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The Unruly Tourists are back! (this time on the stage)

Theatre

Performance Dates:

22 March (Preview) – 8:00pm
23, 24, 26 March – 8:00pm
25 March – 2:30pm & 8:00pm

Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins (including a 20 minute interval)


Music composed by Luke Di Somma, with libretto by The Fan Brigade – Livi Reihana (Ngāti Raukawa and Te Arawa) and Amanda Kennedy.

After a pandemic-forced rescheduling, New Zealand Opera is at last preparing to stage a highly anticipated new opera comedy based on the real-life case of the “unruly tourists” who “terrorised” parts of New Zealand in 2019, making international headlines and landing the visitors in local courtrooms.

Presented by New Zealand Opera and Auckland Arts Festival at the Bruce Mason Centre, in Takapuna where it all started, The Unruly Tourists breaks opera stereotypes and promises to spark conversation and reflection long after the curtain goes down.

Cast:

Andrew Grainger, Ebony Andrew, Frith Horan, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Joshua Cramond, Marley Grgicevich and William Kelly.

Ensemble:

Alex Matangi, Catrin Johnsson, Chris McRae, Georgia Jamieson-Emms, Matthew Kereama, Morag Atchison, Robert Tucker, Shiddharth Chand and Tayla Alexander.


Performance Dates:

22 March (Preview) – 8:00pm
23, 24, 26 March – 8:00pm
25 March – 2:30pm & 8:00pm

Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins (including a 20 minute interval)


Music composed by Luke Di Somma, with libretto by The Fan Brigade – Livi Reihana (Ngāti Raukawa and Te Arawa) and Amanda Kennedy.

After a pandemic-forced rescheduling, New Zealand Opera is at last preparing to stage a highly anticipated new opera comedy based on the real-life case of the “unruly tourists” who “terrorised” parts of New Zealand in 2019, making international headlines and landing the visitors in local courtrooms.

Presented by New Zealand Opera and Auckland Arts Festival at the Bruce Mason Centre, in Takapuna where it all started, The Unruly Tourists breaks opera stereotypes and promises to spark conversation and reflection long after the curtain goes down.

Cast:

Andrew Grainger, Ebony Andrew, Frith Horan, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Joshua Cramond, Marley Grgicevich and William Kelly.

Ensemble:

Alex Matangi, Catrin Johnsson, Chris McRae, Georgia Jamieson-Emms, Matthew Kereama, Morag Atchison, Robert Tucker, Shiddharth Chand and Tayla Alexander.


Performance Dates:

22 March (Preview) – 8:00pm
23, 24, 26 March – 8:00pm
25 March – 2:30pm & 8:00pm

Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins (including a 20 minute interval)


Music composed by Luke Di Somma, with libretto by The Fan Brigade – Livi Reihana (Ngāti Raukawa and Te Arawa) and Amanda Kennedy.

After a pandemic-forced rescheduling, New Zealand Opera is at last preparing to stage a highly anticipated new opera comedy based on the real-life case of the “unruly tourists” who “terrorised” parts of New Zealand in 2019, making international headlines and landing the visitors in local courtrooms.

Presented by New Zealand Opera and Auckland Arts Festival at the Bruce Mason Centre, in Takapuna where it all started, The Unruly Tourists breaks opera stereotypes and promises to spark conversation and reflection long after the curtain goes down.

Cast:

Andrew Grainger, Ebony Andrew, Frith Horan, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Joshua Cramond, Marley Grgicevich and William Kelly.

Ensemble:

Alex Matangi, Catrin Johnsson, Chris McRae, Georgia Jamieson-Emms, Matthew Kereama, Morag Atchison, Robert Tucker, Shiddharth Chand and Tayla Alexander.


March 22, 2023 20:00 — March 26, 2023 22:15   ·   Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland

CMNZ | Voices at the End (Dunedin)

Concert

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 28 March (Nelson) / 29 March (Christchurch)

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 28 March (Nelson) / 29 March (Christchurch)

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 28 March (Nelson) / 29 March (Christchurch)

March 25, 2023 19:30   ·   Glenroy Auditorium, Dunedin

CMNZ | Voices at the End (Nelson)

Concert

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 25 March (Dunedin) / 29 March (Christchurch)

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 25 March (Dunedin) / 29 March (Christchurch)

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 25 March (Dunedin) / 29 March (Christchurch)

March 28, 2023 19:30   ·   Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson

CMNZ | Voices at the End (Christchurch)

Concert

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 25 March (Dunedin) / 28 March (Nelson)

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 25 March (Dunedin) / 28 March (Nelson)

Michael Houstoun Piano
John Psathas Composer

John Psathas Second-Hand Time (world premiere)
John Psathas Voices at the End


Following the stunning world premiere at the 2021 Auckland Festival of the Arts, John Psathas has created a new Voices at the End (originally for six pianos) for solo pianist, an epic cinematic audio soundtrack, and a brand-new full-length synchronised film that weaves in around the music. Voices at the End was inspired by the film Planetary by author and environmental activist Joanna Macy.

In his latest work, Second-Hand Time, Psathas explores an entirely new format by combining the emotional power and excitement of virtuosic musical performance with a pre-recorded cinematic audio soundtrack (drawn from real and electronic worlds). He integrates these with synchronized projected text that delivers social commentary on current and crucial issues, such as runaway economic models and their impact on society, education, climate change, current life and culture, and the future prospects of the human race.

Second-Hand Time draws from the documentary work of Adam Curtis, and the writings of Henry Giroux, Brad Evans, Svetlana Alexievich, and Noam Chomsky.

John Psathas will be giving a pre-concert talk before each performance.



Additional performances:
17 February (New Plymouth) / 18 February (Hamilton) / 20 February (Hawke's Bay) / 21 February (Auckland) / 22 February (Tauranga) / 24 February (Palmerston North) / 25 February (Wellington) / 24 March (Invercargill) / 25 March (Dunedin) / 28 March (Nelson)

March 29, 2023 19:30   ·   The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Christchurch

Irish Airs & Graces

Concert

After a sold-out concert in Wellington on St Patrick's Day, Dave Flynn and New Zealand String Quartet are bringing 'Irish Airs & Graces' to Auckland!

"It was magnificent. I am still buzzing and full of admiration for all the musicians." - Audience Member, Irish Airs & Graces Wellington Concert

‘Irish Airs & Graces’ is a concert blurring the boundaries between traditional Irish music and contemporary classical music and featuring Irish composer Dave Flynn & the New Zealand String Quartet, and guest traditional Irish musicians.

The New Zealand String Quartet (NZSQ) is renowned for its versatility and has enjoyed collaborating with musicians and artists from all over the globe, in a range of classical, jazz and world music and dance genres.  The NZSQ first performed one of Dave Flynn's works ('Slip' from String Quartet no.2 'The Cranning') during our 2022 national tour, and we are delighted to collaborate with Dave on this special concert.

