BEETHOVEN – Violin and Piano Sonata Series – a final frolic and a fury, to...
BEETHOVEN – The complete Sonatas for Violin-and-Piano A Lunchtime Series of five concerts from Chamber Music New Zealand Bella Hristova (violin) Michael Houstoun (piano) Concert No.5 – Friday, Ist...
View Article“The Three Altos”– scenes of glory and achievement for the viola here in...
The Three Altos – a Viola Spectacular with the NZSO The 44th International Viola Congress, Wellington, NZ ROBERT SCHUMANN (arr. Mclean – Marchenbilder Op.113 (world premiere) Roger Myers (viola)...
View ArticleMadrigals-a-go! defined, declared and delivered by Cantoris with director...
Madrigals – \ ˈma-dri-gəlz \ n. Poems set to music, sung a capella for two to eight voices Cantoris, directed by Thomas Nikora Music by Mozart, Tallis, Gibbons, Morley, Bruckner, Saint-Saens, Purcell,...
View ArticlePlaying with fire – music that sears and burns, from the New Zealand String...
The NZSQ’s Dangerous Liasions Tour 2017 – programme 2 (Wellington) JANACEK – String Quartet No.2 “Intimate Letters” JACK BODY – Saetas MENDELSSOHN – String Quartet No.2 in A Minor Op.13 Helene Pohl,...
View ArticleA whole lot more than the girl next door – Ali Harper as Doris Day at Circa...
Ali Harper – A Doris Day Special Written by and starring Ali Harper Voiceover Actors – Michael Keir-Morrissey, Ravil Atlas, Tom Trevella, Stephanie McKellar-Smith, Phil Vaughan Director – Stephanie...
View ArticleBreaths of fresh air – the Imani Winds hit Wellington
Chamber Music New Zealand presents: IMANI WINDS Valerie Coleman (flute) / Toyin Spellman-Diaz (oboe) Mark Dover (clarinet) / Jeff Scott (horn) /Monica Ellis (bassoon) VALERIE COLEMAN – Red Clay and...
View ArticleOrpheus Choir sets Wellington Cathedral alight with vibrancy, in Mozart and...
The Orpheus Choir of Wellington presents: MOZART – Mass in C Major KV 220 (196b)* FAURE – Requiem Op.48 Lisa Harper-Brown (soprano) Alexandra Woodhouse Appleby (alto)* Giancarlo Lisi (tenor)* James...
View ArticleChina/New Zealand Ode to the Moon concert with a radiant Aroha Quartet
China Cultural Centre in New Zealand presents: ODE TO THE MOON Celebration of the 2017 Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Music by A.Ke-Jian, Zheng De-Ren, Ding Shan-De, David Farquhar, Zhou Long, Bao...
View ArticleNZ Opera’s Kátya Kabanová packs a punch at the St.James in Wellington
New Zealand Opera presents: KÁTYA KABANOVÁ Opera in Three Acts by Leoš Janáček Cast: Kátya Kabanová – Dina Kuznetsova Boris – Angus Wood Dikój – Conal Coad Kabanicha – Margaret Medlyn Tichon – Andrew...
View ArticleAlexander Gavrylyuk – transcendental pianism at Waikanae
Alexander Gavrylyuk at Waikanae JS BACH (trans.Busoni) Toccata and Fugue in D Minor HAYDN – Keyboard Sonata in B Minor (No.47) Hob. XVI:32 CHOPIN – Etudes Op.10 – Nos. 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12...
View ArticleAt last! Michael Houstoun’s Beethoven recordings for Rattle reach the...
BEETHOVEN – Diabelli Variations (33 Variations on a waltz by Anton Diabelli Op.120) Michael Houstoun (piano) Rattle CD RAT D070 2017 Early in 1819, Anton Diabelli, who was a music publisher in...
View ArticleRachmaninov – jubilation and bitterness, but sheer poetry from Joyce Yang
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: RACHMANINOV Vocalise Op.34 No.14 (transcribed by the composer) Piano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op. 30 Symphonic Dances Op.45 Joyce Yang (piano) Edo de Waart...
View ArticleOrchestra Wellington out-performs the fireworks with a stunning “Petrouchka”
Orchestra Wellington presents: PETROUCHKA TABEA SQUIRE – Colour Lines (commission from Orchestra Wellington)* CARL NIELSEN – Violin Concerto Op.33 IGOR STRAVINSKY – Petrouchka (Ballet – Revised 1947...
View ArticlePeter Pan – stardust forever at Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre presents: PETER PAN – the pantomime Adapted from J.M.Barrie’s play “Peter Pan” (1904) and novel “Peter and Wendy” (1911) by Pinky Agnew and Lorae Parry Cast: Gavin Rutherford (Katie Pie)...
View ArticleVivante Ensemble’s Vaughan Williams and Mendelssohn set St.Andrew’s buzzing
St.Andrews Lunchtime Concert Series presents: VIVANTE ENSEMBLE Violins: Yuka Eguchi, Malavika Gopal, Martin Jaenecke, Anna van der Zee Violas: Victoria Jaenecke, Christiaan van der Zee ‘Cellos: Robert...
View ArticleWellington Young Voices weave their own magic at Old St.Paul’s
‘Magic in the air’ Wellington Young Voices, conducted by Christine Argyle and Anya Nazaruk, accompanied by Rosemary Russell Old St. Paul’s, Thorndon Sunday 3 December 2017, at 4pm About 30 young...
View ArticleCataclysmic conclusion to Orchestra Wellington’s Diaghilev season
ORCHESTRA WELLINGTON – The Rite of Spring BEETHOVEN – Symphony No.3 Op.55 “Eroica” STRAVINSKY – The Rite Of Spring (Ballet – 1913) Orchestra Wellington Marc Taddei (conductor) Michael Fowler Centre,...
View ArticleHandel’s Messiah – music as a living entity
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: HANDEL – Messiah Celeste Lazarenko (soprano) Deborah Humble (mezzo-soprano) Robert Macfarlane (tenor) Jared Holt (bass) The Orpheus Choir of Wellington...
View ArticleMonteverdi again – at last! – The Fifth Book of Madrigals, from Baroque Voices
Baroque Voices presents: “The Full Monte “ (Concert 5) MONTEVERDI – “Il Quinto Libro de Madrigali” (The Fifth Book of Madrigals) Baroque Voices: Pepe Becker (director), Nicola Holt (sopranos) Milla...
View ArticleCynthia and Gertie go Baroque with Purcell at Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre and Willow Productions presents: CYNTHIA AND GERTIE GO BAROQUE Written and performed by: Helen Moulder – CYNTHIA and Rose Beauchamp – GERTIE Directed by Jeff Kingsford-Brown...
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