Haydn’s String Quartet Opus 20 No. 2 is one of six quartets from Haydn’s mid-career which became a milestone in the development of the genre. Possibly the most interesting of the set, it combines emotional strength with melodic delight. The Beethoven quartet from his Opus 18 also marks a major step in both musical inspiration and intellectual command. Brahms’ Opus 51 No. 1, the first of his quartets to survive his rigorous self-criticism, is remarkably sophisticated in harmony and structure.
Emma Yoon, Julianne Song, Lindsay McLay and Alice
Gott are all graduates of the University of Canterbury. Since its formation in 2009, the quartet has won the 2010 ROSL Arts/Pettman Scholarship and performed at venues such as London’s St-Martin-in-the-Fields and St James Picadilly.
Sunday 01 September3:00 pm, St. Andrews on The TerraceLudwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 6 Op.18 No. 6
Béla Bartók String Quartet No. 2 in A minor Op. 17
Wolfgang Mozart String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat major K. 428 | 