The programme features traditional Irish music arranged for string quartet, accordion, fiddle, and guitar. The ‘airs’ represent the famed melodies of Ireland, while the ‘graces’ represent the distinctive ornamentation techniques unique to Irish music.

Join us on Friday 31st to send off March with a proper Irish celebration!

After a sold-out concert in Wellington on St Patrick's Day, Dave Flynn and New Zealand String Quartet are bringing 'Irish Airs & Graces' to Auckland!

"It was magnificent. I am still buzzing and full of admiration for all the musicians." - Audience Member, Irish Airs & Graces Wellington Concert

‘Irish Airs & Graces’ is a concert blurring the boundaries between traditional Irish music and contemporary classical music and featuring Irish composer Dave Flynn & the New Zealand String Quartet, and guest traditional Irish musicians.

The New Zealand String Quartet (NZSQ) is renowned for its versatility and has enjoyed collaborating with musicians and artists from all over the globe, in a range of classical, jazz and world music and dance genres.  The NZSQ first performed one of Dave Flynn's works ('Slip' from String Quartet no.2 'The Cranning') during our 2022 national tour, and we are delighted to collaborate with Dave on this special concert.

The programme features traditional Irish music arranged for string quartet, accordion, fiddle, and guitar. The ‘airs’ represent the famed melodies of Ireland, while the ‘graces’ represent the distinctive ornamentation techniques unique to Irish music.

Join us on Friday 31st to send off March with a proper Irish celebration!

After a sold-out concert in Wellington on St Patrick's Day, Dave Flynn and New Zealand String Quartet are bringing 'Irish Airs & Graces' to Auckland!

"It was magnificent. I am still buzzing and full of admiration for all the musicians." - Audience Member, Irish Airs & Graces Wellington Concert

‘Irish Airs & Graces’ is a concert blurring the boundaries between traditional Irish music and contemporary classical music and featuring Irish composer Dave Flynn & the New Zealand String Quartet, and guest traditional Irish musicians.

The New Zealand String Quartet (NZSQ) is renowned for its versatility and has enjoyed collaborating with musicians and artists from all over the globe, in a range of classical, jazz and world music and dance genres.  The NZSQ first performed one of Dave Flynn's works ('Slip' from String Quartet no.2 'The Cranning') during our 2022 national tour, and we are delighted to collaborate with Dave on this special concert.

The programme features traditional Irish music arranged for string quartet, accordion, fiddle, and guitar. The ‘airs’ represent the famed melodies of Ireland, while the ‘graces’ represent the distinctive ornamentation techniques unique to Irish music.

Join us on Friday 31st to send off March with a proper Irish celebration!

March 31, 2023 19:00 — March 31, 2023 20:15   ·   Auckland Unitarian Church

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra | Appalachian Dream

Concert

Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Thomas Eves Trumpet

Salina Fisher Dream 6
Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Salina Fisher Kingfisher
Copland Appalachian Spring


Christchurch-born composer Salina Fisher’s early career has brimmed with awards and commissions. Two of her colourful and gestural works feature here: Dream 6, based on material from Douglas Lilburn’s Nine Short Pieces for Piano, and Kingfisher, inspired by the poem of the same name by Robert Macfarlane.

Hummel was a pupil of Haydn, eventually succeeding his teacher in the Court of Prince Esterházy. He wrote his Trumpet Concerto for Anton Weidinger, virtuoso of the freshly-minted keyed trumpet. Our very own Principal Trumpet Thomas Eves will present this sparkling tour de force.

Aaron Copland was committed to finding a distinctive American musical voice, and has an immediately endearing melodic style. Appalachian Spring began as music for his friend Martha Graham’s ballet troupe in 1944, with the recognisable Shaker tune “Simple Gifts.” Decades later he turned it into the 13-piece chamber version that features here.


Additional performances:
1 Apr 2023 7:00 pm

Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Thomas Eves Trumpet

Salina Fisher Dream 6
Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Salina Fisher Kingfisher
Copland Appalachian Spring


Christchurch-born composer Salina Fisher’s early career has brimmed with awards and commissions. Two of her colourful and gestural works feature here: Dream 6, based on material from Douglas Lilburn’s Nine Short Pieces for Piano, and Kingfisher, inspired by the poem of the same name by Robert Macfarlane.

Hummel was a pupil of Haydn, eventually succeeding his teacher in the Court of Prince Esterházy. He wrote his Trumpet Concerto for Anton Weidinger, virtuoso of the freshly-minted keyed trumpet. Our very own Principal Trumpet Thomas Eves will present this sparkling tour de force.

Aaron Copland was committed to finding a distinctive American musical voice, and has an immediately endearing melodic style. Appalachian Spring began as music for his friend Martha Graham’s ballet troupe in 1944, with the recognisable Shaker tune “Simple Gifts.” Decades later he turned it into the 13-piece chamber version that features here.


Additional performances:
1 Apr 2023 7:00 pm

Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Thomas Eves Trumpet

Salina Fisher Dream 6
Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Salina Fisher Kingfisher
Copland Appalachian Spring


Christchurch-born composer Salina Fisher’s early career has brimmed with awards and commissions. Two of her colourful and gestural works feature here: Dream 6, based on material from Douglas Lilburn’s Nine Short Pieces for Piano, and Kingfisher, inspired by the poem of the same name by Robert Macfarlane.

Hummel was a pupil of Haydn, eventually succeeding his teacher in the Court of Prince Esterházy. He wrote his Trumpet Concerto for Anton Weidinger, virtuoso of the freshly-minted keyed trumpet. Our very own Principal Trumpet Thomas Eves will present this sparkling tour de force.

Aaron Copland was committed to finding a distinctive American musical voice, and has an immediately endearing melodic style. Appalachian Spring began as music for his friend Martha Graham’s ballet troupe in 1944, with the recognisable Shaker tune “Simple Gifts.” Decades later he turned it into the 13-piece chamber version that features here.


Additional performances:
1 Apr 2023 7:00 pm

March 31, 2023 19:00   ·   The Piano, Christchurch

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra | Appalachian Dream

Concert

Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Thomas Eves Trumpet

Salina Fisher Dream 6
Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Salina Fisher Kingfisher
Copland Appalachian Spring


Christchurch-born composer Salina Fisher’s early career has brimmed with awards and commissions. Two of her colourful and gestural works feature here: Dream 6, based on material from Douglas Lilburn’s Nine Short Pieces for Piano, and Kingfisher, inspired by the poem of the same name by Robert Macfarlane.

Hummel was a pupil of Haydn, eventually succeeding his teacher in the Court of Prince Esterházy. He wrote his Trumpet Concerto for Anton Weidinger, virtuoso of the freshly-minted keyed trumpet. Our very own Principal Trumpet Thomas Eves will present this sparkling tour de force.

