BLOOM | National Concert Tour | 8 - 22 November
Indulge in beautiful uplifting music that reflect Aotearoa's blooming season...
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TOUR DATES & TICKETS
BANNOCKBURN | Tue 8th Nov | Click here WANAKA | Wed 9th Nov | Click here ARROWTOWN | Thu 10th Nov | Click here TARRAS | Fri 11th Nov | Click here OAMARU | Sat 12th Nov | Click here ASHBURTON | Sun 13th Nov | Click here MOANA | Tue 15th Nov | Click here REEFTON | Wed 16th Nov | Click here CHEVIOT | Thu 17th Nov | Click here ROLLESTON | Sat 19th Nov | Click here OXFORD | Sun 20th Nov | Click here CHRISTCHURCH | Mon 21st Nov | Click here DUNEDIN | Tue 22nd Nov | Click here |
PROGRAMME
String Quartet No.4 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet No.1 - Sergei Rachmaninoff Morning Birds - Sarah Fouhy String Quartet No.2 - Ludwig van Beethoven Blooming - Rakuto Kurano Salut d'Amour - Edward Elgar The programme features Mozart's cheerful string quartet in C major, Rachmaninoff's "unfinished" string quartet that he wrote at the age of 17, a new commissioned work "Morning Birds" by young New Zealand composer Sarah Fouhy, one of Beethoven's earlier string quartets (he wrote 16 during his lifetime) - his string quartet in G major, a new work by the Magic Carpet String Quartet's violinist Rakuto Kurano, and the concert concludes with Elgar's famous Salut d'Amour. |
MAGIC CARPET STRING QUARTET
Rakuto Kurano - Violin
Cameron Stanley - Violin
Harry Kim - Viola
Boudewijn Keenan - Cello
Described as a musician with “flair and panache” (Christchurch Mail), 22-year-old musician Rakuto Kurano has established himself in New Zealand as an award-winning performer & composer. He is active as a performer, composer, recording artist, and as a director of numerous music projects across New Zealand. Kurano is an Artist in Residence at the Aspiring Lifestyle Village in Wanaka.
Cameron Stanley lives in Wanaka and plays both the violin and viola. He currently plays in the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and the Hawkes Bay Orchestra as well as in local orchestras and chamber groups. Cameron grew up in Auckland and started playing the violin at age 6, and from age 11 learned with Mary O'Brien. In 2018 he performed a double viola concerto with the Devonport Chamber Orchestra.
19-year-old violist Harry Kim is a first-year student studying viola with Professor Mark Menzies at the University of Canterbury. After playing the violin during childhood, he moved on to viola after his teacher at the time introduced him to the instrument. In the past 5 years he has fallen in love with the viola, discovering new aspects about the music and the instrument itself.
Boudewijn Keenan is currently a first year student at the University of Otago, studying Music and French. His passion lies with the cello, which he is studying as part of his music degree under Dr Heleen du Plessis. Boudewijn has been a member of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra for three years, including as principal cellist in 2020. He also has experience performing with several groups throughout Dunedin, including the Dunedin Youth Orchestra, the Southern Youth Choir and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.
Rakuto Kurano - Violin
Cameron Stanley - Violin
Harry Kim - Viola
Boudewijn Keenan - Cello
Described as a musician with “flair and panache” (Christchurch Mail), 22-year-old musician Rakuto Kurano has established himself in New Zealand as an award-winning performer & composer. He is active as a performer, composer, recording artist, and as a director of numerous music projects across New Zealand. Kurano is an Artist in Residence at the Aspiring Lifestyle Village in Wanaka.
Cameron Stanley lives in Wanaka and plays both the violin and viola. He currently plays in the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and the Hawkes Bay Orchestra as well as in local orchestras and chamber groups. Cameron grew up in Auckland and started playing the violin at age 6, and from age 11 learned with Mary O'Brien. In 2018 he performed a double viola concerto with the Devonport Chamber Orchestra.
19-year-old violist Harry Kim is a first-year student studying viola with Professor Mark Menzies at the University of Canterbury. After playing the violin during childhood, he moved on to viola after his teacher at the time introduced him to the instrument. In the past 5 years he has fallen in love with the viola, discovering new aspects about the music and the instrument itself.
Boudewijn Keenan is currently a first year student at the University of Otago, studying Music and French. His passion lies with the cello, which he is studying as part of his music degree under Dr Heleen du Plessis. Boudewijn has been a member of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra for three years, including as principal cellist in 2020. He also has experience performing with several groups throughout Dunedin, including the Dunedin Youth Orchestra, the Southern Youth Choir and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra.
