...I thought the playing was fantastic in its focused energies... and how resounding a success the concert was in its entirety!... (Peter Mechen, Middle C, 2020)
Our Flight programme takes wing with one of Haydn's most popular works, his 'Lark' Quartet in D Op 64 No 5. The second piece is String Quartet No 4 by Polish composer Grazyna Bacewicz. This passionate music won her first prize at an international competition for string quartets in 1951. We mark the 50th anniversary of the death of one of the Twentieth Century's key musical figures, Igor Stravinsky, with his miniature Concertino for String Quartet, written in his neo-classical style. We finish with Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11, a work full of soaring melodies and heartfelt emotion, famous for its Andante cantabile slow movement. Tickets are available at the door for $30/person, or $25/person for groups of 6+ people.
The members of the Aroha Quartet are joined by guest tutors from the 2021 ASQ International Music Academy taking place in St Andrew’s during this week. This free concert is part of the regular St Andrew’s lunchtime series.
