Presented in association with Chamber Music New Zealand (CMNZ)

Kate Oswin - 1st violin; Alicia Berendse - violin; Lydia Abell - viola; Ghislaine McMullin - cello 

Dvorak - Quartet No 12 in F Major The American; Jack Body - Three transcriptions; Ravel - Quartet in F Major

The Behn String Quartet seem set to claim a worthy place within the highly competitive International Chamber Music world.  Financially backed by ‘Help Musicians UK’ and the Cavatina Chamber Music Trust, they have a busy 2017/18 concert schedule including a prestigious Wigmore Hall debut, West Cork Chamber Music Festival, a residency at the Zhejiang Conservatory in China and this tour of New Zealand for CMNZ. Kate Oswin grew up in Christchurch.

Tickets: Eventfinder. Door sales, cash and eftpos. $40, full-time students with ID $15. For information and a photograph, contact: Diana Moir (03) 355 2691, 021 126 5738, dhmoir@xtra.co.nz

Christopher’s Classics

The Christopher’s Classics programme, founded by Christopher Marshall, has become a mainstay of the Christchurch chamber music scene, featuring six concerts a year and showcasing some of New Zealand’s finest musicians.