Aaron Copland was committed to finding a distinctive American musical voice, and has an immediately endearing melodic style. Appalachian Spring began as music for his friend Martha Graham’s ballet troupe in 1944, with the recognisable Shaker tune “Simple Gifts.” Decades later he turned it into the 13-piece chamber version that features here.


Additional performances:
31 Mar 2023 7:00 pm

Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Thomas Eves Trumpet

Salina Fisher Dream 6
Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Salina Fisher Kingfisher
Copland Appalachian Spring


Christchurch-born composer Salina Fisher’s early career has brimmed with awards and commissions. Two of her colourful and gestural works feature here: Dream 6, based on material from Douglas Lilburn’s Nine Short Pieces for Piano, and Kingfisher, inspired by the poem of the same name by Robert Macfarlane.

Hummel was a pupil of Haydn, eventually succeeding his teacher in the Court of Prince Esterházy. He wrote his Trumpet Concerto for Anton Weidinger, virtuoso of the freshly-minted keyed trumpet. Our very own Principal Trumpet Thomas Eves will present this sparkling tour de force.

Aaron Copland was committed to finding a distinctive American musical voice, and has an immediately endearing melodic style. Appalachian Spring began as music for his friend Martha Graham’s ballet troupe in 1944, with the recognisable Shaker tune “Simple Gifts.” Decades later he turned it into the 13-piece chamber version that features here.


Additional performances:
31 Mar 2023 7:00 pm

Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Thomas Eves Trumpet

Salina Fisher Dream 6
Hummel Trumpet Concerto
Salina Fisher Kingfisher
Copland Appalachian Spring


Christchurch-born composer Salina Fisher’s early career has brimmed with awards and commissions. Two of her colourful and gestural works feature here: Dream 6, based on material from Douglas Lilburn’s Nine Short Pieces for Piano, and Kingfisher, inspired by the poem of the same name by Robert Macfarlane.

Hummel was a pupil of Haydn, eventually succeeding his teacher in the Court of Prince Esterházy. He wrote his Trumpet Concerto for Anton Weidinger, virtuoso of the freshly-minted keyed trumpet. Our very own Principal Trumpet Thomas Eves will present this sparkling tour de force.

Aaron Copland was committed to finding a distinctive American musical voice, and has an immediately endearing melodic style. Appalachian Spring began as music for his friend Martha Graham’s ballet troupe in 1944, with the recognisable Shaker tune “Simple Gifts.” Decades later he turned it into the 13-piece chamber version that features here.


Additional performances:
31 Mar 2023 7:00 pm

April 01, 2023 19:00   ·   The Piano, Christchurch

Renaissance Singers | Mallets and Melody

Concert

Soundscapes of song with percussion, and ngā taonga pūoro

Ever innovative, Christine Archer-Lockwood brings together a diverse programme of songs accompanied by percussion and ngā taonga pūoro that explore our passion for each other, for craft, and for our earth.

Laden Earth, by Pepe Beker for choir and ngā taonga pūoro is a vocal tribute to Papatūānuku, Mother Earth. A ruefully ironic reminder of our role in helping her keep humankind safe. Pieces by NZ composers Gareth Farr and Anthony Ritchie tell of the rhythms of the annual cuckoo's song heralding seed planting seasons and of the wood carver's mallet to subtly fashion body, arms, and legs.

This promises to be a singularly dramatic concert not to be missed.


Soundscapes of song with percussion, and ngā taonga pūoro

Ever innovative, Christine Archer-Lockwood brings together a diverse programme of songs accompanied by percussion and ngā taonga pūoro that explore our passion for each other, for craft, and for our earth.

Laden Earth, by Pepe Beker for choir and ngā taonga pūoro is a vocal tribute to Papatūānuku, Mother Earth. A ruefully ironic reminder of our role in helping her keep humankind safe. Pieces by NZ composers Gareth Farr and Anthony Ritchie tell of the rhythms of the annual cuckoo's song heralding seed planting seasons and of the wood carver's mallet to subtly fashion body, arms, and legs.

This promises to be a singularly dramatic concert not to be missed.


Soundscapes of song with percussion, and ngā taonga pūoro

Ever innovative, Christine Archer-Lockwood brings together a diverse programme of songs accompanied by percussion and ngā taonga pūoro that explore our passion for each other, for craft, and for our earth.

Laden Earth, by Pepe Beker for choir and ngā taonga pūoro is a vocal tribute to Papatūānuku, Mother Earth. A ruefully ironic reminder of our role in helping her keep humankind safe. Pieces by NZ composers Gareth Farr and Anthony Ritchie tell of the rhythms of the annual cuckoo's song heralding seed planting seasons and of the wood carver's mallet to subtly fashion body, arms, and legs.

This promises to be a singularly dramatic concert not to be missed.


April 01, 2023 19:30   ·   Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Palmerston North

Youth Orchestra Waikato | Journeys - Cambridge Autumn Festival

Concert

JOURNEYS

Presented by Youth Orchestra Waikato & Orchestras Central

Join the exceptional young musicians of the Youth Orchestra Waikato (YOW) on a musical journey from London, to dancing through the Czech Republic, a snowy sleigh ride, and coming home to Aotearoa with Garth Farr’s Voyages. Featuring outstanding young cello soloist Keira Sullivan performing Saint-Saëns Allegro Appassionato, conducted by Joshua Kirk and Catherine Polglase.

This is a one-hour family friendly concert presented by Orchestras Central. A Cambridge Autumn Festival 2023 event.

JOURNEYS

Presented by Youth Orchestra Waikato & Orchestras Central

Join the exceptional young musicians of the Youth Orchestra Waikato (YOW) on a musical journey from London, to dancing through the Czech Republic, a snowy sleigh ride, and coming home to Aotearoa with Garth Farr’s Voyages. Featuring outstanding young cello soloist Keira Sullivan performing Saint-Saëns Allegro Appassionato, conducted by Joshua Kirk and Catherine Polglase.

This is a one-hour family friendly concert presented by Orchestras Central. A Cambridge Autumn Festival 2023 event.

JOURNEYS

Presented by Youth Orchestra Waikato & Orchestras Central

Join the exceptional young musicians of the Youth Orchestra Waikato (YOW) on a musical journey from London, to dancing through the Czech Republic, a snowy sleigh ride, and coming home to Aotearoa with Garth Farr’s Voyages. Featuring outstanding young cello soloist Keira Sullivan performing Saint-Saëns Allegro Appassionato, conducted by Joshua Kirk and Catherine Polglase.

This is a one-hour family friendly concert presented by Orchestras Central. A Cambridge Autumn Festival 2023 event.

