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ARTISTS: Dene Olding (violin), Dimity Hall (violin), Irina Morozova (viola), Julian Smiles (cello), Piers Lane (piano)
Immensely popular on both sides of the Tasman, the Goldner String Quartet and pianist Piers Lane have won numerous accolades for their recordings that include both Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine’s Editor’s Choice. The Franck and Elgar quintets are among the finest in the repertoire: the Elgar at his most mysterious and expansive, and the Franck compelling, passionate and intense. These two programmes are completed with a new work from Gareth Farr in celebration of the 21st birthday of sister-cities Sydney and Wellington, as well as two of the masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire: Mendelssohn’s lovely A minor quartet, and one of the most stirring, dramatic and thrilling works ever composed – Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden”.
| Date | Programme | Time | Venue | Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 13 | Programme One | 7.30pm | School of Music | Nelson |
| 22 September 13 | Programme One | 4pm | TBC | Christchurch |
| 24 September 13 | Programme Two | 7.30pm | Glenroy Auditorium | Dunedin |
| 25 September 13 | Programme Two | 7.30pm | Civic Theatre | Invercargill |
| 27 September 13 | Programme One | 7.30pm, free pre-concert talk 6:45pm | The Speirs Centre | Palmerston North |
| 28 September 13 | Programme Two | 8pm, free pre-concert talk 7pm | MTG Theatre | Napier |
| 30 September 13 | Programme One | 7.30pm, free pre-concert talk 6:30pm | Michael Fowler Centre | Wellington |
| 2 October 13 | Programme One | 7.30pm | Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts | Hamilton |
| 3 October 13 | Programme Two | 8pm, free pre-concert talk 7pm | Auckland Town Hall | Auckland |
| 5 October 13 | Programme Two | 7.30pm | Theatre Royal | New Plymouth |