Welcome to Shostakovich: UNPACKED In this 50th year since the death of great Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, we celebrate his life, struggles and profound contribution to the canon by programming 5 of his 15 string quartets, set in the company of some of his greatest other chamber music. Well-known for the hidden messages and codes inside his music due to the terrifying cat-and-mouse game he endured with Stalin, Shostakovich’s music expresses univers

The New Zealand String Quartet is proud to announce that Wellington-based composer Estella Wallace  as the winner of the Finlayson Prize...

Our 2025 Fellowship Ensemble,The Antipodes Quartet, recently returned from their national tour as part of the Chamber Music New Zealand...

Welcome to Shostakovich: UNPACKED In this 50th year since the death of great Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, we...

A cosy oasis to welcome in Spring. We're excited to perform as part of this beloved concert series with a programme of fresh and familiar...

We're on the road this September with concerts in Tauranga, Coromandel, Paeroa and Auckland. Thursday 11 September | TOTARA ST, Tauranga...

Welcome to Shostakovich: UNPACKED In this 50th year since the death of great Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, we...

Antipodes Quartet is the ensemble of emerging and early-career musicians taking part in the 2025 Fellowship Programme , facilitated and...

Welcome to Shostakovich: UNPACKED In this 50th year since the death of great Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, we...

We're thrilled to be running our events internship once again in 2025, this time with another rising star of the classical music world,...

For our first international tour of 2025 we travelled to rural New South Wales, Australia to spend a week performing at the Warren...

Monday 2 June 2025, 2pm - 3pm | Adam Concert Room, New Zealand School of Music Welcome to the Finale Concert for the 2025 Chamber Music...

We're on the road this May with concerts in Dunedin, Arrowtown, Ōkārito, Barrytown and Christchurch Saturday 10 May, 5pm | Orokonui...

The 31st annual Adam Summer School for Chamber Music took place in Nelson this February with its signature mix of excitement and...

We return to play for our friends at Wellington Chamber Music with a programme of music with significant ties to Wellington Chamber Music...

Across the end of March and beginning of April we toured to three centres around Aotearoa with the New Zealand Dance Company and Chamber...

A toe-tapping tribute to St Patrick’s Day featuring string quartet and Irish trad musicians. Tuesday 1 April at 6pm & 8:30pm Rippon Hall,...

A toe-tapping tribute to St Patrick’s Day featuring string quartet and Irish trad musicians. Friday 14th March at 7:30pm & Monday 17th...

Sunday 16th February, 3pm & 7pm Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, 48 Nile Street, Nelson WELCOME FROM THE ADAM FOUNDATION A warm welcome to...

The annual Adam Summer School for Chamber Music is an opportunity for up to 30 talented young string players and pianists to commit...