Beethoven! Revolution - New Zealand String Quartet

8th May 2012 8:00pm

Presented by Chamber Music New Zealand

Helene Pohl - violin
Douglas Beilman - violin
Gillian Ansell - viola
Rolf Gjelsten - cello

 “well-honed teamwork [and] dazzling delivery”  William Dart, NZ Herald.

The New Zealand String Quartet, the country’s foremost chamber ensemble, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2012.

They have forged a major international career, earning the acclaim of critics and the delighted response of audiences. The quartet has particularly distinguished itself through imaginative programming and insightful interpretations of the string quartet repertoire.

The string quartets of Beethoven’s ‘middle’ period, a period in which he expressed heroic and revolutionary sentiments, are substantial and profound works. The group includes the three Quartets of Opus 59, commissioned by Count Razumovsky, Russian Ambassador to Vienna. Completed in 1806 after a year of sketching and composing, these works are symphonic in scope.

For more information on the New Zealand String Quartet’s 25th anniversary concert schedule visit www.nzsq.co.nz.

Programme

Tickets: Adult $45.00 | Child (School age up to 18 years) $10.00

Or 0800 TICKETEK (0800 842 538), or in person at the Academy or Ticketek outlets.

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