New Zealand String Quartet

Released CD of Beethoven Rasumovsky Quartets Opus 59 no 2 & 3 on Atoll Label.

Performance of complete cycle of Beethoven’s String Quartets in 7 centres throughout New Zealand to public and critical acclaim (Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Hawkes Bay, Dunedin, Christchurch, Hamilton).

London debut at The Wigmore Hall.
Released Owhiro String Quartets of Gareth Farr on Trust Label.

Released CD of Debussy & Ravel String Quartets on Atoll Label.
Premiered Zoltan Szekely’s recently discovered 1937 string quartet at the Banff Center for the Arts in Canada.

Released Bartok’s complete Cycle of six String Quartets on Manu/BMG label.

Performance of complete cycle of Bartok’s six String Quartets in 6 centres throughout New Zealand (Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerton North, Hamilton); including all 6 quartets performed in one day in Hamilton.

Helene Pohl joins as first violinist.
Rolf Gjelsten joins as cellist.

Appointed Quartet-in-Residence at Victoria University of Wellington.

Douglas Beilman joins as second violinist.
Gillian Ansell (founding member) changes from second violin to viola.

New Zealand String Quartet established.