NZ String Quartet

This concert will be presented by the NZ String Quartet. Two members of the quartet have resigned Helene Pohl (violin) and Rolf Gjelsten (cello). The NZSQ Trust has assured us of their full commitment to our concert and that they will update us at the earliest opportunity regarding the guest artists that they plan to engage to play with Peter Clark (violin) and Gillian Ansell (viola).

This concert includes works that have been an important part of Wellington Chamber Music history. The Shostakovich quartet was played in the year Wellington Chamber Music was formed in 1945. The Psathas work was commissioned by us for our 60th anniversary in 2005. It explores the rich traditions of Greek music, drawing from the improvisatory nature of taximi and the virtuosity of master musicians such as Manos and Vagelis.

The Grieg quartet was composed in 1877-78. The composer wrote in a letter to a friend “It strives towards breadth, soaring flight and above all resonance for the instruments for which it is written.”

How to buy tickets:

Single tickets are $40, or $10 for those under 26. A school child attending with an adult who has purchased a full-price ticket is free.

You can buy single tickets by:

• Emailing sundayconcertsnz@gmail.com and paying by internet banking to 38-9015-0271891-00 with your name in the reference so we can identify you

• Booking online at: Eventfinda Bookings (transaction fees apply)

• Booking over the counter at ‘Visitor i-Sites’ in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Carterton, Masterton and Martinborough

• Phoning Eventfinda: 0800BUYTIX or 0800 289 849 Note: Eventfinda will not accept postal bookings or payment by cheque. Tickets for all online and phone bookings will be emailed to you.

• At the venue: from 2:30pm on the day of the concert (cash only).

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