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Presenting, our 2026 Season: Storytellers.

Across a three-part Wellington series, we'll explore three distinct programmes: Origins, Transform and Legend. We’ll boldly showcase more compositional voices than ever before, beginning with classical masterworks that resonate through the centuries, through to modern-day Grammy-winners and the distinctive voices of Aotearoa. The three string quartets of Benjamin Britten form the heart of our 2026 Season, to mark the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death.

Storytellers reflects a rich cross-section of our society and celebrates the art of storytelling through music. Join us in concert in 2026 and let us tell you a story.

PROGRAMME FOR TRANSFORM:

Caroline Shaw Punctum

Anthony Ritchie Perpetual Motion and Last Dance from String Quartet No.3, ‘In Time’

Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat major

Interval

Salina Fisher Heal

Benjamin Britten String Quartet No. 2, in C major (Op. 36)

‘Transform’ opens with one of the most important musical voices of our time, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw, as she explores nostalgia through the musical sound world of J.S. Bach with Punctum.

Anthony Ritchie, one of Aotearoa’s most eminent composers, celebrates playful melodic lines and infectious rhythm in Perpetual Motion and Last Dance from String Quartet No. 3.

Fanny Mendelssohn’s only string quartet showcases her poetic, passionate and introspective voice, too long overlooked in the shadow of her brother, Felix.

Salina Fisher’s soothing tribute to grief and loss in Heal serves as a poignant companion to Benjamin Britten’s second string quartet. Written in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War and widely regarded as one of the most extraordinary pieces of the twentieth century, Britten offers a powerful reflection of his inner feelings and a moving tribute to his compositional idol, Henry Purcell.

Explore the rest of the series:

Origins | Wednesday 6 May, 6:30pm | Prefab Hall, Wellington

Legend | Wednesday 28 October, 6:30pm | Prefab Hall, Wellington