Antipodes Quartet on tour

Our 2025 Fellowship Ensemble,The Antipodes Quartet, recently returned from their national tour as part of the Chamber Music New Zealand In Partnership series. Eden, an Antipodes Quartet violinist, has written a recap of the tour. Read on for behind the scenes tour photos and to find out what else they got up to on the road.

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In August and September, we as the Antipodes Quartet undertook a three-week tour across New Zealand as part of Chamber Music New Zealand’s In Partnership series.

Touring to seven locations, as well as two self-presented concerts in Auckland and Wellington, we played in churches, community centres, halls and theatres in Cromwell, Warkworth, Whanganui, Upper Hutt, Kerikeri, Whakatāne and Whangārei.

It was an unforgettable experience; with each concert, it was a chance to create music in a new space, adjust to the acoustics, meet local people and share our love of the repertoire - which included Haydn’s The Dream, Webern’s Langsamer satz, Salina Fisher’s Heal and Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major.

Apart from playing concerts, we loved other random adventures, sampling many local delicacies, coffee shops, and running trails (Eden!)

Going on tour was a real highlight from our Fellowship programme and we were so grateful for the mentorship provided by New Zealand String Quartet and to Chamber Music New Zealand for presenting us on tour!

If you’d like to see more of what we got up to, you can see some epic reels on our Facebook and Instagram.

By Eden Annesley

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More from Antipodes Quartet:

"It stuck very naturally." | An Interview with Antipodes Quartet

We caught up with the Quartet to find out where they’ve been, where they are and where they’re going. Read More

Fellowship of the strings | Antipodes Quartet on RNZ Concert

The Antipodes Quartet came into the RNZ studios a few days before the first concert in their tour, to give a little taste of what audiences can hear at the concerts and chat with Bryan Crump about how they’ve found the Fellowship Ensemble experience so far. Listen Now

About Antipodes Quartet:

Antipodes Quartet is the ensemble of emerging and early-career musicians taking part in the 2025 Fellowship Programme, facilitated and mentored by New Zealand String Quartet, Chamber Music New Zealand and Adam Chamber Music Festival. They each auditioned for the opportunity as individuals and were brought together by the process to form a brand-new string quartet. Across the year-long programme they are receiving not just performance mentorship, but also mentoring focussed on marketing, fundraising, personal branding and other skills necessary for a sustainable, well-rounded career in the arts. Part of this process was the opportunity to choose their own name, Antipodes Quartet, establish their own brand and begin carving out their own space within the Aotearoa classical music industry.