April 02, 2023 15:00 — April 02, 2023 16:00   ·   Cambridge Town Hall, Cambridge

Lunchtime Concert: Dave Flynn - Celtic Guitar Journey

Concert

Dave Flynn is an award-winning Irish composer and guitarist.

In his new show 'Celtic Guitar Journey' he presents beautiful guitar arrangements of Irish and Scottish traditional music, exploring the musical connections between these 'Celtic' countries. His programme goes through the history of Celtic music, from an ancient Irish battle march, to baroque-era harp music by Turlough O'Carolan, to 19th century reels and jigs and then some more modern compositions that he recorded on his acclaimed album Contemporary Traditional Irish Guitar. There's also some new Irish-style tunes composed in New Zealand which represent new kind of traditional Irish-Kiwi music.

The concert also highlights connections between Irish traditional music and other countries, showing how certain types of Irish tune styles were imported from England, Scotland, Poland and Germany.

Click here or listen below for a playlist related to the show.


Dave Flynn is an award-winning Irish composer and guitarist.

In his new show 'Celtic Guitar Journey' he presents beautiful guitar arrangements of Irish and Scottish traditional music, exploring the musical connections between these 'Celtic' countries. His programme goes through the history of Celtic music, from an ancient Irish battle march, to baroque-era harp music by Turlough O'Carolan, to 19th century reels and jigs and then some more modern compositions that he recorded on his acclaimed album Contemporary Traditional Irish Guitar. There's also some new Irish-style tunes composed in New Zealand which represent new kind of traditional Irish-Kiwi music.

The concert also highlights connections between Irish traditional music and other countries, showing how certain types of Irish tune styles were imported from England, Scotland, Poland and Germany.

Click here or listen below for a playlist related to the show.


Dave Flynn is an award-winning Irish composer and guitarist.

In his new show 'Celtic Guitar Journey' he presents beautiful guitar arrangements of Irish and Scottish traditional music, exploring the musical connections between these 'Celtic' countries. His programme goes through the history of Celtic music, from an ancient Irish battle march, to baroque-era harp music by Turlough O'Carolan, to 19th century reels and jigs and then some more modern compositions that he recorded on his acclaimed album Contemporary Traditional Irish Guitar. There's also some new Irish-style tunes composed in New Zealand which represent new kind of traditional Irish-Kiwi music.

The concert also highlights connections between Irish traditional music and other countries, showing how certain types of Irish tune styles were imported from England, Scotland, Poland and Germany.

Click here or listen below for a playlist related to the show.


April 04, 2023 12:30   ·   Turner Centre, Kerikeri

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Whangārei)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

April 15, 2023 14:30   ·   Old Library Building Arts Centre, Whangārei

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Kerikeri)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

April 16, 2023 16:00   ·   Cornerstone - Whare Karakia o Manako, Kerikeri

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Wānaka)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

April 20, 2023 19:30   ·   Lake Wānaka Centre, Wānaka

Alleluia! Music for Eastertide

Concert

Choral performances at Easter tend to focus on the repertoire inspired by the crucifixion story, but there is a wealth of beautiful music which celebrates Christ’s resurrection and the events which followed, and this will be the focus of the “Alleluia” concert.

We are excited and looking forward to welcoming promising young soloists and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra who will join the choir on stage. Two soloists are making their debut with City Choir Dunedin at this performance: Erin Connelly-Whyte (mezzo-soprano) and Brendon Shanks (tenor). The other soloists are Caroline Burchell (soprano) and Edward Smith (bass).

The programme includes the première of a post-Easter hymn “O Sons and Daughters”, written by David Burchell. This was composed especially for this concert to add a more contemporary musical flavour, and uses an old English hymn text which narrates the discovery of the empty tomb on Easter morning. David is the musical director and conductor for City Choir Dunedin since 2000.

Choral performances at Easter tend to focus on the repertoire inspired by the crucifixion story, but there is a wealth of beautiful music which celebrates Christ’s resurrection and the events which followed, and this will be the focus of the “Alleluia” concert.

We are excited and looking forward to welcoming promising young soloists and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra who will join the choir on stage. Two soloists are making their debut with City Choir Dunedin at this performance: Erin Connelly-Whyte (mezzo-soprano) and Brendon Shanks (tenor). The other soloists are Caroline Burchell (soprano) and Edward Smith (bass).

The programme includes the première of a post-Easter hymn “O Sons and Daughters”, written by David Burchell. This was composed especially for this concert to add a more contemporary musical flavour, and uses an old English hymn text which narrates the discovery of the empty tomb on Easter morning. David is the musical director and conductor for City Choir Dunedin since 2000.

Choral performances at Easter tend to focus on the repertoire inspired by the crucifixion story, but there is a wealth of beautiful music which celebrates Christ’s resurrection and the events which followed, and this will be the focus of the “Alleluia” concert.

We are excited and looking forward to welcoming promising young soloists and the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra who will join the choir on stage. Two soloists are making their debut with City Choir Dunedin at this performance: Erin Connelly-Whyte (mezzo-soprano) and Brendon Shanks (tenor). The other soloists are Caroline Burchell (soprano) and Edward Smith (bass).

The programme includes the première of a post-Easter hymn “O Sons and Daughters”, written by David Burchell. This was composed especially for this concert to add a more contemporary musical flavour, and uses an old English hymn text which narrates the discovery of the empty tomb on Easter morning. David is the musical director and conductor for City Choir Dunedin since 2000.

April 22, 2023 19:30 — April 22, 2023 21:30   ·   Knox Church

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Rotorua)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

April 27, 2023 19:30   ·   (To Be Confirmed), Rotorua

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Warkworth)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

April 29, 2023 16:00   ·   Warkworth Town Hall, Warkworth

He Aho Rōreka | OCT Ensemble

Concert

HE AHO RŌREKA
Sunday 29 April, 7.30pm
The Plaza Theatre, Putāruru

Featuring:
Hormona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) - tanga pūoro
Jeremy Mayall - conductor / electronics
OCT Ensemble

The sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand, woven together, bridging the sonic worlds of taonga pūoro and orchestra.

Join the OCT Ensemble for this very special one-hour event, exploring different states of being and the creation of sound. Depicting the journey of visiting a mare, being present in this space of knowing and learning and growing and understanding.

Following the performance there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and see the instruments up close.

Koha Entry | Find out more: www.orchestras.org.nz

HE AHO RŌREKA
Sunday 29 April, 7.30pm
The Plaza Theatre, Putāruru

Featuring:
Hormona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) - tanga pūoro
Jeremy Mayall - conductor / electronics
OCT Ensemble

The sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand, woven together, bridging the sonic worlds of taonga pūoro and orchestra.

Join the OCT Ensemble for this very special one-hour event, exploring different states of being and the creation of sound. Depicting the journey of visiting a mare, being present in this space of knowing and learning and growing and understanding.

Following the performance there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and see the instruments up close.

