High drama, pastoral beauty and symphonic grandeur from the WCO with Michael...
Wellington Chamber Orchestra presents: MOZART – Overture “Don Giovanni” K.527 MAHLER – Seven Early Songs / Symphonic Movement “Blumine” BEETHOVEN – Symphony No.3 “Eroica” Op.55 Maaike Christie-Beekman...
View ArticleSweeney Todd – powerful and disturbing theatre at St.James’, Wellington
New Zealand Opera (in association with Victorian Opera) presents: SWEENEY TODD – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by HUGH WHEELER (from a play by Christopher...
View ArticlePassage of the Soul – commemorative and reflective beauty at Wellington...
PASSAGE OF THE SOUL Choral Whispers of Eastern Orthodoxy Baroque Voices Directed by Pepe Becker Wellington Cathedral of St.Paul, Molesworth Street, Wellington Sunday 2nd October, 2016 It was originally...
View ArticleNZ Trio with Xia Jing – violin, ‘cello, piano and guzheng
NZ Trio with Xia Jing – Fa (“Open up”) ZHOU LONG (China/USA) – Spirit of Chimes XIA JING (China) – composition for Guzheng JEROEN SPEAK (NZ) – Serendipity Fields (World premiere) DYLAN LARDELLI (NZ) –...
View ArticleWellington Youth Orchestra and Simon Brew – playing for keeps
Wellington Youth Orchestra presents: ROSSINI – Overture “William Tell” BRUCH – Violin Concerto No.1 in G Minor Op.26 TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No.6 in B Minor “Pathetique” Shweta Iyer (violin) Wellington...
View ArticleMax Reger – The Romantic Bach? – splendid advocacy from Bruce Cash
The Triumphant Reger Music by JS Bach, Wagner, Reger, Rheinberger and Hanff Bruce Cash (speaker and organist) Wellington Cathedral of St.Paul Molesworth Street, Wellington Friday 14th October 2016 This...
View ArticleTudor Consort’s 30th Anniversary Concert a selection of treasures
The Tudor Consort presents: LOVE, DEATH, AND THE MAIDEN (30th Anniversary Concert Series 2016) Music by FINZI, BRUMEL, CLEMENS NON PAPA, WILLAN, RORE, LASSUS, LENNON/MCCARTNEY, GUERRERO, PALESTINA,...
View ArticleCamerata – graceful and high-spirited music-making at St.Peter’s Church,...
Camerata presents: HAYDN IN THE CHURCH PIERNÉ – Serenade for Strings Op.7 ELGAR – Serenade for Strings in E Minor Op.20 HAYDN – Symphony No.3 in G Major Hob.1:3 Camerata Anne Loeser (leader) Sarah...
View ArticleGalvanic lunch hour with the Rangapu Duo at St.Andrew’s
St Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series presents: LIAM & NOELLE The Rangapu Duo – Liam Wooding and Noelle Dannenbring LISZT – Funérailles (from Harmonies poétiques et Religieuses) CHOPIN – Ballade in...
View ArticleCirca rumbles and dances with Roger Hall’s Jack and the Beanstalk
Circa Theatre Presents: Roger Hall’s JACK AND THE BEANSTALK – The Pantomime Songs by Paul Jenden and Michael Nicholas Williams Musical Direction by Michael Nicholas Williams Directed by Susan Wilson...
View ArticleDays Bay Opera does it again with Handel’s “Theodora”
HANDEL – Theodora (Oratorio in Three Acts, 1749) (libretto by Thomas Morell) Daysbaygarden Opera Company Director: Rhona Fraser Conductor: Howard Moody Cast: William King (Valens, Roman Governor of...
View ArticleNZ Opera’s Mikado contentious but “not to be missed”
The Mikado Libretto by W.S. Gilbert Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan (New orchestrations by Eric Wetherell) Director: Stuart Maunder Conductor: Isaac Hayward Production Designer: Simone Romaniuk Cast: The...
View ArticleOrdinary heroism – four women bare their lives in Circa Theatre’s new Caryl...
Carmel McGlone, Irene Wood, Ginette McDonald, Jane Waddell Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill A play in One Act Circa Theatre, Wellington Directed by Susan Wilson Music by Gareth Farr Set by John...
View ArticlePurcell’s “happier graces” prevail in concert of improvisations
Chamber Music New Zealand presents: L’Arpeggiata – Music for a while Improvisations on Henry Purcell L’Arpeggiata – the Musicians: Christina Pluhar (director – theorbo) Céline Scheen (soprano)...
View ArticleAdams and Mozart (and Martin Fröst) inspire de Waart and the NZSO
JOHN ADAMS – Shaker Loops MOZART – Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 BEETHOVEN – Symphony No.6 in F Major Op.58 “Pastoral” Martin Fröst (clarinet) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Edo de Waart...
View ArticleMagisterial performances from Siyu Sun (piano) and the Wellington Chamber...
Wellington Chamber Orchestra presents: RACHMANINOV – Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor Op.18 ELGAR – Symphony No.1 in E-flat Op.55 Siyu Sun (piano) Wellington Chamber Orchestra Rachel Hyde (conductor)...
View ArticleDuets and other lunchtime delights at St.Andrew’s
Music by Brahms, Ravel and Britten Linden Loader (mezzo-soprano), and Roger Wilson (baritone), with Fiona McCabe (piano) BRAHMS – Four Duets for Alto and Baritone Op.28 RAVEL – Histoires naturelles...
View ArticleAnd now for something different – another song recital at St.Andrew’s!
St.Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series presents: Song Recital : Megan Corby and Craig Beardsworth, with Catherine Norton (piano) Works by Grieg, Debussy, Brahms, Verdi, Kurt Mechem, Paul Bowles, Kurt...
View ArticleBach père et fils, and antipodean Baroque resoundings, from Ensemble Paladino
Hutt Valley Chamber Music presents: ENSEMBLE PALADINO James Tibbles (harpsichord), Simone Roggen (violin), Martin Rummel (‘cello), Eric Lamb (flute) JS BACH (arr. Lamb/Rummel) – (re) Inventions, for...
View ArticleOrpheus Choir’s “Chichester Psalms” concert terrific! – but James MacMillan...
The Orpheus Choir of Wellington presents: CHICHESTER PSALMS JAMES MacMILLAN – Seven Last Words From The Cross LEONARD BERNSTEIN – Chichester Psalms MacMillan: Pasquale Orchard (soprano) / Alexandra...
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