Brilliance, poetry, power and passion from Trpčeski, Petrenko and the NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: POWER AND PASSION LISZT – Piano Concerto No.2 in A Major MAHLER – Symphony No.5 in c-sharp Minor Simon Trpčeski (piano) Vasily Petrenko (conductor) New...
View ArticleAffetto – early music ensemble: wit, theatricality and thoughtfulness
Chamber Music Hutt Valley presents: AFFETTO – early music ensemble “A Play Upon Words” – settings of texts with music of various kinds….. Jane Tankersley (soprano), with Polly Sussex (viols, baroque...
View ArticleWit, theatricality and food for thought from Affetto, in Lower Hutt
Chamber Music Hutt Valley presents: AFFETTO – early music ensemble “A Play Upon Words” – settings of texts with music of various kinds….. Jane Tankersley (soprano), with Polly Sussex (viols, baroque...
View ArticleSt.Matthew Passion rich and dramatic from Wellington’s Bach Choir
The Bach Choir of Wellington presents: JS BACH – ST.MATTHEW PASSION BWV 244 Richard Greager (Evangelist) / Simon Christie (Jesus) Nicola Holt (soprano) / Maaike Christie-Beekman (alto) Lachlan Craig...
View ArticleMiranda Wilson – bringing it back home from Idaho
Miranda Wilson (‘cello) Jovanni-Rey de Pedro (piano) Solo and chamber works by Pärt, Ginastera, Bloch, Norton and Beethoven St.Andrew’s on-the-Terrace, Wellington Friday, July 17th, 2015 Trying to...
View ArticleMellifluous reeds hold sway at St.Andrew’s
St.Andrew’s on-the-Terrace Lunchtime Concert Series NZSM Clarinet Students’ Presentation Tutor: Debbie Rawson St.Andrew’s on-the-Terrace, Wellington Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 Having recently enjoyed...
View ArticleHOME-GROWN SOUNDS OF CHARACTER
Piano Music by Douglas Lilburn (2015 – Lilburn 100th Anniversary) Works and performers Sonata (1949) – Jian Liu Prelude (1951) – Gillian Bibby Sonatina No.1 (1946) – Gabriel Khor Sonatina No.2 (1962) –...
View ArticleRarities and a classic of Russian music from Orchestra Wellington
MUSORGSKY (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) – Night on a Bare Mountain SCRIABIN – Piano Concerto TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No.3 in D Major “Polish” Op.29 Michael Houstoun (piano) Marc Taddei (conductor) Orchestra...
View ArticleNZSM Students’ operatic double bill moves and delights
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music presents: PURCELL – Dido and Aeneas RAVEL – L’Enfant et les Sortilèges Students and Staff of Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University of Wellington...
View ArticleClik the ensemble – you’ll be glad you did….
New Zealand Chamber Music presents: CLIK THE ENSEMBLE John Chen (piano) / Natalie Lin (violin) / Edward King (‘cello) ENESCU – Prelude and Fugue for solo piano BRITTEN – Suite for Violin and Piano Op.6...
View ArticleCathedrals and landscapes – delight and awe with the NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: CATHEDRAL OF SOUND Sibelius and Bruckner SIBELIUS – Violin Concerto in D Minor Op.47 BRUCKNER – Symphony No.8 in C Minor (original version) Baiba Skride...
View ArticleAural (and visual) feast from Stroma at the Wellington City Gallery
Stroma, Wellington’s contemporary music ensemble, presents INTERIORS Music by Alison Isadora, Michael Norris, Jeroen Speak and Jack Body Stroma Hamish McKeich (conductor) Wellington City Gallery, Civic...
View ArticleBreaking the concert mould, with fateful results – Orchestra Wellington
Orchestra Wellington presents : FATE RODRIGO – Concierto Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra SHOSTAKOVICH – Piano Concerto No.2 in F Major Op. 102 TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No.4 in F Minor Op. 36 Orchestra...
View ArticleGoing for it at St.Andrew’s – Te Kōkī Trio
Wellington Chamber Music presents: Te Kōkī Trio Music by BEETHOVEN, CLARA SCHUMANN and RAVEL Martin Riseley (violin) Inbal Megiddo (‘cello) Jian Liu (piano) St.Andrew’s on-the-Terrace, Sunday, 6th...
View ArticlePopular for the best reason – the NZSO’s Classical Hits Concert
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: CLASSICAL HITS Music by ROSSINI, COPLAND, OFFENBACH, J.STRAUSS Jnr. TCHAIKOVSKY, ELGAR and WAGNER James Judd (conductor) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Michael...
View ArticleWelllington Chamber Orchestra – significant, important, moving……
Wellington Chamber Orchestra presents: LILBURN AND VAUGHAN WILLIAMS LILBURN – A Song of Islands / Symphony No.1 (1949) VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Concerto for Tuba in F Minor / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 Naomi...
View ArticleJS BACH since the time of Bach – Michael Houstoun
Chamber Music New Zealand presents: INSPIRED BY BACH – Michael Houstoun JS BACH – Partita No.1 in B-flat BWV 825 ROSS HARRIS – Fugue (for piano) DOUGLAS LILBURN – Chaconne SERGEY RACHMANINOV – Suite...
View ArticleTeacher and Pupil for the ages – with Ludwig Treviranus at the piano
Hutt Valley Chamber Music presents Ludwig Treviranus (piano) Teacher and Pupil – Josef Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven HAYDN – Piano Sonata in C Major Hob.XVI/50 Andante with Variations Hob.XVII/6...
View ArticleYouthful, exuberant virtuosity – Jason Bae at St.Andrew’s , Wellington
Wellington Chamber Music presents: JASON BAE (piano) CHOPIN – Four Scherzi No.1 in B Minor Op.20 No.2 in B-flat Minor Op.31 No.3 in C-sharp Minor Op.39 No.4 in E...
View ArticleWorlds of Music – Lilburn, Vaughan Williams and Mozart from the NZSM Orchestra
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music presents: MOUNTAINS AND MOZART VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Norfolk Rhapsody No.1 MOZART – Piano Concerto No.20 in D Minor K.466 LILBURN – Symphony No. 1 Xing Wang (piano)...
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