CONCERTS
BACKYARD BUSKERS FESTIVAL
29 January 2021, 6:30pm | Christchurch
Win one of the best gigs of Summer in your own backyard!
The New Zealand String Quartet could be performing in your very own backyard! Check out The Garden Parties competition page for details on how to enter. A programme of three sensational works from the comfort of one of Christchurch’s loveliest homes.
Not in the Christchurch area? Experience chamber music at its most intimate and enjoy the NZSQ performing a house concert in your own home. To enquire or start making arrangements, please contact us below.
ADAM SUMMER CELEBRATION
4-7 February 2021 | Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson
Adam Summer Celebration 2021: where you can enjoy the best of New Zealand's chamber musicians, including the New Zealand String Quartet, NZTrio, pianist Michael Endres, soprano Anna Leese, baritone William King, marimba player Naoto Segawa, pianist Richard Mapp.
The celebration includes four evening concerts, three afternoon concerts, meet-the-artist sessions and masterclasses.
ADAM SUMMER SCHOOL FINALE CONCERTS
21 February 2021, 3:30pm & 7:30pm | Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson
The Adam Summer School returns to Nelson to enthral audiences with two riveting Finale Concerts showcasing rising young stars of string and piano performance.
Coached by the internationally acclaimed New Zealand String Quartet and 2021 guest pianist, Richard Mapp, students will raise the bar in performance to an extraordinary level.
CHAMBER MUSIC NEW ZEALAND: TRANSFIGURED NIGHT
9 – 23 March 2021 | Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington, New Plymouth, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin & Invercargill
Award-winning choreographer Loughlan Prior fuses dance with music in his adaptation of Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night). Coupled with Dvořák’s gorgeously Slavonic String Sextet, this night of intensity, intimacy and spiritual metamorphosis is given life in a striking theatrical journey of courage, strength, and human warmth.
Presented in collaboration with Chamber Music New Zealand and BalletCollective Aotearoa
THE NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET, FOUR SUITS AND A SOPRANO
April to May 2021 | Nationwide
New Zealand’s most accomplished performers, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa protégé Ipu Laga’aia, tenor Chris McRae, musical theatre stars Sophie Morris and Rutene Spooner, and music legend Laughton Kora join forces with The New Zealand String Quartet to today announce a nationwide tour of THE NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET, FOUR SUITS AND A SOPRANO in April and May 2021.
The concert tour, including 16 performances, will be a night of operatic classics from Nessun Dorma through to pop classics. So whether you’re a fan of the classics or a lover of pop’s high notes, there’s something for everyone in this night of magic.
CHAMBER MUSIC HUTT VALLEY
3 June 2021, 7:30pm | St Mark’s Church Woburn Rd, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Beethoven Op. 18, No. 4
Beethoven Op. 74
Beethoven Op. 131
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY CHAMBER MUSIC WEEKEND
6-8 June 2021 | New Zealand School of Music
Immerse yourself in a whole weekend of music
Applications open in April 2021.
This course will offer expert, professional coaching to existing chamber music groups of any instrumentation, including voice, which are already rehearsing a work or works. We welcome applications from groups of performers of any age, especially secondary school chamber groups preparing for the NZCT Chamber Music Competition.
NATIONAL TOUR 2020: BEETHOVEN (RESCHEDULED CONCERT)
10 April 2021, 1pm | St Paul’s Cathedral, Dunedin
Acclaimed world-wide for our performances of Beethoven’s music, join us for an unforgettable programme. Prepare yourself to trace Beethoven’s evolution from brilliant classicist to daring modernist.
Beethoven Op. 18, No. 6
Beethoven Op. 135
Approx. one- hour concert, no intermission
This concert is presented in association with the Dunedin Arts Festival.
NATIONAL TOUR 2020: BEETHOVEN (RESCHEDULED CONCERT)
11 April 2021, 4pm | Inkbox Oamaru Opera House, Oamaru
Acclaimed world-wide for our performances of Beethoven’s music, join us for an unforgettable programme. Prepare yourself to trace Beethoven’s evolution from brilliant classicist to daring modernist.
Beethoven | Virtuoso unites follows Beethoven's evolution from the bold virtuosity of his earlier works through to the incredible storytelling of the late quartets.
NATIONAL TOUR 2020: BEETHOVEN (RESCHEDULED CONCERT)
13 April 2021, 12pm | Pacific Crystal Palace, Wanaka
Acclaimed world-wide for our performances of Beethoven’s music, join us for an unforgettable programme. Prepare yourself to trace Beethoven’s evolution from brilliant classicist to daring modernist.
Barton Price The Dry Cardrona
Beethoven Op. 130
Beethoven Op. 133 Great Fugue
NATIONAL TOUR 2020: BEETHOVEN (RESCHEDULED CONCERT)
14 April 2021, 7:30pm | Cloudy Bay Shed, Cromwell
Acclaimed world-wide for our performances of Beethoven’s music, join us for an unforgettable programme. Prepare yourself to trace Beethoven’s evolution from brilliant classicist to daring modernist.
Beethoven | Maestro unites the playful with the profound in music that glows in the sun and resounds from clifftops.
Be sure to arrive early - food and wine orders may be placed from 7pm and enjoyed during the concert.
NATIONAL TOUR 2020: BEETHOVEN (RESCHEDULED CONCERT)
21 May 2021, 7:30pm | Pah Homestead, Auckland
Acclaimed world-wide for our performances of Beethoven’s music, join us for an unforgettable programme. Prepare yourself to trace Beethoven’s evolution from brilliant classicist to daring modernist.
Beethoven | Innovator sets the scene with one of the composer’s first quartets, then shows off his unexpected and unprecedented moves in music from his middle period.
NATIONAL TOUR 2020: BEETHOVEN (RESCHEDULED CONCERT)
22 May 2021, 7:30pm | Rannoch, Auckland
Acclaimed world-wide for our performances of Beethoven’s music, join us for an unforgettable programme. Prepare yourself to trace Beethoven’s evolution from brilliant classicist to daring modernist.
Beethoven | Visionary offers music that pulsates with daring virtuosity from Beethoven’s constant experimenting with new sounds and ideas.
After this finale concert of our Beethoven 250 tour, join the Quartet for a complimentary glass of wine.
CHAMBER MUSIC WHANGANUI
1 July 2021, 7:30pm | Prince Edward Auditorium, Whanganui
Beethoven Op. 18, No. 4
Smetana String Quartet No. 2
Beethoven Op. 127