From Canadians Jan Zwicky and James Campbell. Thanks to @poemakontsa.bsky.social for a wonderful musical afternoon.
April 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
From Canadians Jan Zwicky and James Campbell. Thanks to @poemakontsa.bsky.social for a wonderful musical afternoon.
A concert review that had me thinking about what virtuosity means today. "It is the ability to use that remarkable [technical] facility in the service of artistic expression and emotional communication that sets the finest musicians apart." #OrchestraWellington #Virtuosity #NZStringQuartet #Bartok
Orchestra Wellington and some thoughts on virtuosity — Five Lines
Orchestra Wellington’s concert ‘Virtuosi’, in collaboration with the New Zealand String Quartet and cellist Inbal Meggido, explored different approaches to virtuosity in music by Elgar and Bartók.
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July 1, 2026 at 2:39 AM
A concert review that had me thinking about what virtuosity means today. "It is the ability to use that remarkable [technical] facility in the service of artistic expression and emotional communication that sets the finest musicians apart." #OrchestraWellington #Virtuosity #NZStringQuartet #Bartok
What happens to artists under an oppressive regime? Shostakovich survived and his music tells an eloquent story with irony and passion. My review of six concerts of his music 50 years after his death by #OrchestraWellington and the #NZStringQuartet - some big questions answered.
Shostakovich: the musical legacy of a humanitarian artist — Five Lines
Reviewing 6 concerts by Orchestra Wellington and the NZ String Quartet, writer Elizabeth Kerr finds some answers to big questions about Shostakovich’s artistic and personal role in Soviet Russia.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What happens to artists under an oppressive regime? Shostakovich survived and his music tells an eloquent story with irony and passion. My review of six concerts of his music 50 years after his death by #OrchestraWellington and the #NZStringQuartet - some big questions answered.
The 'New Zealand String Quartet' recorded this LIVE in 2018.
"String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10, Movement 3)
Andantino - doucement expressif" by Claude Debussy
(LIVE)
youtu.be/5xNRmaTDMJk?...
"String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10, Movement 3)
Andantino - doucement expressif" by Claude Debussy
(LIVE)
youtu.be/5xNRmaTDMJk?...
Debussy - String Quartet in G minor - iii. Andantino, doucement expressif (Mvt 3/4)
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March 19, 2026 at 11:41 PM
The 'New Zealand String Quartet' recorded this LIVE in 2018.
"String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10, Movement 3)
Andantino - doucement expressif" by Claude Debussy
(LIVE)
youtu.be/5xNRmaTDMJk?...
"String Quartet in g minor, Op. 10, Movement 3)
Andantino - doucement expressif" by Claude Debussy
(LIVE)
youtu.be/5xNRmaTDMJk?...