...unified by their common energy and discipline, and a singular understanding of Shostakovich’s music...
(Lindis Taylor, "Middle-C")

Aroha Quartet with Diedre Irons play 'Unbound' in St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington

Our programme begins with Haydn's String Quartet in C Op 33 No 3. Nicknamed 'The Bird', this is a graceful and light-hearted work. It contrasts well with 'Unbound', an expressive, heartfelt work for string quartet written in 2011 by New Zealand composer Brigid Ursula Bisley. For the finale, we are delighted to be joined by Diedre Irons, one of New Zealand's finest pianists, for the sublime Piano Quintet in F minor by Brahms. Combining lyrical beauty and rhythmic muscularity, this is one of the best-loved chamber music works of all time. Tickets ($35 Adults, $25 Concessions, $70 Families - 2 Adults + 2 Children, $10 Children under 18 yrs) from Eventfinda (booking fees may apply).
Sunday, December 1 2019, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
Aroha String Quartet

Diedre Irons - piano

Haydn: String Quartet in C Op 33 No 3 'The Bird'
Bisley: Unbound
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Op 34
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Next concerts

Wednesday, February 26 2020, 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Hamilton Gardens, Hungerford Crescent, Cobham Drive SH1, Hamilton

Come and join the Aroha String Quartet for a musical journey across China and Aotearoa in the beautiful surrounds of the Hamilton Gardens. Moving images will accompany many of the pieces, adding to the magical atmosphere and highlighting this as an event you won’t want to miss. The concert takes place in the Medici Court. Tickets $40 (Concessions $35).
Sunday, April 26 2020, 4:00pm - 6:00pm, St George & St John Church, 30 Domain Rd, Whakatane

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 75th anniversary of the death of Anton Webern with his brief but exquisite Six Bagatelles Op 9. 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.