Koha Entry | Find out more: www.orchestras.org.nz

April 29, 2023 19:30 — April 29, 2023 20:30   ·   The Plaza Theatre, Putāruru

He Aho Rōreka - Huntly | OCT Ensemble

Concert

HE AHO RŌREKA
Sunday 30 April, 2.00pm
Kimihia School, Huntly


Featuring:
Hormona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) - taonga pūoro
Jeremy Mayall - conductor / electronics / composer
OCT Ensemble

The sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand, woven together, bridging the sonic worlds of tango pūoro and orchestra. Join the OCT Ensemble for this very special one-hour event, exploring different states of being and the creation of sound. Depicting the journey of visiting a mare, being present in this space of knowing and learning and growing and understanding.

Following the performance there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and see the instruments up close.

In partnership with Kimihia School, Huntly.

Koha Entry | Find out more: www.orchestras.org.nz

HE AHO RŌREKA
Sunday 30 April, 2.00pm
Kimihia School, Huntly


Featuring:
Hormona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) - taonga pūoro
Jeremy Mayall - conductor / electronics / composer
OCT Ensemble

The sounds of Aotearoa New Zealand, woven together, bridging the sonic worlds of tango pūoro and orchestra. Join the OCT Ensemble for this very special one-hour event, exploring different states of being and the creation of sound. Depicting the journey of visiting a mare, being present in this space of knowing and learning and growing and understanding.

Following the performance there will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions and see the instruments up close.

In partnership with Kimihia School, Huntly.

Koha Entry | Find out more: www.orchestras.org.nz

April 30, 2023 14:00 — April 30, 2023 15:00   ·   Kimihia School, Huntly

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Waikanae)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

April 30, 2023 14:30   ·   Waikanae Memorial Hall, Waikanae

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Whanganui)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

May 02, 2023 19:30   ·   Whanganui Memorial Centre, Whanganui

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Lower Hutt)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 5 May (Motueka) / 7 May (Wellington)

May 03, 2023 19:30   ·   St Mark's Church, Lower Hutt

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Motueka)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 7 May (Wellington)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 7 May (Wellington)

May 05, 2023 19:30   ·   Chanel Arts Centre, Motueka

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra | White Horses

Concert

Jessica Cottis Conductor
Benjamin Morrison Violin

Gemma Peacocke White Horses (Co-commission with APO)
Dvořák Violin Concerto
Brahms Symphony No 2


This concert shines the spotlight on two talented New Zealanders. Now Brooklyn-based Gemma Peacocke’s White Horses was inspired by the mystery of Viva Waud Farmar, WWI nurse and one of Aotearoa’s first female pilots.

Christchurch-born violinist Benjamin Morrison is the only New Zealander to win a seat in the Vienna Philharmonic, and he returns to dazzle hometown audiences with Dvořák’s virtuosic Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ second symphony is often described as a cheerful ‘pastoral,’ but also features stormy moments, and is best experienced live for the full rush of symphonic waves. Brahms spoke candidly about the challenges of being a young German composer writing symphonies in Beethoven’s shadow, but his four symphonies have become beloved staples of the Romantic orchestral repertoire.


Jessica Cottis Conductor
Benjamin Morrison Violin

Gemma Peacocke White Horses (Co-commission with APO)
Dvořák Violin Concerto
Brahms Symphony No 2


This concert shines the spotlight on two talented New Zealanders. Now Brooklyn-based Gemma Peacocke’s White Horses was inspired by the mystery of Viva Waud Farmar, WWI nurse and one of Aotearoa’s first female pilots.

Christchurch-born violinist Benjamin Morrison is the only New Zealander to win a seat in the Vienna Philharmonic, and he returns to dazzle hometown audiences with Dvořák’s virtuosic Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ second symphony is often described as a cheerful ‘pastoral,’ but also features stormy moments, and is best experienced live for the full rush of symphonic waves. Brahms spoke candidly about the challenges of being a young German composer writing symphonies in Beethoven’s shadow, but his four symphonies have become beloved staples of the Romantic orchestral repertoire.


Jessica Cottis Conductor
Benjamin Morrison Violin

Gemma Peacocke White Horses (Co-commission with APO)
Dvořák Violin Concerto
Brahms Symphony No 2


This concert shines the spotlight on two talented New Zealanders. Now Brooklyn-based Gemma Peacocke’s White Horses was inspired by the mystery of Viva Waud Farmar, WWI nurse and one of Aotearoa’s first female pilots.

Christchurch-born violinist Benjamin Morrison is the only New Zealander to win a seat in the Vienna Philharmonic, and he returns to dazzle hometown audiences with Dvořák’s virtuosic Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ second symphony is often described as a cheerful ‘pastoral,’ but also features stormy moments, and is best experienced live for the full rush of symphonic waves. Brahms spoke candidly about the challenges of being a young German composer writing symphonies in Beethoven’s shadow, but his four symphonies have become beloved staples of the Romantic orchestral repertoire.


May 06, 2023 19:30   ·   Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch

CMNZ | Les Voisins (Wellington)

Concert

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka)

Justine Cormack violin
James Bush cello
Simon Martyn-Ellis theorbo, guitars

A journey into French music through the ages

A journey into French music through the ages: from the intensely emotional world of Baroque, including New Zealand composer Alex Taylor’s own response, through to the vibrant colours of Ravel’s impressionism, and into the irresistible swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and the grandfather of jazz violin, Stéphane Grappelli, with the Hot Club de France.


Additional performances:
15 April (Whangārei) / 16 April (Kerikeri) / 20 April (Wanaka) / 27 April (Rotorua) / 29 April (Warkworth) / 30 April (Waikanae) / 2 May (Whanganui) / 3 May (Lower Hutt) / 5 May (Motueka)

May 07, 2023 15:00   ·   St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington

CMNZ | NZTrio (Hamilton)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 09, 2023 19:30   ·   Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Hamilton

CMNZ | NZTrio (Auckland)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 10, 2023 19:30   ·   Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall

CMNZ | NZTrio (Hawke's Bay)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) /
New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) /
New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 11, 2023 19:30   ·   MTG Century Theatre, Napier

NZSO | Emperor (Wellington)

Concert

Ross Harris | Cento
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor
R Schumann | Symphony No. 2


We finish our opening Immerse 2023 weekend with a concert of grandiose proportions. Featuring Ross HarrisCento and Robert Schumann’s Second Symphony, the showpiece will undoubtedly be Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.

Out of the destruction and debris of war rose Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto, when writing it, betrayed nothing of the turmoil he was surrounded by. While he likely wouldn’t have approved of the Emperor title, it’s actually a very appropriate name for the piece itself, reflecting the nobility, dignity, poise, regality and mana of the work.

Pianist Paul Lewis returns to complete the full Beethoven Piano cycle with this seminal work.


