...The Aroha Quartet played [the Beethoven] with passion, with beautiful tone and meticulous clear phrasing...This was a memorable concert and the Aroha Quartet are one of the great musical assets of our city....
(Steven Sedley in Middle C)

Aroha String Quartet with Oleksandr Gunchenko (double bass)

Our programme begins with ‘The Bullet’ by French composer George Onslow. In this piece the composer dramatically depicts a hunting accident in which he was almost killed and his subsequent recovery. The second work, the atmospheric ‘Swim the Sliding Continents’ by Auckland composer Louise Webster is followed by Dvorak’s richly Romantic String Quintet No 2 in G. Entry by koha (ASQ Academy participants free entry).
Friday, July 12 2024, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
St Andrew's on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
Aroha String Quartet

Oleksandr Gunchenko - double bass

Onslow: String Quintet No 15 in C min Op 59 'The Bullet'
Louise Webster: Swim the Sliding Continents
Dvořák: String Quintet No 2 in G, Op. 77
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Next concerts

Sunday, September 21 2025, 2:30pm - 4:30pm, Waikanae Memorial Hall

For this programme we are joined by four wonderful guest artists - Nick Walshe (clarinet), Justin Sun (bassoon), Alexander Hambleton (horn) and Oleksandr Gunchenko (double bass) - to present a programme enlivened by the varied timbres of wind instruments. Beginning with the Mozart String Quartet in B-flat K589 we move on to 'Serenata in vano' for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Cello & Double Bass by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. This characterful work depicts a short and unsuccessful attempt at seduction. We finish with Schubert's mighty and virtuosic Octet, a work filled with jaunty dances, singable melodies and heart-rending moments. Tickets $40 Members, $50 Non Members, $10 Students.