The Goldbergs with strings attached…
Peter Mechen, Middle C, Wellington, New Zealand - May 22nd, 2013
Reviews
Asian Music for String Quartet – review
Gary Higginson, MusicWeb International - April 15th, 2013
Chamber music festival still attracts
Elizabeth Kerr, Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand - February 26th, 2013
Album review: Asian Music for String Quartet
William Dart, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand - October 27th, 2012
New Zealand String Quartet Review (Radio NZ)
Peter Mechen, Radio New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand - September 10th, 2012
Fancy having such a quartet in our midst! The last of the glorious Beethoven series
Lindis Taylor, Middle C, Wellington, New Zealand - September 8th, 2012
Beethoven and the New Zealand String Quartet – shifting the paradigm
Peter Mechen, Middle C, Wellington, New Zealand - September 7th, 2012
Concert Review: New Zealand String Quartet, St Matthew-in-the-City
William Dart, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand - September 4th, 2012
Consummate artistry from string quartet
Marian Poole, Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, New Zealand - August 31st, 2012
New Zealand String Quartet at Waimairi and Waikowhai Intermediate Schools
Children from Waimairi School, Christchurch and Waikowhai Intermediate School, Auckland, New Zealand - July 18th, 2012
Flair and joy from the players of the New Zealand Quartet
Tim Homfray, The Strad, London, UK - July 1st, 2012
Revolutionary Beethoven from the NZSQ
Peter Mechen, Middle C, Wellington, New Zealand - June 11th, 2012
New Zealand String Quartet Stands and Delivers
Paul Serotsky, Seen and Heard International - May 22nd, 2012
Festival provides a core sample of creative hothouse of a city
Martin Buzacott, The Australian, Australia - May 14th, 2012
Review: Extraordinary unity in NZ ensemble
Clinton White, CityNews, Canberra, Australia - May 14th, 2012
New Zealand String Quartet Review
Paul Serotsky, Chamber Music New Zealand - May 14th, 2012
From children’s story to musical feast
Cassandra Pokoney and daughter Brooke Pokoney-Stephens, aged 7, The Southland Times, Southland, New Zealand - April 30th, 2012
Beethoven ‘passionate and varied’
Gwyneth Hyndman, The Southland Times, New Zealand - April 30th, 2012
Quartet delivers Beethoven intensity
Stephen Fisher, Manawatu Standard, New Zealand - April 23rd, 2012
Review: Perfect partners
Garth Wilshere, Capital Times, Wellington, New Zealand - March 7th, 2012
NZSQ & Jonathan Lemalu Review
Peter Mechen, Radio New Zealand Concert, Wellington, New Zealand - March 7th, 2012
Strength, delicacy and deep feeling – the New Zealand String Quartet with Jonathan Lemalu
Peter Mechen, Middle C, Wellington, New Zealand - March 4th, 2012
Review: Virtuosic Beethoven
Garth Wilshere, Capital Times, Wellington, New Zealand - February 27th, 2012
Review: The Age of Enlightenment – Programme One
John Button, Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand - February 27th, 2012
New Zealand String Quartet revelatory with second group of Beethoven’s Opus 18
Lindis Taylor, Middle C, Wellington, New Zealand - February 26th, 2012
Exotically flavoured delights
Peter Mechen, Middle C, Wellington, New Zealand - September 4th, 2011
A virtuosic performance par excellence
Elizabeth Bouman, Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, New Zealand - August 30th, 2011
Impressive gestures drawn from Bartok
William Dart, NZ Herald, Auckland, New Zealand - August 29th, 2011
Soprano and strings weave more magic
William Dart, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand - May 10th, 2011
New Zealand String Quartet and Wollerman reveal beauties
Lindis Taylor, Middle C - May 3rd, 2011
String quartet and soprano delightful
Allan Purdy, Taranaki Daily News, New Plymouth, New Zealand - May 2nd, 2011
Adam launched with divine flair
Judith Paviell, Nelson Mail, Nelson, New Zealand - February 5th, 2011
James Campbell and New Zealand String Quartet
Stanley Fefferman www.showtimemagazine.ca, Ontario, Canada - November 26th, 2010
Exceptional Survey of Masterworks
William Thomas Walker, Classical Voice of North Carolina, USA - November 18th, 2010
Masterly quartet provokes emotional discord
Margot Hannigan, Nelson Mail, Nelson, New Zealand - August 27th, 2010
Quartets by Schumann and Shostakovich make an inspiring and timely connection
William Dart, New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand - August 24th, 2010
Quartet performs with astonishing concentration
John Button, Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand - August 23rd, 2010
Intensity and passion in an impressive performance
Peter Williams, Hawkes Bay Today, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand - August 16th, 2010
Exotic worlds of sound electrify soul
Jennifer Gall, Canberra Times, Canberra, ACT, Australia - May 25th, 2010
Mendelssohn String Quartets Vol. 2
Duncan Druce - December 11th, 2009
New Zealand String Quartet features composition with Maori instruments
Susan L. Peña Reading Eagle, Berks County, PA, USA - March 22nd, 2009
Vivid authenticity
Conrad Wilson, The Herald, Glasgow, Scotland - November 14th, 2008
Bright Light and Cloud Shadows
Alan Cooper, Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland - November 10th, 2008
New Zealand String Quartet: moving
Henk Slik, De Stentor, The Netherlands - November 7th, 2008
The secret of music