Additional performances:

Tauranga (14 May)
Christchurch (21 May)


Ross Harris | Cento
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor
R Schumann | Symphony No. 2


We finish our opening Immerse 2023 weekend with a concert of grandiose proportions. Featuring Ross HarrisCento and Robert Schumann’s Second Symphony, the showpiece will undoubtedly be Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.

Out of the destruction and debris of war rose Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto, when writing it, betrayed nothing of the turmoil he was surrounded by. While he likely wouldn’t have approved of the Emperor title, it’s actually a very appropriate name for the piece itself, reflecting the nobility, dignity, poise, regality and mana of the work.

Pianist Paul Lewis returns to complete the full Beethoven Piano cycle with this seminal work.


Additional performances:

Tauranga (14 May)
Christchurch (21 May)


May 11, 2023 19:30   ·   Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington

NZSO | Emperor (Tauranga)

Concert

Ross Harris | Cento
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor
R Schumann | Symphony No. 2


We finish our opening Immerse 2023 weekend with a concert of grandiose proportions. Featuring Ross HarrisCento and Robert Schumann’s Second Symphony, the showpiece will undoubtedly be Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.

Out of the destruction and debris of war rose Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto, when writing it, betrayed nothing of the turmoil he was surrounded by. While he likely wouldn’t have approved of the Emperor title, it’s actually a very appropriate name for the piece itself, reflecting the nobility, dignity, poise, regality and mana of the work.

Pianist Paul Lewis returns to complete the full Beethoven Piano cycle with this seminal work.


Additional performances:

Wellington (11 May)
Christchurch (21 May)


Ross Harris | Cento
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor
R Schumann | Symphony No. 2


We finish our opening Immerse 2023 weekend with a concert of grandiose proportions. Featuring Ross HarrisCento and Robert Schumann’s Second Symphony, the showpiece will undoubtedly be Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.

Out of the destruction and debris of war rose Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto, when writing it, betrayed nothing of the turmoil he was surrounded by. While he likely wouldn’t have approved of the Emperor title, it’s actually a very appropriate name for the piece itself, reflecting the nobility, dignity, poise, regality and mana of the work.

Pianist Paul Lewis returns to complete the full Beethoven Piano cycle with this seminal work.


Additional performances:

Wellington (11 May)
Christchurch (21 May)


May 14, 2023 14:00   ·   Baycourt Community & Arts Centre, Tauranga

CMNZ | NZTrio (New Plymouth)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 16, 2023 19:30   ·   4th Wall Theatre, New Plymouth

CMNZ | NZTrio (Palmerston North)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 17, 2023 19:30   ·   Globe Theatre, Palmerston North

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Dragspil

Concert

Conductor Luke Dollman
Accordion James Crabb

Sibelius The Bard
Cresswell Dragspil
Elgar Symphony No.1


Think you know the accordion? You don’t until you’ve heard James Crabb. His breath-taking virtuosity simply redefines the instrument, and his performances are an awe-inspiring experience. One of the many composers to write for him was the late New Zealander Lyell Cresswell, who made a big splash at the BBC Proms in 1995 with Dragspil (Icelandic for ‘accordion’).

Elgar’s towering symphony is the antithesis of ‘Land of Hope and Glory’. It’s rich, deeply romantic music by a very emotional man. Sibelius described his mystical tone-poem as ‘something like an ancient Scandinavian ballad from the time of the Vikings’.


Conductor Luke Dollman
Accordion James Crabb

Sibelius The Bard
Cresswell Dragspil
Elgar Symphony No.1


Think you know the accordion? You don’t until you’ve heard James Crabb. His breath-taking virtuosity simply redefines the instrument, and his performances are an awe-inspiring experience. One of the many composers to write for him was the late New Zealander Lyell Cresswell, who made a big splash at the BBC Proms in 1995 with Dragspil (Icelandic for ‘accordion’).

Elgar’s towering symphony is the antithesis of ‘Land of Hope and Glory’. It’s rich, deeply romantic music by a very emotional man. Sibelius described his mystical tone-poem as ‘something like an ancient Scandinavian ballad from the time of the Vikings’.


Conductor Luke Dollman
Accordion James Crabb

Sibelius The Bard
Cresswell Dragspil
Elgar Symphony No.1


Think you know the accordion? You don’t until you’ve heard James Crabb. His breath-taking virtuosity simply redefines the instrument, and his performances are an awe-inspiring experience. One of the many composers to write for him was the late New Zealander Lyell Cresswell, who made a big splash at the BBC Proms in 1995 with Dragspil (Icelandic for ‘accordion’).

Elgar’s towering symphony is the antithesis of ‘Land of Hope and Glory’. It’s rich, deeply romantic music by a very emotional man. Sibelius described his mystical tone-poem as ‘something like an ancient Scandinavian ballad from the time of the Vikings’.


May 18, 2023 19:30   ·   Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

CMNZ | Double Shot (Rotorua)

Concert

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Whakatāne (20 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanganui (24 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Whakatāne (20 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanganui (24 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

May 19, 2023 19:30   ·   TBC, Rotorua

CMNZ | Double Shot (Whakatāne)

Concert

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanganui (24 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanganui (24 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

May 20, 2023 16:00   ·   Church of St George & St John, Whakatāne

CMNZ | NZTrio (Wellington)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 20, 2023 19:30   ·   Public Trust Hall, Wellington

CMNZ | Double Shot (Tauranga)

Concert

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Whakatāne (20 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanganui (24 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Whakatāne (20 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanganui (24 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

May 21, 2023 14:00   ·   Holy Trinity Hall, Tauranga

NZSO | Emperor (Christchurch)

Concert

Ross Harris | Cento
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor
R Schumann | Symphony No. 2


We finish our opening Immerse 2023 weekend with a concert of grandiose proportions. Featuring Ross HarrisCento and Robert Schumann’s Second Symphony, the showpiece will undoubtedly be Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.

Out of the destruction and debris of war rose Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto, when writing it, betrayed nothing of the turmoil he was surrounded by. While he likely wouldn’t have approved of the Emperor title, it’s actually a very appropriate name for the piece itself, reflecting the nobility, dignity, poise, regality and mana of the work.

Pianist Paul Lewis returns to complete the full Beethoven Piano cycle with this seminal work.


Additional performances:

Wellington (11 May)
Tauranga (14 May)


Ross Harris | Cento
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor
R Schumann | Symphony No. 2


We finish our opening Immerse 2023 weekend with a concert of grandiose proportions. Featuring Ross HarrisCento and Robert Schumann’s Second Symphony, the showpiece will undoubtedly be Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.

Out of the destruction and debris of war rose Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto, when writing it, betrayed nothing of the turmoil he was surrounded by. While he likely wouldn’t have approved of the Emperor title, it’s actually a very appropriate name for the piece itself, reflecting the nobility, dignity, poise, regality and mana of the work.

