Nov 13, 20201 min readNational Tour 2020 | BeethovenThis 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 readA deep dive into Beethoven’s String QuartetsAs musicians the world over planned celebrations of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the New Zealand String Quartet decided to embark on...
Sep 19, 20207 min readBeethoven’s creative “quartet-journey” superbly delineated by the NZSQ at St.John’s in the CityContinuing its “tour” of Wellington venues by way of bringing to us all of Beethoven’s String Quartets during his 250th anniversary year...
Sep 13, 20208 min readNew Zealand String Quartet’s second Beethoven 250th Anniversary concertThese works are, of course, iconic representations of a whole genre of music, and as such well-known to audiences everywhere – but as with..
Sep 11, 20205 min readBeethoven 250th anniversary: first concert from New Zealand String QuartetThis was the first of six concerts this month of all 17 of Beethoven’s string quartets (17 includes the Grosse Fuge...