DAYTONA BEACH – The New Zealand String Quartet set a fine tone for the fresh cultural season Friday with its wide-ranging, profoundly nuanced Central Florida Cultural Endeavors concert.
Violinist Helena Pohl was a powerhouse in Beethoven’s String Quartet in B flat major, Opus 18, No. 6, a massive work that allowed the four musicians from Victoria [...]
Archive for October, 2004
Quartet strikes high note for new season
Can a string quartet truly go wild?
Can a string quartet truly go wild? That was the strange question that came to mind as the New Zealand String Quartet romped through a hefty program Thursday evening at the Strathmore Mansion.
This mature group of musicians – violinists Helen Pohl and Douglas Beilman, violist Gillian Ansell and cellist Rolf Gjelstein – injected the music [...]
Raleigh chamber Music Guild
The New Zealand String Quartet is known for innovative and eclectic programming, and the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild Masters Series concert at A J Fletcher Opera Theater on October 10, with two adventurous works sandwiched between two familiar standards, was no exception. The present crew of Helene Pohl and Douglas Beilman, violins, Gillian Ansell, [...]
