Hailed as “national icons” and “the best integrated, most talented and most exploratory string quartet this country has produced” (Bill Bizley, The Witness), the acclaimed Cape Town-based Sontonga Quartet returns to KwaZulu-Natal this month for a 10-day tour, beginning with a concert at UKZN’s Howard College Theatre on March 12 at 19h30.

The group, led by star violinist Marc Uys, with Waldo Alexander (second violin); Xandi van Dijk (viola) and Brian Chevaux (cello), will perform the Haydn String Quartet in G major, Op. 77 no. 1; Shostakovich’s String Quartet no.3 in F major, Op. 73 and Schumann’s String Quartet no. 3 in A major, Op. 41 no. 3.

Tickets R50 at the door. Secure parking and refreshments available. To book call 082 335 6088.