...The five played with enormous energy, consummate delicacy, with an intuitive collaboration and infectious passion that captured both the quintet’s fire and its tragic beauty. It brought a tear to the eye....
(Louis Pierard, The Hook review website)

Aroha Quartet with Oleksandr Gunchenko (double bass) in Palmerston North

Our programme begins with the elegant Classicism of Boccherini. In the next work, ‘The Bullet’ by French composer George Onslow, the composer dramatically depicts a hunting accident in which he was almost killed and his subsequent recovery. In the second half, the atmospheric ‘Swim the Sliding Continents’ by Auckland composer Louise Webster and the heartfelt ‘Postlude’ by Ukranian composer Valentyn Silvestrov are followed by Dvorak’s richly Romantic String Quintet No 2 in G. Tickets ($30 General Admission, $25 Concessions, $10 Under 18s, $60 Families - 2 Adults + 2 Under 18s) available from Eventfinda (service fees apply) or at the door from 7 pm.

Wednesday, May 15 2024, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Aroha String Quartet

Oleksandr Gunchenko - double bass

Boccherini: String Quintet in D Op 39 No 3 G339
Onslow: String Quintet No 15 in C min Op 59 'The Bullet'
Louise Webster: Swim the Sliding Continents
Silvestrov: Postlude
Dvořák: String Quintet No 2 in G, Op. 77