Family & school concerts
The engaging musicians of the New Zealand String Quartet love to take their instruments, music and ideas to young audiences, and their outstanding communication skills ensure everyone has a good time while learning more about great chamber music.
Find out more about a selection of these performances below.
Classics up close – family concerts
In a one hour program the engaging members of the New Zealand String Quartet introduce a range of musical ideas to a family audience, using audience participation, theatre and lively explanations. These programs are suited to an audience with children in the 4-10 year old age group and are marketed to parents and grandparents.
Classics up close – school concerts
In a one hour program the engaging members of the New Zealand String Quartet introduce a range of musical ideas to a school audience, using audience participation, enjoyable games and lively explanations. All musical excerpts are from the classical string quartet repertoire. There is time for questions from the audience near the end. These programs are suited to a school audience aged 5-11.

