“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 ArticleRecital from pianist and concertmaster at Orchestra Wellington’s Saturday...
Christopher Park – piano (who was soloist in Bartok’s piano concerto No 1 with Orchestra Wellington at the concert in the MFC on 27 October, and Amalia Hall, the orchestra’s concert master Mozart:...
View ArticleFirst-class performance of a Brahms masterpiece by Vivanti String Sextet
Vivanti String Sextet: Yuka Eguchi, Malavika Gopal (violins), Victoria Jaenecke, Martin Jaenecke (violas), Ken Ichinose, Rowan Prior (cellos) Brahms: String Sextet no.1 in B flat, Op.18 St. Andrew’s...
View ArticleBaroque music, rare and familiar, in a happy St Andrew’s concert
HyeWon Kim (violin), Jane Young (cello), Kris Zuelicke (harpsichord) Leclair: Sonata in C, Op.2 no.3 Cervetto, Giacomo Basevi: Sonata in F, Op.2 no.9 J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto, BWV 971 (1st movement)...
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 ArticleAdam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson: the first days
Grand Opening Concert Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat, K 407 Sam Jacobs – horn, Helene Pohl – violin, Gillian Ansell – viola, Monique Lapins – viola, Rolf Gjelsten – cello Brahms: Three Intermezzi...
View ArticleAdam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson; the second installment, of Monday and...
Part II of Middle C’s coverage of the Festival From Monday 4 Feb to Tuesday 5, evening Mozart on the organ, by Douglas Mews Mozart: Suite in C, K 399 Variations on ‘Ah vous dirai-je Maman’, K 265 Eine...
View ArticleWilma and Friends win all hearts at Wellington Chamber Music’s first 2019...
Wellington Chamber Music presents WILMA AND FRIENDS – The Opening Concert of 2019 Wilma Smith (violin) / Anna Pokorny (‘cello) / Ian Munro (piano) Ludwig van BEETHOVEN – 10 Variations on “Ich bin der...
View ArticleChamber Music Hutt Valley to submit a winding-up motion at the 2019 AGM
Chamber Music in Hutt Valley at risk Friday 15 March 2019 The agenda of Chamber Music Hutt Valley’s AGM on Wednesday 27 March includes a motion that would wind up the society and bring its history of...
View ArticleBrahms’ String Quintets on Naxos – graceful, beautifully-lit readings by the...
New Zealand String Quartet, with Maria Lambros (viola), presents BRAHMS – String Quintets – No.1 in F Major, Op.88 / No/2 in G Major, Op.111 Helene Pohl (leader) / Monique Lapins (violin) / Gillian...
View ArticleKarori’s “Colours of Futuna” plays host to string quartet classics from the...
COLOURS OF FUTUNA Concert Series presents: The Orion Quartet Joseph HAYDN – String Quartet Op.33 No.2 in E-flat Major “The Joke” Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART – String Quartet KV.465 No.6 in C major...
View ArticleJanacek and Beethoven String Quartets from the amazing NZSQ at Te Kōkī New...
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music presents: The New Zealand String Quartet JANÁČEK– String Quartet No. 1 BEETHOVEN – String Quartet No.16 Op.135 NATALIE HUNT – Data Entry Groove (2014) New Zealand...
View ArticleYouthful and visionary Schubert from Helene Pohl and Jian Liu
Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music presents: Helene Pohl (violin) and Jian Liu (piano) SCHUBERT – Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Minor D.408 Fantasie in C Major for Violin and Piano D.934 Adam...
View ArticleBrass septet produces haunting and enjoyable chamber music at the MFC
Septura Brass Septet: An American in Paris (Chamber Music New Zealand) Ravel: Ma mére l’Oye (Mother Goose) Debussy: Preludes Gershwin: Three Piano Preludes; Songbook; An American in Paris Michael...
View ArticleNew Zealand String Quartet produce joyousness and profundity for Wellington...
Wellington Chamber Music New Zealand String Quartet Beethoven: String Quartet in A Op. 18 No 5 Jack Body: Bai sanxian (2009) Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 10 in A flat Brahms: String Quartet in A...
View ArticleA memorable concert from the Aroha Quartet: exciting Ligeti and a Beethoven...
‘Metamorphoses’ Aroha Quartet (Haihong Liu and Konstanze Artmann – violins, Zhongxian Jin – viola, Robert Ibell – cello) Mozart: String Quartet No. 17 in B flat K 548 ‘Hunt’ Ligeti: String Quartet No....
View ArticleMemorable, Houstoun-led recital of gorgeous piano quartets at Waikanae
Waikanae Music Society Michael Houstoun and friends (Martin Riseley – violin, Gwendolyn Fisher – viola, Andrew Joyce – cello) Brahms: Piano Quartet No 2 in A, Op 26 Fauré: Piano Quartet No 1 in C...
View ArticleKiwa Quartet takes enjoyable, interesting journey through 125 years of...
Kiwa Quartet: Malavika Gopal and Alan Molina (violins), Sophia Anderson (viola), Rolf Gjelsten (cello) (Wellington Chamber Music: Sunday series) Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76 No. 2 ‘Fifths’ Webern:...
View ArticleChamber Music Hutt Valley celebrates 40 years – no more appropriately than...
Chamber Music Hutt Valley presents: The AMICI Ensemble Music by Rossini, Piazzolla, Mozart and Spohr ROSSINI – Sonate a Quattro No.1 in F Major (arr. for wind quartet) PIAZZOLLA – Three Tangos (arr....
View ArticleStroma enhances Wellington with music inspired by where sea meets sky
Stroma Conducted by Hamish McKeich Ingram Marshall: Fog Tropes (1981) Mark Carter, Mathew Stein, (tpt), Samuel Jacobs, Julian Leslie (hn), David Bremner, Shannon Pittaway (trb) Deidre Gribbin: What the...
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