A flavoursome taste of the “Baroque” at the St.Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series
St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace Lunchtime Concert Series presents: A Concert of Eighteenth-Century Chamber Music Music by Georg Phillipp Telemann, Johann David Heinichen, and Johann Sebastian Bach Rowena...
View ArticleGaudete at St Mary of the Angels with Baroque Voices and Palliser Viols
Baroque Voices and Palliser viols present: Gaudete Music by Anon, Tompkins, Byrd, Gibbons, Hume and Ross Harris Baroque Voices (directed by Pepe Becker) Pepe Becker, Rowena Simpson (sopranos), Milla...
View ArticleTwo resounding recordings from Rattle – classics and a feisty newcomer
DAVID FARQUHAR – RING ROUND THE MOON Sonatina – piano (1960) / Three Pieces – violin and piano (1967) Black, White and Coloured – solo piano (selections – 1999/2002) Swan Songs for voice and guitar...
View ArticleOrpheus – a Dance Drama – beautiful, complex and thought-provoking work from...
New Zealand Festival 2018 presents: ORPHEUS – A DANCE OPERA Conceptualised and choreographed by Michael Parmenter New Zealand Dance Company Co-produced by the Auckland Arts Festival, the New Zealand...
View ArticleAnderson and Roe Piano Duo – a compelling and invigorating mix of gravitas...
Anderson and Roe Piano Duo Arrangements for two pianos/four hands of music by Leonard Bernstein, John Adams, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, Christoph Willibald Gluck and Georges Bizet Greg Anderson and...
View ArticleSwitzerland – Circa Theatre’s absorbing “life and art” thriller
Circa Theatre presents: SWITZERLAND by Joanna Murray-Smith Cast: Catherine Downes – Patricia Highsmith Simon Leary – Edward Ridgeway Susan Wilson – director Tony De Goldi – set designer...
View ArticleCamerata’s “Haydn in the Church” series throws open the leadlights
Camerata presents: HAYDN IN THE CHURCH HAYDN – Symphony No.7 in C Major Hob:1/7 “Le Midi” (Noon) DVORAK – Serenade in E Major for String Orchestra Op.22 Camerata (Leader, Anne Loeser) St Mary of the...
View ArticleBrilliance and feeling from the Mazzoli Trio at Lower Hutt
Chamber Music Hutt Valley presents: MAZZOLI STRING TRIO Julie Park (viola), Sally Kim (‘cello), Shauno Isomura (violin) SCHUBERT – Trio in B-flat Major D.471 A. RITCHIE – Spring String Trio (2013)...
View ArticleHearty lunchtime fare at St.Andrew’s with Beethoven and Gershwin
St.Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series presents: BEETHOVEN – Kreutzer Sonata (Violin Sonata No.9 in A Major Op.47) GERSHWIN (arr. Heifetz) Summertime / It Ain’t Necessarily So (from “Porgy and Bess”)...
View ArticleRachmaninov’s Vespers richly resound with Inspirare and Mark Stamper at...
RACHMANINOV – All Night Vigil (Vespers) Maaike Christie-Beekmann (alto soloist) Chris McRae (tenor/priest) Ben Kubiak (bass/deacon) Inspirare Lisa Harper-Brown (vocal and language coach) Mark Stamper...
View ArticleThoughtful, enterprising programming from Michael Houstoun performed with...
Hutt Valley Chamber Music presents: Michael Houstoun at the Lower Hutt Little Theatre Music by CHOPIN, SATIE and SCHUBERT CHOPIN – Four Impromptus SATIE – Three Gymnopedies SCHUBERT – Piano Sonata in G...
View ArticleInbal Megiddo (‘cello) and Te Kōkī Trio record music for the ages
DEBUSSY – Two Instrumental Sonatas and a Piano Trio Violin Sonata in G Minor (1917) ‘Cello Sonata in D Minor (1915) Piano Trio in G Major (1879) Te Kōkī Trio: Martin Riseley (violin) Inbal Megiddo...
View ArticleJason Bae – an enterprising, exploratory and heroic performer
Te Kōkī New Zealand School Of Music A recital by Jason Bae Debussy – Images oubliées Esa-Pekka Salonen – Dichotomie (NZ Premiere) Grieg – Ballade Op.24 Medtner – Piano Sonata No.11 Sonata tragica Op.39...
View ArticleNZSM Orchestra’s “Triple” celebration with the Te Kōkī Trio
Te Kōkī New Zealand School Of Music presents: Music by Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy and Lilburn BRAHMS – Tragic Overture BEETHOVEN – Concerto for ‘cello, violin and piano with orchestra DEBUSSY –...
View ArticlePaul Dukas’s Sonata the climax of John Chen’s monumental Waikanae piano recital
Waikanae Music Society presents John Chen (piano) Music by Handel, Chopin and Dukas HANDEL – Keyboard Suite No.8 in F minor HWV 433 CHOPIN – Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat Minor Op.35 DUKAS – Piano Sonata...
View ArticlePianist Tony Chen Lin’s debut CD for Rattle a must-hear….
Rattle Records presents: DIGRESSIONS – Tony Chen Lin (piano) BARTOK – Piano Sonata BB 88 (Sz.80) JS BACH – French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 TONY CHEN LIN – Digressions (Meditation on R.S.)...
View ArticleVivaldi triumphs in the NZSO’s Italian celebration
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: VIVALDI – The Four Seasons Op.8 Nos 1-4 * BERLIOZ – Roman Carnival Overture Op. 9 RESPIGHI – Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome) 1924 ** Angelo Xiang Yu (violin) *...
View ArticleWellington Youth Orchestra goes for broke with Beethoven
Wellington Youth Orchestra presents: BEETHOVEN, ELGAR and MOZART MOZART – Overture “The Magic Flute” K.620 ELGAR – Serenade for Strings in E Minor Op.20 BEETHOVEN – Symphony No.5 in C Minor Op. 67...
View ArticleRachmaninov from Rustem Hayroudinoff, via Halida Dinova……
RACHMANINOV – The Piano Sonatas Piano Sonata No.1 in D Minor Op.28 Lullaby (Tchaikovsky) Op.16 No.1) arr. Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat Minor Op.36 Rustem Hayroudinoff (piano) ONYX 4181...
View ArticleFaith and Commitment: Tony Vercoe and the Kiwi-Pacific Records Story
The Kiwi-Pacific Records Story Tony Vercoe, talking with Tony Martin Steele Roberts Aotearoa 2017 One doesn’t know whom to thank most heartily regarding the appearance of this book, “The Kiwi-Pacific...
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