| The New Zealand String Quartet return in their first
appearance for Wellington Chamber Music since 2010.
The programme straddles the late Romantic era of the
repertoire, starting with the second of Brahms’ pair of
quartets of Opus 51, in A minor, a blend of lyricism with a propulsive, Hungarian dance-like finale. Composed 20 years later (1893) is the best-loved of Dvořák’s string quartets, the F major, Op 96, known as the ‘American’: his masterpiece. Ross Harris, now retired from teaching at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music, is one of New Zealand’s most imaginative and arresting composers. His fifth string quartet, entitled ‘Songs from Childhood’, was premiered at the 2013 Adam Chamber Music Festival in February. Sunday 20 June3:00 pm, Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town HallMozart – String Quartet in D K575
Chinary Ung – SPIRAL III for String Quartet
Schumann – Piano Quintet in E flat, Op.44
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