Yvette Audain and friends “in the groove”– a new CD
YVETTE AUDAIN GROOVES UNSPOKEN Featuring Yvette Audain (saxophone) With: Hong Yul Yang (piano) Katherine Hebley (‘cello) Damon Key (soprano sax) Donld Nicholls (tenor sax) Nicola Haddock (baritone sax)...
View Article“Nature, Life and Love” for our time, from the NZTrio
City Gallery Wellington presents: NZTrio Art3 Justine Cormack (violin) Ashley Brown (‘cello) Sarah Watkins (piano) Salvatore Sciarrino – Piano Trio No.2 John Zorn – Amour Fou Leonie Holmes – ….when...
View ArticleCarnival for Guy Fawkes’ Day – the music of Alfred Hill
St.Andrews-on-The-Terrace Lunchtime Concert Series: Alfred Hill on Guy Fawkes Day ALFRED HILL (1869-1960) Quartet No.3 in A minor “The Carnival” 1912 (orchestral version) Movements: In the Streets /...
View ArticlePolished and delightful lunchtime with winds at St Andrew’s
Music for winds by Villa-Lobos, Doppler, Briccialdi, Chopin, Schumann, Arnold Played by Rebecca Steel (flute), David McGregor (clarinet), Calvin Scott (piano and oboe) St Andrew’s on The Terrace...
View ArticleDiverting and wide-ranging concert from the SMP Ensemble
SMP Ensemble: Nachtmusik Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht for string sextet, and other music by Salzedo, Britten, Biber, Brad Jenkins and Cilla McQueen Jennifer Newth (harp); Gregory Squire and Tabea Squire...
View ArticleTingling strings at Futuna – Dean Major and Robert Ibell
Colours of Futuna Concert Series Music for Violin and ‘Cello by JOSEF HAYDN, REINHOLD GLIÈRE and MAURICE RAVEL Dean Major – violin Robert Ibell – ‘cello Futuna Chapel, Friend St., Karori Sunday 16th...
View ArticleAroha String Quartet’s tenth anniversary concert offers excellent, varied,...
Aroha String Quartet: Haihong Liu and Blythe Press (violins), Zhongxian Jin (viola), Robert Ibell (cello) Tenth Anniversary Concert String Quartets: Beethoven: in A, Op 18 No 5 Shostakovich: No 1 in C,...
View ArticleGala recital to invest the new piano at Lower Hutt Little Theatre
Michael Houstoun and Diedre Irons – pianists, and friends: Robert Orr (oboe), Bridget Douglas (flute), Rachel Vernon ( clarinet), Robert Weeks (bassoon), Ed Allen (horn) Schubert: Moments musicaux, D...
View ArticleThirteenth Nelson chamber music festival better than ever: the first three days
Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson 2015 29 January to 7 February Part One The Nelson Cathedral and Old St John’s church Friday 30 January to Sunday 1 February Introduction Coverage of this year’s...
View ArticleNelson chamber music festival: the second three days, with a trip to St Arnaud
Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson 2015 29 January to 7 February Part Two The Nelson Cathedral and Old St John’s church Monday 2 to Wednesday 4 February Monday 2 February PianoFest I: Dance Sunday’s...
View ArticleLast three days of the triumphant 2015 Chamber Music Festival in Nelson
Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson 2015 29 January to 7 February Part Three The Nelson Cathedral and Old St John’s church Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 February Thursday 5 February For the first time, at...
View ArticleSt Andrew’s lunchtime concerts resume for 2015 with a piano quintet
Xing Wang and friends Schubert: Sonata for piano and violin in A, D.574, “Grand Duo” Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op. 44 Xing Wang (piano), Xin (James) Jin and Haihong Liu (violins), Zhongxian...
View ArticleViolin and harp in enchanting lunchtime concert at St Andrew’s
Tabea Squire (violin) and Ingrid Bauer (harp) Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs Saint-Saëns: Fantaisie for violin and harp, Op 124 Mozart/Dittersdorf/Eberl/Thomas: Air with Variations and Rondo Pastorale...
View ArticleFour feasts forward – Catherine McKay and Peter Barber at St.Andrew’s
St Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series presents: Catherine McKay (piano) and Peter Barber (viola) Music by Schumann, Enescu, Rachmaninov and Brahms St.Andrews-on-the-Terrace, Wellington Wednesday 4th...
View ArticleThirteenth Nelson chamber music festival better than ever: the first three days
Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson 2015 29 January to 7 February Part One The Nelson Cathedral and Old St John’s church Friday 30 January to Sunday 1 February Introduction Coverage of this year’s...
View ArticleLucy Gijsbers shines in ‘cello recital at St.Andrew’s
St Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series Duo Cecilia: Lucy Gijsbers, cello; Andrew Atkins, piano Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op.119 (1949) Andante Grave, Moderato. Beethoven: Sonata...
View ArticleQuintessential music-making from the Brodskys
Chamber Music New Zealand 2015 presents: THE BRODSKY QUARTET Music by Purcell, Britten, Bartok and Beethoven PURCELL – Chaconne in G Minor (arr.Britten) BRITTEN – Poeme (2nd Mvt. of String Quartet in F...
View ArticleFlutist makes sparkling Wellington premiere at St Andrew’s
Gabriella Kopias (flute) and Richard Mapp (piano) Music by Doppler, Debussy, Takemitsu, Fauré, Rachmaninov; Chaminade, Piaf and Ravel St Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday 1 April, 12:15 pm It’s not...
View ArticleFirst-class performances from Sydney Conservatorium violin and piano duo for...
Institute of Registered Music Teachers Lilburn: Sonata for violin and piano (1950) Franck: Sonata for violin and piano in A Ravel: Tzigane Goetz Richter (violin), Jeanell Carrigan (piano), from Sydney...
View ArticleOutstanding programme by New Zealand String Quartet at Waikanae
Waikanae Music Society Mozart: String quartet no.20 in D, K.499 “Hoffmeister” Shostakovich: String quartet no.3 in F, Op. 73 Dvořák: String quartet no.14 in A flat, Op.105 New Zealand String Quartet...
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