Schubertiade

Michael Houstoun piano
Helene Pohl violin
Douglas Beilman violin
Gillian Ansell viola
Rolf Gjelsten cello
Michael Steer double bass ('The Trout')

Join us in celebrating Chamber Music New Zealand’s 60th anniversary with an evening of music by Schubert. Our ‘unofficial subscriber survey’ in 2008 voted five Schubert works into the top 20 most popular chamber music pieces. Two of these all-time favourites feature in this programme; the Trout Quintet and the Notturno.

Schubert lived for his friends, enjoying not only their vibrant intellectual conversation and appreciation for the arts, but also their personal support of his career. Meetings to discuss literary works soon included musical events, or Schubertiades; informal social events which grew from Schubert’s love of poetry and song, and his skilled combination of the two. Schubertiades were very popular events, whether or not the composer was present, and they remain so to this day, with regular Schubertiade festivals and series being presented all over the world.

The New Zealand String Quartet are this country’s premier chamber ensemble. As well as performing their innovative programmes around New Zealand and teaching at the New Zealand School of Music, they have also forged a major career in the busy international chamber music field. Recent highlights include a nine concert tour of Europe including first visits to Poland and the Czech Republic and a debut concert in the prestigious Library of Congress series in Washington DC.

Michael Houstoun has made a unique contribution to New Zealand music as a concert pianist and chamber musician of the highest calibre over the past thirty-five years. He performs tirelessly all over the country in recitals, with orchestras and in festivals to critical acclaim and the great delight of audiences.

With generous support from the Turnovsky Endowment Trust

When & Where

Date	Programme	Time	Venue	Centre
26 October 10	Programme	8.00pm	The Century Theatre	Napier
27 October 10	Programme	7.30pm. Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm.	The Regent on Broadway, Palmerston North	Palmerston North
28 October 10	Programme	7.30pm	Wellington Town Hall	Wellington
30 October 10	Programme	7.30pm	Civic Theatre	Invercargill
31 October 10	Programme	3pm	Glenroy Auditorium	Dunedin
1 November 10	Programme	7.30pm	James Hay Theatre	Christchurch
2 November 10	Programme	7.30pm	Nelson School Of Music, Nile Street	Nelson
4 November 10	Programme	8pm. Free pre-concert talk at 7pm.	Auckland Town Hall	Auckland
5 November 10	Programme	8pm	WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato	Hamilton
6 November 10	Programme	7.30pm	Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace	New Plymouth