Alexander Gavrylyuk – great pianism at Waikanae
Waikanae Music Society presents: ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK (piano) SCHUBERT – Piano Sonata in A D.664 CHOPIN – Fantasy in F Minor Op.49 Nocturne Op.27 No.2 Polonaise in A-flat Major Op.53 PROKOFIEV – Piano...
View ArticleSchubert Concert at St.Andrews promises a weekend’s abundance
SCHUBERT AT ST.ANDREW’S Concert One “Cornucopia” Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor D.821 (for double bass and piano) Oleksandr Guchenko (double-bass) / Kirsten Robertson (piano) Octet in F Major D.803 (for...
View ArticleSchubert’s Chamber Music Swan-Song at St.Andrew’s
SCHUBERT AT ST.ANDREW’S Concert Four – The Aroha String Quartet String Quartet in E-flat major D.87 (Op.125 No.1) String Quintet in C major D.956 (Op.Posth.No.163) (with Ken Ichinose, ‘cello) The Aroha...
View ArticleEmma Sayers – piano recital of connections, dedications and premieres
St.Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series presents: CONNECTIONS, DEDICATIONS – a piano recital by Emma Sayers W.A.MOZART – Variations on “Unser dummer Pöbel meint” K.455 JACK BODY – Five Melodies (1982) –...
View ArticleTemples on the heights and simple dwellings – Ludwig Treviranus at St.Andrew’s
Wellington Chamber Music presents: LUDWIG TREVIRANUS (piano) LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Grand Variations and Fugue for Piano, Op.35 “Eroica” PAUL SCHRAMM – Mania EDVARD GRIEG – Lyric Pieces Op.54 LUDWIG...
View ArticleStunning clarinet playing and a “Great” symphony courtesy of the WCO
Wellington Chamber Orchestra presents: MOZART – Overture “The Magic Flute” WEBER – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra – No.2 in E-flat Op.74 SCHUBERT – Symphony No.9 in C Major D.944 “The Great”...
View ArticleYouth and experience together produce brilliant and heartfelt Messiaen
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents: Olivier Messiaen: ÉCLAIRS SUR L’AU-DELÀ (Illuminations of the Beyond) Sir Andrew Davis (conductor) The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra The NZSO National...
View ArticleHammers and Horsehair speak volumes – Douglas Mews and Robert Ibell
Chamber Music Hutt Valley presents: HAMMERS AND HORSEHAIR – Period Pieces for Fortepiano and ‘Cello Music by BEETHOVEN, BREVAL, MOZART, ROMBERG and MENDELSSOHN Douglas Mews – Fortepiano Robert Ibell –...
View ArticleAli Harper – Legendary Diva at Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre presents: Ali Harper in LEGENDARY DIVAS Ali Harper (soprano) Michael Nicholas Williams (piano) Circa Theatre, Wellington Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 I came away from singer Ali Harper’s...
View Article“Deux du même” give considerable pleasure at St.Andrew’s
St.Andrew’s on-The-Terrace Lunchtime Concerts presents “DEUX DU MÊME” Fiona McCabe and Catherine Norton – piano duet JOSEPH JONGEN (1873-1953) – 2 Pieces from “Pages Intimes” Il était une fois (Once...
View ArticleOleg Marshev – pianistic pleasures at Waikanae
Waikanae Music Society presents: Oleg Marshev (piano) BRAHMS – Piano Sonata No.3 in F Minor Op.5 RAVEL – Valses nobles et Sentimentales Gaspard de la nuit Memorial Hall, Waikanae Sunday, 31st July 2016...
View Article“Orchestras Unite”– a brilliant success for youthful Wellington musicians
Wellington Youth Orchestra and Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music Orchestra presents: ORCHESTRAS UNITE! Lavinia Rae (‘cello) Kenneth Young (conductor) Wellington Youth Orchestra and Te Kōkī New...
View ArticleOpera with energy and excitement – Eternity Opera Company’s Don Giovanni at...
Eternity Opera Company presents: DON GIOVANNI Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte English Translation by Edward Dent Alex Galvin (director) Simon Romanos (music director)...
View ArticleThe New Zealand String Quartet – a “new look” ensemble….
The New Zealand String Quartet presents: Heartland Classics In Wellington HAYDN – String Quartet in D Op.71 No.2 FARR – Quartet “Te Tai-O-Rehua” (The Tasman Sea) SCHUBERT – String Quartet in C Minor...
View ArticleThe Don rides out again – Eternity Opera’s “other” Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni – Eternity Opera’s “understudy” cast Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte English Translation by Edward Dent Alex Galvin (director) Simon Romanos (music director)...
View ArticleLunchtime gatherings of delight, adventure and enchantment with pianist...
St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace Lunchtime Concert Series presents: YA-TING LIOU (piano) RAMEAU – Le rappel des oiseaux (“The Conference of Birds”) SCHUMANN – Davidsbündlertänz Op.6 LIGETI – Piano Etude...
View ArticleMichael Houstoun’s tribute to Judith Clark – a feast of Bach
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music Institute of Registered Music Teachers in New Zealand (IRMT) Judith Clark Memorial Piano Series Opening Concert: Michael Houstoun JS BACH – The Well-Tempered Klavier...
View ArticleTony Chen Lin – piano evocations, visions and premonitions at St.Andrew’s
Wellington Chamber Music Sunday Concerts TONY CHEN LIN (piano) BARTOK – Eight Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs Op.20 JS BACH – French Suite No.5 in G Major BWV 816 GAO PING – Distant Voices...
View ArticleQuintessence on show via youth and experience at Michael Fowler Centre
Chamber Music New Zealand presents QUINTESSENCE String Quintets by Mozart and Brahms (with Salina Fisher (b.1993) – Tōrino: echoes on pūtōrino improvisations by Rob Thorne) The Pettman Players The New...
View ArticleMoments in Time – Diedre Irons’ tribute to Judith Clark
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music Institute of Registered Music Teachers in New Zealand (IRMT) Judith Clark Memorial Piano Series Second Recital – Diedre Irons HAYDN – Sonata Hob.XVI:52 in E-flat...
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