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Piers Lane and the Doric String Quartet

• Biography
• Programme One
• Programme Two

Biography

Piers Lane piano
Alex Redington violin
Jonathan Stone violin
Simon Tandree viola
John Myerscough cello

In their 12 years together, the prize-winning UK-based Doric String Quartet have successfully forged a career path that places them in highly acclaimed chamber music events and series around the world, and working in collaboration with world-class artists. This tour to New Zealand, in partnership with the Royal Over-Seas League, sees them team-up with one of our favourite international touring pianists, Piers Lane.

London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane has a flourishing international career which has taken him to more than 40 countries. He is in great demand as a chamber music collaborator, and in 2007 was appointed Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, held annually in Townsville.

Cellist with the Dorics, John Myerscough, has visted NZ once before and is looking forward to returning with his colleagues and Piers: "We are extremely excited about the prospect of touring NZ. It is a wonderful opportunity to travel to a new and beautiful country and we are very fortunate to be playing in venues across the whole country. We are also excited about playing two wonderful programmes – We feel we have a special affinity for Haydn’s music and it will be exciting to contrast this with Bartok and Britten (whose 2nd quartet is one of greatest 20th century works)."

Presented in association with Royal Over-Seas League

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