The New Zealand String Quartet plays as though it has nothing to prove. These musicians – Helen Pohl and Douglas Beilman, violins; Gillian Ansell, viola; Rolf Gjelsten, cello – take sensible tempos, let the music breath naturally and rely on traditional musicianship rather than high-powered virtuosity. Their concert on Sunday afternoon at the National Academy [...]
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