, Gillian Ansell, reflects on another wonderful National Tour. On our 22nd National Tour, this year entitled “Woven Pathways”,...
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Sep 25, 20236 min read
Review: Woven Pathways: the NZ String Quartet reflects on the human experience
Elizabeth Kerr, Five Lines | 22 September, 2023 This article was originally published on Five Lines. Click here to view the original...
Sep 21, 20234 min read
Review: New Zealand String Quartet’s Woven Pathways takes you on an incredible journey
Ilona Hanne, Stratford Press | 11 September 2023 This article was originally published by Stratford Press. Click here to view the...
Jun 13, 20232 min read
Arts on Tour: Reflecting on a Rewarding Tour
Gill and Helene look back on one of our largest ever national tours. Presented by Arts on Tour NZ, a wonderful organisation supporting...
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Reflecting on our Collective Place in this World: The Music of First Light
Helene reflects on our recent tour across Aotearoa New Zealand, and what the music means to her. It was unexpectedly moving to feel part...
Jun 30, 20222 min read
NZ String Quartet: Into the Light (NZ Listener)
Elizabeth Kerr, NZ Listener | 18 June 2022 This article was originally published by NZ Listener on 18 June 2022, and on Elizabeth Kerr's...
Dec 14, 20212 min read
2022 Season Preview
There's plenty to get excited about in our 2022 Season from festivals to masterclasses, familiar favourites to world premieres - one our...
Nov 17, 20213 min read
Five Lines: Subtlety and Flair (Wellington)
Dodging around pandemic disruptions, the New Zealand String Quartet is on the road with two well-crafted programmes for their National Tour.
Aug 26, 20217 min read
Sweet Memories are Made of This: Celebrating 20 Seasons of our National Tour
Kia whakanui tātou, It’s time to celebrate! A special year indeed, 2021 marks the 20th season of our annual National Tour - our flagship...
Mar 20, 20215 min read
Theatre Review: Transfigured Night - This, one hopes, is just the beginning (Christchurch)
From the moment that dancer Laura Saxon Jones stepped onto the stage to quizzically inspect the music stands already positioned...
Mar 17, 20212 min read
Dominion Post: Artistic passion touches hearts of appreciative audience (Wellington)
This was the inaugural performance of BalletCollective Aotearoa in Wellington. They join forces with Chamber Music New Zealand to bring...
Mar 17, 20214 min read
Five Lines: Transfigured Night - from saucy games to passionate desire (Wellington)
The stage in Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre is set with music stands and a large white sail-like backdrop painted in multi-coloured...
Mar 15, 20212 min read
Theatre Review: Unique piece of theatre and a privilege to see (Wellington)
For all of my life when attending orchestral performances, I have wished that music could be visually amplified with movement...
Mar 15, 20214 min read
Jennifer Shennan: Transfigured Night. Ballet Collective Aotearoa & Chamber Music New Zealand (Wgtn)
This was an evening of triumph on several levels. Transfigured Night is the first of six concerts in Chamber Music NZ's nationally...
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Dance Aotearoa NZ: Transfigured Night (Wellington)
Chamber Music New Zealand has boldly incorporated a theatre element into their national tour, Transfigured Night, by commissioning...
Mar 13, 20213 min read
Theatre Review: Transfigured Night - beautiful, intimate, uplifting (Palmerston North)
When an audience leaves with smiles on their faces and chattering about the performance then you know it’s a hit...
Feb 1, 20212 min read
National Tour 2021
Our 2021 National Tour will take us around Aotearoa in August and September. Immerse yourself in astounding beauty, inspire your senses...
Nov 13, 20201 min read
National Tour 2020 | Beethoven
This year we’re celebrating a massive composer with a massive tour. The 2020 National Tour brings Beethoven back on his 250th birthday...
Sep 30, 20205 min read
A deep dive into Beethoven’s String Quartets
As musicians the world over planned celebrations of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the New Zealand String Quartet decided to embark on...
Dec 12, 20192 min read
National Tour 2020: BEETHOVEN
We’re celebrating by embarking on an ambitious project touring Beethoven’s complete string quartets throughout New Zealand.
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