Refined, period sensibilities from Kuijken Quartet in Haydn and Mozart
Kuijken Quartet with members of La petite bande (Sigiswald Kuijken and Sara Kuijken – violins, Marleen Thiers – viola, Michel Boulanger – cello) (Chamber Music New Zealand) Mozart: String Quartet No 18...
View ArticleAdventurous, revelatory concert by Troubadour String Quartet in Lower Hutt
The Troubadour String Quartet (Arna Morton and Rebecca Wang – violins, Elyse Dalabakis – viola, Anna-Marie Alloway – cello) Haydn: String Quartet in G, Op 77 No 1 Alfred Hill: String Quartet No 3 in A...
View ArticleDigestible lunchtime concerts: whole and parts of lovely music from Aroha...
International Music Academy 2017 Tutors’ Concert Members of the Aroha Quartet (Haihong Liu – violin, Zhongxian Jin – viola, Robert Ibell – cello) and guest tutors Diedre Irons (piano), Joan Perarnau...
View ArticleEnthusiastic reception of nicely varied programme from Takács Quartet
Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre and Károly Schranz (violins), Geraldine Walther (viola), András Fejér (cello) (Chamber Music New Zealand) Haydn: String Quartet in D, Op.76 no.5 Anthony Ritchie:...
View ArticleThe NZCT Chamber Music Contest results
Michael Fowler Centre Sunday 6 August Though Middle C did not manage to get to the final stages of this year’s concert in Wellington, we have copied the results from the website of Chamber Music New...
View ArticleSplendid playing from NZSM students of New Zealand woodwind compositions
Woodwind Students of the New Zealand School of Music Works by New Zealand composers St. Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 12.15 pm Similarly to the crop of good string players from NZSM...
View ArticleBEETHOVEN Violin and Piano Sonata Series – a feast for Wellingtonians!
BEETHOVEN – The complete Sonatas for Violin-and-Piano A Lunchtime Series of five concerts from Chamber Music New Zealand Bella Hristova (violin) Michael Houstoun (piano) Concert No.1 – Monday, 28th...
View ArticleMomentous performances of Beethoven violin sonatas: the third and fourth...
Michael Houstoun (piano) and Bella Hristova (violin) Chamber Music New Zealand Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas: Concerts 3 and 4 Violin Sonata No 8 in G, Op 30 No 3 and No 9 in A, Op 47 (‘Kreutzer’) Violin...
View ArticleBEETHOVEN – Violin and Piano Sonata Series – a final frolic and a fury, to...
BEETHOVEN – The complete Sonatas for Violin-and-Piano A Lunchtime Series of five concerts from Chamber Music New Zealand Bella Hristova (violin) Michael Houstoun (piano) Concert No.5 – Friday, Ist...
View ArticleAn engaging performance by a young Auckland piano trio
Auckland Piano Trio (James Jin, violin; Xing Wang, piano; James sang-oh Yoo, cello) (Waikanae Music Society) Mozart: Piano Trio no.6 in G, K.564 Kodály: Duo for violin and cello, Op.7 Arensky: Piano...
View ArticleSt Andrew’s captures fascinating sample from the 44th International Viola...
Recital by leading Polish violist Marcin Murawski and pianist Gabriela Glapska Music by Grażyna Bacewicz, Michael Kimber, Paweł Michałowski, Henryk Wieniawski, Władysław Żeleński, Fryderyk Chopin St...
View ArticleDangerous liaisons investigated by New Zealand String Quartet in restored St...
New Zealand String Quartet (Helene Pohl and Monique Lapins violins; Gillian Ansell, viola; Rolf Gjelsten, cello) Beethoven: String Quartet no.1 in F, Op.18 no.1 Bartók: String Quartet no.1 in A minor,...
View ArticleNZSM students give insightful performances of New Zealand music and pieces by...
Lunchtime concert at Old St Paul’s Piano students and a violinist from the New Zealand School of Music Amanda Bunting, Matthew Oliver, Claudia Tarrant-Matthews (also, violin) and Sophie...
View ArticlePlaying with fire – music that sears and burns, from the New Zealand String...
The NZSQ’s Dangerous Liasions Tour 2017 – programme 2 (Wellington) JANACEK – String Quartet No.2 “Intimate Letters” JACK BODY – Saetas MENDELSSOHN – String Quartet No.2 in A Minor Op.13 Helene Pohl,...
View ArticlePremiere at Waikanae of composition by pianist Andrew Leathwick
Waikanae Music Society Wilma and Friends (Wilma Smith, violin; Caroline Herbert, viola; Alexandra Partridge, cello; Andrew Leathwick, piano) Beethoven: Piano Quartet in Eb, Op.16 Andrew Leathwick:...
View ArticleAnother end-of-year student recital: woodwinds in calm weather
Old Saint Paul’s lunchtime concert New Zealand School of Music wind players Annabel Lovatt, Harim Oh, Samantha McSweeney, Breanna Abbott, Darcy Snell, Leah Thomas Music by Mozart, Tchaikovsky,...
View ArticleHistory and Geography in Music: Pipa player Wu Man and the NZSQ
Wu Man (pipa) and the New Zealand String Quartet Music by Tan Dun, Zhao Jiping and Zhao Lin, Tabea Squire and arrangements St. Mary of the Angels Thursday 28 September 2017, 7:30 pm If you didn’t hear...
View ArticleA fine solo cello recital at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert
Inbal Megiddo, solo cello recital Bach: Cello Suite no.2 in D minor, BWV 1008 Pigovat: Nigun Hans Bottermund and Janos Starker: Paganini Variations St. Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday, 4 October...
View ArticleWilma Smith and Friends play fine programme for Wellington Chamber Music
Wilma Smith (violin), Caroline Henbest (viola), Alexandra Partridge (cello), Andrew Leathwick (piano) Piano quartets: William Walton’s in D minor; Andrew Leathwick’s No 1 and Brahms’s No 3 in C minor,...
View ArticleViola Students from the New Zealand School of Music with diverting sampler of...
Viola pieces by Bach, Hoffmeister, Hindemith, Anthony Ritchie, Schumann and Rebecca Clarke Violists: Debbie King, Georgia Steel, Grant Baker Pianists: Catherine Norton, Matt Owen St Andrew’s on The...
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