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INTRODUCING OUR 2025 SEASON

Toe-tapping, awe-inspiring, boundary-pushing chamber music.

NZSQ 2025 SEASON

Discover the joy of chamber music in a season designed for everyone! Whether you’re a lifelong fan or new to the genre, choose how you want to connect with the music by exploring our four unique series: In Concert, In Collaboration, In Your Community and Pathways.

 

The second half of 2025 will be jam-packed with concerts all across the country! July is the beginning of our highly anticipated Shostakovich: UNPACKED concert series, kicking off with Orchestra Wellington and following up with Antipodes Quartet in August. The Racket Lounge is back with four chill concerts across four months; this one is a must if you're looking for emerging talent and a laid-back atmosphere. September will have us on the road with our 2025 North Island Tour. We're looking forward to visiting Tauranga, Coromandel and Paeroa before rounding it off with an extended stay in the Auckland region. Then it's back for the final two concerts in Shostakovich: UNPACKED


The rest of 2025 will be filled with toe-tapping, awe-inspiring, boundary-pushing chamber music. Read on to explore our four series and find something to tune into.

EXPLORE EACH SERIES

This series honours the rich repertoire of the classical canon while spotlighting New Zealand composers. In Concert showcases our signature style, blending engaging introductions with captivating performances of both familiar and fresh works, shared with audiences across Aotearoa.

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Collaboration

This exciting series pushes the boundaries of what chamber music can be. Working across genres and art forms, In Collaboration will bring us together with artists and organisations to create vibrant and eclectic experiences. Each performance is crafted with the audience experience at its heart, offering a fresh take on how music connects us all.

  • 28 Oct 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
    Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson 7010, New Zealand
    Celebrate Shostakovich fifty years after his death. Due to popular demand, we're bringing our exciting collaboration with Jian Liu to Whakatū Nelson as part of Nelson Arts Festival.
  • 25 Nov 2025, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
    Prefab Hall, 14 Jessie Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
    Introducing Shostakovich: Unpacked. A four-part concert series presented by New Zealand String Quartet and friends to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.
Community

In Your Community enhances the accessibility of chamber music by bringing performances to vibrant spaces like libraries, schools, and community halls. Through these partnerships, we foster a love of music for audiences of all ages, creating shared moments of connection and inspiration.

  • Wed, 29 Oct
    Te Noninga Kumu Motueka Public Library
    29 Oct 2025, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
    Te Noninga Kumu Motueka Public Library, 32 Wallace Street, Motueka 7120, New Zealand
    Free performance of classical music for the whole community. Part of the 2025 Nelson Arts Festival.
Pathways

Pathways represents our commitment to young artist development, spanning initiatives like the flagship Adam Summer School for Chamber Music to the relaxed and innovative Racket Lounge concert series, offering a performance platform for emerging talent. We’re dedicated to nurturing the next generation of New Zealand musicians as they launch their careers. 

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New Zealand String Quartet

Te Rōpū Tūrū o Aotearoa

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