Exotic, rhapsodic, gruesome and tragic – Wellington Chamber Orchestra with...
GREAT ROMANTIC SYMPHONIC POEMS BORODIN – In the Steppes of Central Asia (1880) RACHMANINOV – Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini Op.43** DVOŘÁK – Symphonic Poem “The Wild Dove“ (Holoubek) Op.110 B.198...
View ArticleToo important to let go – Ashley Brown with a “new” NZTrio for Braid, a...
The NZTrio presents: BRAID – Celebrating the Feminine in all of us…… RACHEL CLEMENT – Shifting States CLARA SCHUMANN – Piano Trio in G Minor Op.17 ELENA KATS-CHERNIN – Spirit and the Maiden VICTORIA...
View Article125th Women’s Suffrage Anniversary Concert with Cantoris in Wellington
Cantoris Choir presents: CELEBRATING WOMEN COMPOSERS AMY BEACH – Festival Jubilate Hymn – All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name ELAINE SHARMAN – Works for piano solo – Fish / Rain / Icicles / Deep Water...
View Article300 years of riches from the NZSM Orchestra – What is it about Bartok’s...
New Zealand School of Music Orchestra presents: THREE CENTURIES BELA BARTOK – Violin Concerto No. 2 BB 117 MICHAEL NORRIS – Claro (2015) ANTON BRUCKNER – Symphony No.8 in C Minor (ed.Haas): Mvt.4 –...
View ArticlePuccini’s La Boheme in Wellington – ineffably human and heartfelt
New Zealand Opera presents: GIACOMO PUCCINI – La Boheme (libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, after Henri Murger) Cast: Thomas Atkins (Rodolfo) Marlena Devoe (Mimi) Nicholas Lester...
View ArticleCirca Theatre’s “Under Milk Wood” a vital and rumbustious celebration of...
Circa Theatre presents: UNDER MILK WOOD A play for voices by Dylan Thomas Featuring: Kathleen Burns, Jeff Kingsford-Brown, Simon Leary, Carmel McGlone, Gavin Rutherford and the voices of Jeffrey Thomas...
View ArticleNo better way of concluding a year’s worth of glorious music-making! Ensemble...
Hutt Valley Chamber Music presents Ensemble LTJJI Vesa-Matti Leppänen and Andrew Thomson (violins) Julia Joyce (viola) / Andrew Joyce (‘cello) / Diedre Irons (piano) MOZART – Piano Concerto No.12 in A...
View Article“Hammers and Horsehair” (joined with birdsong) enchant an Aro St audience in...
HAMMERS AND HORSEHAIR – Romantic Music from Bohemia, Austria and Germany JAN KALIVODA – Three Songs for voice, ‘cello and piano Der Schöne Stern (The Beautiful Star) Die Abendglocken (The Evening...
View ArticleExuberance and poetry from pianist and conductor Lars Vogt with the NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: LARS VOGT PLAYS MOZART BEETHOVEN – Overture “The Creatures of Prometheus) Op.43 MOZART – Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K.467 WEBERN (orch. Gerard...
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The Renaissance Singers of Palmerston North presents: A NEW CREATION – Music by Josef Haydn (1732-1809) and Samuel Arnold (1740-1802) HAYDN: Oratorio “The Creation” (1798) – Part Three ARNOLD:...
View ArticleEternity Opera sings triumphantly once again at Wellington’s Hannah Playhouse...
Eternity Opera presents: PUCCINI – Madam Butterfly (Opera in Three Acts) (libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa – sung in English) Cast: Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San) – Hannah Catrin Jones Pinkerton...
View Article“Puss in Boots” Pantomime gives delight for young and old alike at Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre presents: Puss in Boots – the Pantomime, by Paul Jenden Directed by Susan Wilson Musical Director / Arranger – MIchael Nicholas Williams Set and AV design – Lisa Maule Lighting – Marcus...
View ArticleBaching at the Moon –‘Cellist Raeul Pierard at St.Peter’s on-Willis, Wellington
J.S.BACH – Six Suites for solo ‘Cello Raeul Pierard (‘cello) St.Peter’s on-Willis, Wellington Friday 23rd November 2018 Long and involved stories or series of tales have always attracted me – I’m a...
View ArticleBeautiful, visceral, hypnotic, disconcerting – Stroma’s “essential...
Stroma presents: ESSENTIAL EXPERIMENTAL An intimate evening of song, water, glass, harmonics, beat frequencies and vases Music by John Cage, Peter Ablinger, Antonia Barnett-McIntosh, Alvin Lucier,...
View ArticleCreative, thrilling and heart-warming conclusion to Orchestra Wellington’s...
Orchestra Wellington presents “New World” MOZART (arr. Busoni) – Overture “Don Giovanni” MICHAEL NORRIS – Violin Concerto “Sama” (World Premiere) DVORAK – Symphony No. 9 in E Minor Op. 95 (B.178) “From...
View ArticleAn “Enchanted Evening” from The Virtuoso Strings with Jonathan Lemalu
Virtuoso Strings presents: SOME ENCHANTED EVENING (with Grammy award-winning bass, Jonathan Lemalu) Music by JS BACH, MOZART, MASCAGNI, BELLINI, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, COPLAND, BARBER, GERSHWIN, and RODGERS...
View ArticleA finely-wrought, light-on-its-feet “Messiah” from Nicholas McGegan with The...
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: HANDEL: Messiah – An Oratorio, HWV 56 Madeleine Pierard (soprano) Kristin Darragh (alto) James Egglestone (tenor) Martin Snell (bass) The Tudor Consort...
View ArticleCamerata’s latest “Haydn in the Church” concert – joyous antiphonal...
Camerata presents “Haydn in the Church” J.S.BACH – Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo BWV 1043 Soloists – Anne Loeser and Malavika Gopal (violins) J.S.BACH – “Erbarme Dich,...
View ArticleNZSO’s Telemann/Handel presentation at Wellington Cathedral – spectacle...
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: TELEMANN – Water Music HANDEL – Water Music Vesa-Matti Leppänen (conductor and leader) Members of The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Wellington Cathedral of...
View ArticleSide by Side with Sondheim at Circa a life-enhancing experience
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM Songs and Lyrics from the stage musicals of Stephen Sondheim Julie O’Brien, Matthew Pike and Sarah Lineham (singers) Musicians: Michael Nicholas Williams and Colin Taylor...
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