Immensely popular on both sides of the Tasman, the Goldner String Quartet - violinists Dene Olding and Dimity Hall, violist Irina Morozova and cellist Julian Smiles - together with pianist Piers Lane will be in Hawke's Bay this month for a concert in the Century Theatre, Napier, at 8pm on Saturday, September 28, as part of the 2013 Kaleidoscopes Series for Chamber Music New Zealand.
The Goldners have won numerous accolades for their recordings that include Gramophone and BBC Music magazine's editor's choice.
The programme will feature the Quartet in A minor Opus 13 by Mendelssohn, a new work, Te Tai-O-Rehua, by New Zealand composer Gareth Farr, and, with Lane, the performance of the Piano Quintet in F Minor by Cesar Franck.
Te Tai-O-Rehua (The Tasman Sea) reflects upon the turbulent body of water that separates New Zealand from Australia.
"I intended to write a happy and joyous piece because that's the way I feel about my relationship with Australia as a New Zealander - particularly after being composer in residence for the Australian Music Centre in 2005 - but the music came out dark, mysterious and edgy," Farr says.