Kerstin de Haas, Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf, Germany - November 4th, 2008
A tonal experience of singular depth
Heinsberger Nachrichten/Heinsberger Zeitung - November 4th, 2008
Outstanding breadth of expressive capabilities
Christoph Jensen, Goettinger Tagesblatt,Goettingen, Germany - October 28th, 2008
Sounds of the Maori on whale bones
Helen Hahmann, MITTELDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG, Halle, Germany - October 25th, 2008
A little quartet heaven
Richard Todd, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Canada - July 29th, 2008
Mendelssohn String Quartets
Duncan Druce, Gramophone Magazine - July 1st, 2008
Subtly shaded instrumental timbres
Cecelia Porter, Washington Post, Washington DC, USA - November 13th, 2007
Luscious velvet sound
Frank Magiera, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Worcester, Massachusetts - November 11th, 2007
New Zealand Quartet stands and delivers
Rich Copley, Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, USA - November 4th, 2007
Committed quartet celebrates Mendelssohn
Lindis Taylor, The Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand - June 26th, 2007
Divine tallying of a composer’s debt
Margot Hannigan, Nelson Mail, Nelson, New Zealand - June 11th, 2007
Audience is spellbound
Peter Williams, Hawke's Bay Today, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand - June 7th, 2007
Ciudad Hidalgo Section of 32th Cervantino International Festival comes to an end
Eric Alba, La Jornada Michoacan, Michoacan Mexico - October 24th, 2006
String quartet takes a spiritual journey
The Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St Paul, USA - November 22nd, 2005
Exceptional, world-class musicians
Ursula Kloyer-Hess, Göttinger Tageblatt, Germany - October 27th, 2005
Deeply felt emotion
Kerstin de Haas and Kristina Hellwig, Rheinische Post, Germany - October 26th, 2005
From the other side of the world
Rhein-Erft Rundschau, Frechen-Buschbell, Germany - October 24th, 2005
Exquisite ensemble playing and perfect intonation
Frank-Uwe Orbons, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, Frechen-Buschbell, Germany - October 24th, 2005
String quartet produces polished show
Hanno Fairburn, The Daily Post, Rotorua, New Zealand - August 17th, 2005
Crumb a comfort in times of war
John Button, Dominion Post, New Zealand - April 2nd, 2005
Musicians never disappoint with their on-stage energy
William Dart, NZ Herald, New Zealand - March 30th, 2005
Engrossing experience with wide emotional range
Lindis Taylor, The Dominion Post, New Zealand - November 3rd, 2004
Quartet strikes high note for new season
Laura Stewart, Daytona Beach News-Journal, Florida, USA - October 17th, 2004
Can a string quartet truly go wild?
Daniel Ginsberg, The Washington Post, Washington DC, USA - October 9th, 2004
Raleigh chamber Music Guild
Ken Hoover, Classical Voice of North Carolina, NC, USA - October 1st, 2004
The Fabulous Five
Garth Wilshere, The Capital Times, Wellington, New Zealand - September 8th, 2004
Intensity, rapture and imaginativeness to playing
Lindis Taylor, The Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand - August 30th, 2004
A mix of power and effervescence
Stephen Fisher, Manawatu Standard, New Zealand - August 20th, 2004
Warm intensity, elegance, sensitivity and technical virtuosity
Margot Hannigann, Nelson Mail, Nelson, New Zealand - August 19th, 2004
Houstoun and NZSQ panache and polish
John Button, The Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand - June 12th, 2004
Quartet impresses
John Daly, National Business Review, Auckland, New Zealand - April 8th, 2004
When an ensemble visits from a distant land
Jeremy Eichler, The New York Times, NY, USA - November 12th, 2003
Programme perfectly chosen for its audience and aptitudes
Helen Watson White, Sunday Star-Times, Auckland, New Zealand - October 12th, 2003
Totally romantic music
Peter Williams, Hawkes Bay Today, New Zealand - June 18th, 2003
Quartet turns on a class performance
Lindis Taylor, The Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand - June 12th, 2003
An international reputation to be proud of
Alastair Elliott, Marlborough Express, New Zealand - June 10th, 2003
Playing with ravishing commitment
Lindis Taylor, The Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand - May 27th, 2003
Authentic and committed performances
Lindis Taylor, The Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand - May 11th, 2002
Audiences are in for a treat
Michael Tumelty, The Glasgow Herald, Scotland, UK - November 20th, 2001
Playing as though it has nothing to prove
Ronald Broun, The Washington Post, Washington DC, USA - October 24th, 2001
The music breathed life
John Button, The Dominion, Wellington, New Zealand - April 27th, 2001
A consummate and thoroughly musical performance
Rosemary Collier, The Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand - February 19th, 2001
A series distinguished by musical understanding and technical maturity
Heath Lees, The New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand - June 5th, 2000
A watershed in the musical life of the NZSQ
John Button, The Dominion, Wellington, New Zealand - April 22nd, 2000
New Zealanders show intense passion
Colleen Johnston, The Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada - November 22nd, 1999
Variety that sets them apart
Alwin Tonkonogy, Raleigh News & Observer, NC, USA - November 16th, 1999
