Review: Janacek & Beethoven String Quartets from the amazing NZSQ
"...the music’s substance…here, so heart-stopping in its searing execution by these intrepid players…"
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- Mar 17, 2019
- 5 min
Review:Brahms’ Quintets Naxos – graceful, beautifully-lit readings by the NZSQ with Maria Lambros
New Zealand String Quartet, with Maria Lambros (viola), presents BRAHMS – String Quintets – No.1 in F Major, Op.88 / No/2 in G Major,...
- Feb 12, 2019
- 3 min
Review: Adam Chamber Music Festival strikes a chord
"....full of interest and atmosphere.."
- Feb 5, 2019
- 3 min
Review: Adam Chamber Music Festival starts with a roar
"...marvelous and energetic..."
- Feb 3, 2019
- 11 min
Review: Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson - the first days
"...uniform warmth and richness of tone they drew from their instruments."
- Aug 30, 2018
- 1 min
Review: Turning Points - Rotorua review
"...[NZSQ is] one of our great music institutions..."
- Aug 20, 2018
- 1 min
Review: Evening of richly rewarding listening
"...an enormous feeling of ensemble..."
- Apr 30, 2018
- 1 min
Review: Profound Performance of new Song Cycle
"...the impact of the performance lingered for much longer. Unforgettable."
- Mar 7, 2018
- 2 min
Review: Te Ao Hou – This New World
"...committed, dedicated, sincere, enthusiastic, intense and focused."
- Nov 25, 2017
- 2 min
Review: Requiem for the Fallen CD reviewed
"...Rolf Gjelsten's vibrant cello..."
- Nov 10, 2017
- 2 min
Review: NZ quartet make light work of heavy music
"Make no mistake, the New Zealand group are one of the leading string quartets in the world."
- Sep 23, 2017
- 1 min
Review: Brahms CD review - NZSQ & James Campbell
"...five musicians in complete emotional and musical accord."
- Aug 29, 2017
- 2 min
Review: A concert that spans centuries
"...the performance captured all the deeply emotional sentiment."
- Aug 21, 2017
- 2 min
Review: Yearning, heartache and true love
"...brilliantly executed..."
- Jun 7, 2017
- 3 min
Review: Brahms' Heart and Soul - CD review
"The New Zealand String Quartet, which is celebrating its 30th-anniversary this year, remains an ensemble of the first rank."
- May 15, 2017
- 1 min
Review: New Zealand String Quartet put shine on French finery
"…full-on emotional drama that the NZSQ do well."
- May 9, 2017
- 2 min
Review: NZ String Quartet with Kathryn Stott
"The NZSQ have always had the gift of establishing an intimate rapport with their audiences."
- May 8, 2017
- 2 min
Review: Tour de force from Stott and string quartetTour de force from Stott
"The NZSQ is a treasure, a taonga. Cherish them."
- Dec 8, 2016
- 1 min
Review: Lean and clean sounds from Kiwi quartet
"The players vividly conveyed the unique intensity and range of colour in this programmatically inspired music."
- Nov 6, 2016
- 2 min
Review: A Fine Evening with New Zealand Quartet
"…the players showed fastidious care and stylish music-making."
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