First-class performances of Vivaldi with guitar and viola d’amore from...
‘Viva Vivaldi’ Concerto for viola d’amore in D Concerto for guitar in D Concerto for viola d’amore and guitar in D minor Archi d’Amore Zelanda (Donald Maurice, viola d’amore; Jane Curry, guitar;...
View ArticleForty years celebrated by Wainuiomata Choir, in excellent spirits with fine...
Celebration Concert – singing in the valley for 40 years Music by Bruckner, Handel, Stainer, Clausen, Mendelssohn, Fauré, Seiber, Purcell, Praetorius, Tavener, Rheinberger, Te Rangi Pai and Leonard...
View ArticleMarvellous programme of string sextets from Amici Ensemble and Wellington...
Amici Ensemble (Wellington Chamber Music Trust)Anthony Ritchie: Ants: Sextet for Strings, Op.185 Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence, Op.70 Brahms: Sextet in G, Op.36 St. Andrew’s on The Terrace Sunday,...
View ArticleViola central to an interesting programme of student performances from three...
Viola Students of NZSM Gyahida Ahmad, viola, Ashley Mah, piano; Elyse Dalabakis, viola, Laura Brown, clarinet and Hana Kim, piano; Laura Barton, violin; Grant Baker, viola, Catherine Norton, piano...
View ArticleDiverting harp duo recital affected by too much musical competition
NZ Harp Duo Michelle Velvin and Jennifer Newth, harps John Thomas: Serch Hudol (Love’s Fascination) Carlos Salzedo: Chanson dans la nuit and Pentacle Granados: Spanish Dance no.5 in E minor Andaluza...
View ArticleYouth Choir farewell concert before tour to Europe and a competition in Czech...
Farewell Concert New Zealand Youth Choir, conducted by David Squire Sacred Heart Cathedral, Hill Street Sunday, 29 May 2016, 3pm The choir is shortly to depart on an overseas tour, mainly in Europe and...
View ArticleMarvellous music at St Andrew’s Schubert festival: The Trout and Notturno in...
‘The Ripple Effect’ Schubert: Piano Trio ‘Notturno’, D.897 ` Piano Quintet in A ‘The Trout’, D.667 Anna van der Zee (violin), Chris van der Zee (viola), Jane Young (cello), Richard...
View ArticleAnother hearing from wonderful cellist Khamidullin, at St Andrew’s
Rustem Khamidullin (cello) J.S. Bach: Suite no.3 in C for cello solo, BWV 1009 Gaspar Cassado: Suite for cello solo (1926) St. Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 12.15pm Obviously many of...
View ArticlePopular Russian orchestral show-piece, unfamiliar cello concerto and...
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Scheherazade Kodály: Dances of Galánta Lalo: Cello Concerto in D minor Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya,...
View ArticleTwo fine sopranos in rare, varied, Wigmore Hall-quality recital
Songs by Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Korngold, Schubert, Chausson, Delibes, Berlioz and Britten Georgia Jamieson Emms and Megan Corby (sopranos), Catherine Norton (piano) St. Andrew’s on The...
View ArticleFine concert from a three-nations piano trio in a three-nations choice of...
Waikanae Music Society Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor Gao Ping: Su Xie Si Ti / Four Sketches Schubert: Piano Trio in B flat, D.898 Calvino Trio (Jun Bouterey-Ishido, piano; Sini Simonen, violin;...
View ArticleChange of players leads to interesting programme nevertheless
Hutt City Lunchtime Concert Series Mike Curtis: Five Huapangos Bréval: Two Airs for violin and cello Schulhoff: Due for violin and cello Konstanze Artmann (violin) and Margaret Goldborg (cello) St....
View ArticleInteresting variety of arias and songs from NZSM voice students
Songs by various composers Voice students of Te Koki New Zealand School of Music, accompanied by Mark W. Dorrell (piano) St. Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday, 13 July 2016, 12.15pm A variety of voices...
View ArticleEnthusiasm for Orchestra Wellington, with Anna Leese, in war-time...
Last Words: Capriccio Richard Strauss: Festmusik der Stadt Wien for brass and timpani (arr. Maunder) Metamorphosen: Study for 23 solo strings Capriccio Op.85: Prelude and Final Scene Orchestra...
View ArticleWoodwind students deliver a delightful variety of lunchtime music at St Andrew’s
Works by New Zealand composers (mainly) Woodwind students of Te Koki New Zealand School of Music; accompaniments by Hugh McMillan (piano) St. Andrew’s on The Terrace Wednesday, 27 July 2016, 12.15pm...
View ArticleSecond of New Zealand String Quartet’s 12-concert tour in fine auditorium of...
Heartland Tour New Zealand String Quartet (Helene Pohl and Monique Lapins violins; Gillian Ansell, viola; Rolf Gjelsten, cello) Mozart: String Quartet no.16 in E flat, K.428 Gillian Whitehead:...
View ArticleDiverting, accomplished, baroque concert from Auckland’s NZBarok on a cold night
Cello Charms Mozart: Divertimento in F, K.138 W.F. Bach: Suite in G C.P.E. Bach: Symphony in E minor, Wq 177 Haydn: Cello Concerto, Hob. VIIb:1 NZBarok led by Graham McPhail, with Daniel Yeadon (cello)...
View ArticleRenaissance of the song recital heralded with Poulenc and ‘Songbook’ at St...
Songbook: A breath of Poulenc Songs and woodwind sonatas by Francis Poulenc Barbara Graham (soprano), Rebecca Steel (flute), Deborah Rawson (clarinet, Bruce Greenfield (piano) Adam Concert Room, New...
View ArticleYoung Korean piano trio at Waikanae with generally colourful, joyous music
Waikanae Music Society Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, Op.1, no.3 Gareth Farr: Piano Trio: Ahi Dvořák: Piano Trio no.4 in E minor, Op.90 “Dumky” Trinity Trio (Stella Kim, violin; Tina Kim, piano;...
View Article‘Singers to listen for’: “A long way to hear singing as good as this”
Rotary Club of Wellington and Kiri te Kanawa Foundation ‘Singers to listen for’, compèred by Rodney Macann Jonathan Abernethy (tenor), Anna Dowsley (mezzo-soprano), Katherine McIndoe (soprano), Jarvis...
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