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Feb 28, 20192 min read
Adam Summer School: Celebrating 25 years
The 2019 Adam Summer School was also the programme's 25th anniversary. What an amazing milestone to reach!
Feb 25, 20194 min read
10 Questions with Sarah Chesney
Sarah Chesney, our new General Manager, talks about her musical background, experience in musicology and arts management, and what she enjoy
Feb 17, 20191 min read
2019 Adam Summer School
Warmest congratulations go out to the 28 students accepted. We have 12 violinists, 6 violists, 7 cellists and 3 pianists...
Feb 12, 20193 min read
Review: Adam Chamber Music Festival strikes a chord
"....full of interest and atmosphere.."
Feb 9, 20197 min read
2019 Adam Chamber Music Festival
The biennial Adam Chamber Music Festival returns to Nelson from January 31 - February 9 2019, bringing with it a feast of chamber music...
Feb 5, 20193 min read
Review: Adam Chamber Music Festival starts with a roar
"...marvelous and energetic..."
Feb 3, 201911 min read
Review: Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson - the first days
"...uniform warmth and richness of tone they drew from their instruments."
Oct 12, 20181 min read
Piers Lane & Hiroshi Ikematsu with NZSQ
Schubert’s ‘Trout’ Quintet is, without a doubt, one of the most popular chamber music works of all time...
Sep 1, 20182 min read
Turning Points 2018
This year’s national tour in August/September will see us perform four carefully curated programmes of groundbreaking works which each...
Aug 30, 20181 min read
Review: Turning Points - Rotorua review
"...[NZSQ is] one of our great music institutions..."
Aug 20, 20181 min read
Review: Evening of richly rewarding listening
"...an enormous feeling of ensemble..."
Jun 30, 20183 min read
Music for Social Change
Reaching out to the next generation of string players is something we are passionate about, and we feel privileged that over the past two...
May 19, 20181 min read
In Memoriam
The New Zealand String Quartet and opera singer Jared Holt join forces to premiere a new song cycle, In Memoriam, by New Zealand composer...
Apr 30, 20181 min read
Review: Profound Performance of new Song Cycle
"...the impact of the performance lingered for much longer. Unforgettable."
Mar 7, 20182 min read
Review: Te Ao Hou – This New World
"...committed, dedicated, sincere, enthusiastic, intense and focused."
Feb 28, 20183 min read
A Week of Inspiration
The 24th Adam Summer School for young chamber musicians took place earlier this month in Nelson and offered 30 of the country’s top young...
Dec 22, 20172 min read
2018 Adam Summer School
From 10-18 February 2018, Nelson will once again host 30 of the country's top young chamber musicians for eight intensive days...
Nov 25, 20172 min read
Review: Requiem for the Fallen CD reviewed
"...Rolf Gjelsten's vibrant cello..."
Nov 10, 20172 min read
Review: NZ quartet make light work of heavy music
"Make no mistake, the New Zealand group are one of the leading string quartets in the world."
Oct 16, 20171 min read
New Zealand String Quartet 30th Anniversary at Government House
On Sunday 8 October, Dame Patsy and Sir David hosted a 30th birthday celebration for the New Zealand String Quartet at Government House...