Pianist Paul Lewis returns to complete the full Beethoven Piano cycle with this seminal work.


Additional performances:

Wellington (11 May)
Tauranga (14 May)


May 21, 2023 14:00   ·   Christchurch Town Hall, Christchurch

CMNZ | NZTrio (Nelson)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 21, 2023 14:30   ·   Nelson Centre of Musical Arts, Nelson

CMNZ | Double Shot (Upper Hutt)

Concert

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Whakatāne (20 May) / Whanganui (24 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Whakatāne (20 May) / Whanganui (24 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

May 22, 2023 19:30   ·   Whirinaki Whare Taonga, Upper Hutt

CMNZ | NZTrio (Christchurch)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Dunedin (24 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 23, 2023 19:30   ·   The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Christchurch

CMNZ | Double Shot (Whanganui)

Concert

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Whakatāne (20 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Whakatāne (20 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanārei (27 May)

May 24, 2023 19:30   ·   Whanganui Collegiate School, Whanganui

CMNZ | NZTrio (Dunedin)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Invercargill (25th May)

May 24, 2023 19:30   ·   Glenroy Auditorium, Dunedin

CMNZ | NZTrio (Invercargill)

Concert

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May)

Amalia Hall violin
Ashley Brown cello
Somi Kim piano

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, No 2, or No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)


Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.


Additional performances: Hamilton (9 May) / Auckland (10 May) / Hawke's Bay (11 May) / New Plymouth (16 May) / Palmerston North (17 May) / Wellington (20 May) / Nelson (21 May) / Christchurch (23 May) / Dunedin (24 May)

May 25, 2023 19:30   ·   Civic Theatre, Invercargill

CMNZ | Double Shot (Whangārei)

Concert

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Whakatāne (20 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanganui (24 May)

Yoshiko Tsuruta marimba, percussion
Jeremy Fitzsimons vibraphone, percussion


Playful contemporary pieces including Steve Reich and John Psathas, alongside an arrangement of Debussy's La boîte à joujoux.


Formed in 2015, Double Shot provides a colourful mixture of percussion instruments based around marimba and vibraphone. The duo’s strength lies in the wonderfully subtle variety of their performances and the rich, mellow resonance of their instruments.

This engaging concert begins with a set of playful, lively crowd-pleasers by contemporary composers including Steve Reich and John Psathas. The second half is dedicated to Debussy’s exquisite storytelling through his ballet score La boîte à joujoux (The Toy Box) which has been arranged for Double Shot by Yoshiko Tsuruta.


Additional performances: Rotorua (19 May) / Whakatāne (20 May) / Upper Hutt (22 May) / Whanganui (24 May)

May 27, 2023 19:00   ·   Old Library Building Arts Centre, Whangārei

Flight | Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra

Concert

FLIGHT

Presented by Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra & Orchestras Central

Follow a soaring Albatross in Flight, a short fanfare by renowned Aotearoa New Zealand composer Anthony Ritchie, before being taken on an intensely virtuosic and romantic journey with the exquisite Violin Concerto by Sibelius - performed by up-and-coming star, Kauri May, winner of the 2022 University of Waikato Concerto Competition.

The second half of the concert opens with arguably the most famous four-notes in classical music history. Beethoven’s fifth symphony is known worldwide and has been used in countless films, and from disco versions to rock and roll covers. This will be a performance not to be missed!

Anthony Ritchie | Albatross in Flight
Sibelius | Violin Concerto
Beethoven | Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Generously supported by Trust Waikato

FLIGHT

Presented by Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra & Orchestras Central

Follow a soaring Albatross in Flight, a short fanfare by renowned Aotearoa New Zealand composer Anthony Ritchie, before being taken on an intensely virtuosic and romantic journey with the exquisite Violin Concerto by Sibelius - performed by up-and-coming star, Kauri May, winner of the 2022 University of Waikato Concerto Competition.

The second half of the concert opens with arguably the most famous four-notes in classical music history. Beethoven’s fifth symphony is known worldwide and has been used in countless films, and from disco versions to rock and roll covers. This will be a performance not to be missed!

Anthony Ritchie | Albatross in Flight
Sibelius | Violin Concerto
Beethoven | Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Generously supported by Trust Waikato

FLIGHT

Presented by Trust Waikato Symphony Orchestra & Orchestras Central

Follow a soaring Albatross in Flight, a short fanfare by renowned Aotearoa New Zealand composer Anthony Ritchie, before being taken on an intensely virtuosic and romantic journey with the exquisite Violin Concerto by Sibelius - performed by up-and-coming star, Kauri May, winner of the 2022 University of Waikato Concerto Competition.

The second half of the concert opens with arguably the most famous four-notes in classical music history. Beethoven’s fifth symphony is known worldwide and has been used in countless films, and from disco versions to rock and roll covers. This will be a performance not to be missed!

Anthony Ritchie | Albatross in Flight
Sibelius | Violin Concerto
Beethoven | Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Generously supported by Trust Waikato

May 28, 2023 14:30 — May 28, 2023 16:00   ·   St Paul's Collegiate School Chapel, Hamilton

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Upper Hutt)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

June 02, 2023 20:00   ·   Whirinaki Whare Taonga, Upper Hutt

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra | Call of the Wild

Concert

Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Adam Page Saxophone

Ravel Mother Goose Suite
John Psathas Saxophone Concerto “Call of the Wild”
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade


Music can transport us to faraway lands. Step into the colourful world of French orchestration with Ravel’s childlike Ma mère l’oye or Mother Goose, originally written as a piano duo for his friend’s two children, to encounter a cast of magical characters.

CSO welcomes thrilling Australian saxophonist Adam Page to perform John PsathasCall of the Wild – a vividly programmatic work that charts the experiences of Psathas’ own Greek family over the past century.

Synesthete Rimsky-Korsakov employed a glittering use of the full orchestra in bringing the tales of the Arabian Nights to life in Scheherazade. Audiences will hear Sinbad sailing the rocky seas, and have front row seats to Scheherazade’s outwitting of the cruel Sultan Shahryar.


Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Adam Page Saxophone

Ravel Mother Goose Suite
John Psathas Saxophone Concerto “Call of the Wild”
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade


Music can transport us to faraway lands. Step into the colourful world of French orchestration with Ravel’s childlike Ma mère l’oye or Mother Goose, originally written as a piano duo for his friend’s two children, to encounter a cast of magical characters.

CSO welcomes thrilling Australian saxophonist Adam Page to perform John PsathasCall of the Wild – a vividly programmatic work that charts the experiences of Psathas’ own Greek family over the past century.

Synesthete Rimsky-Korsakov employed a glittering use of the full orchestra in bringing the tales of the Arabian Nights to life in Scheherazade. Audiences will hear Sinbad sailing the rocky seas, and have front row seats to Scheherazade’s outwitting of the cruel Sultan Shahryar.


Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Adam Page Saxophone

Ravel Mother Goose Suite
John Psathas Saxophone Concerto “Call of the Wild”
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade


Music can transport us to faraway lands. Step into the colourful world of French orchestration with Ravel’s childlike Ma mère l’oye or Mother Goose, originally written as a piano duo for his friend’s two children, to encounter a cast of magical characters.

CSO welcomes thrilling Australian saxophonist Adam Page to perform John PsathasCall of the Wild – a vividly programmatic work that charts the experiences of Psathas’ own Greek family over the past century.

Synesthete Rimsky-Korsakov employed a glittering use of the full orchestra in bringing the tales of the Arabian Nights to life in Scheherazade. Audiences will hear Sinbad sailing the rocky seas, and have front row seats to Scheherazade’s outwitting of the cruel Sultan Shahryar.


June 17, 2023 19:30   ·   Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch

Matariki with Troy Kingi

Concert

MATARIKI WITH TROY KINGI

Together with the APO


Ma-nawatia a Matariki

In 2023 we come together again to celebrate Matariki with an inspiring night of musical fusion.

Winner of the 2022 Silver Scroll, Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is one of Aotearoa’s most dynamic, hard-working and popular singer-songwriters. With a mission to release 10 albums in 10 years, he is a diverse musical genius – equally comfortable singing pop, funk, disco, rock and everything in between.

Expect the unexpected as Kingi and the APO perform a wide-ranging setlist from Kingi’s eclectic catalogue. With lush orchestral arrangements by composer Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper this will be an amazing night of creativity and collaboration.



MATARIKI WITH TROY KINGI

Together with the APO


Ma-nawatia a Matariki

In 2023 we come together again to celebrate Matariki with an inspiring night of musical fusion.

Winner of the 2022 Silver Scroll, Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is one of Aotearoa’s most dynamic, hard-working and popular singer-songwriters. With a mission to release 10 albums in 10 years, he is a diverse musical genius – equally comfortable singing pop, funk, disco, rock and everything in between.

Expect the unexpected as Kingi and the APO perform a wide-ranging setlist from Kingi’s eclectic catalogue. With lush orchestral arrangements by composer Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper this will be an amazing night of creativity and collaboration.



MATARIKI WITH TROY KINGI

Together with the APO


Ma-nawatia a Matariki

In 2023 we come together again to celebrate Matariki with an inspiring night of musical fusion.

Winner of the 2022 Silver Scroll, Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is one of Aotearoa’s most dynamic, hard-working and popular singer-songwriters. With a mission to release 10 albums in 10 years, he is a diverse musical genius – equally comfortable singing pop, funk, disco, rock and everything in between.

Expect the unexpected as Kingi and the APO perform a wide-ranging setlist from Kingi’s eclectic catalogue. With lush orchestral arrangements by composer Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper this will be an amazing night of creativity and collaboration.



July 13, 2023 19:30   ·   Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Whangārei)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

July 22, 2023 19:00   ·   Old Library Building Arts Centre, Whangārei

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Kerikeri)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

July 23, 2023 16:00   ·   Turner Centre Bar, Kerikeri

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Warkworth)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

July 29, 2023 16:00   ·   Warkworth Town Hall

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Motueka)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

July 30, 2023 19:30   ·   Chanel Arts Centre, Motueka

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Wānaka)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

August 01, 2023 19:30   ·   Lake Wānaka Centre, Wānaka

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Brahms 1

Concert

Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Baritone Benson Wilson

Ross Harris Symphony No.7 (world premiere)
Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer
Brahms Symphony No.1


Brahms took decades to summon the self-belief to write a symphony. It was worth the wait. It is a mighty work and with Giordano Bellincampi it will be a mighty performance.

The world premiere of the new symphony by Ross Harris is the latest chapter in the long and fruitful artistic relationship between the APO and one of New Zealand’s most distinguished composers. It will be a major occasion in the year’s concert-going.

Mahler wrote this early song-cycle in the wake of an unhappy love affair. Its protagonist, on his love’s wedding day, walks away to escape the memory of her blue eyes. New Zealand-born Sāmoan baritone Benson Wilson is bound to impress in his APO debut.


Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Baritone Benson Wilson

Ross Harris Symphony No.7 (world premiere)
Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer
Brahms Symphony No.1


Brahms took decades to summon the self-belief to write a symphony. It was worth the wait. It is a mighty work and with Giordano Bellincampi it will be a mighty performance.

The world premiere of the new symphony by Ross Harris is the latest chapter in the long and fruitful artistic relationship between the APO and one of New Zealand’s most distinguished composers. It will be a major occasion in the year’s concert-going.

Mahler wrote this early song-cycle in the wake of an unhappy love affair. Its protagonist, on his love’s wedding day, walks away to escape the memory of her blue eyes. New Zealand-born Sāmoan baritone Benson Wilson is bound to impress in his APO debut.


Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Baritone Benson Wilson

Ross Harris Symphony No.7 (world premiere)
Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer
Brahms Symphony No.1


Brahms took decades to summon the self-belief to write a symphony. It was worth the wait. It is a mighty work and with Giordano Bellincampi it will be a mighty performance.

The world premiere of the new symphony by Ross Harris is the latest chapter in the long and fruitful artistic relationship between the APO and one of New Zealand’s most distinguished composers. It will be a major occasion in the year’s concert-going.

Mahler wrote this early song-cycle in the wake of an unhappy love affair. Its protagonist, on his love’s wedding day, walks away to escape the memory of her blue eyes. New Zealand-born Sāmoan baritone Benson Wilson is bound to impress in his APO debut.


August 03, 2023 19:30   ·   Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Rotorua)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

August 04, 2023 19:30   ·   TBC, Rotorua

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Whakatāne)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Tauranga (6 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

August 05, 2023 16:00   ·   Church of St George & St John, Whakatāne

CSO Presents: Troy Kingi

Concert

Featuring Troy Kingi with...

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
David Kay Conductor
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper Orchestral Arrangements


CSO Presents Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is a showcase of Troy’s passion for music and his ever-expanding artistic career.

A prolific song-writer and serial collaborator, with voracious capacity and freakish efficiency he is also a wonderfully powerful performer.

Matching this with the force and aplomb of Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, this will be a night not to be missed.


Featuring Troy Kingi with...

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
David Kay Conductor
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper Orchestral Arrangements


CSO Presents Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is a showcase of Troy’s passion for music and his ever-expanding artistic career.

A prolific song-writer and serial collaborator, with voracious capacity and freakish efficiency he is also a wonderfully powerful performer.

Matching this with the force and aplomb of Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, this will be a night not to be missed.


Featuring Troy Kingi with...

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
David Kay Conductor
Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper Orchestral Arrangements


CSO Presents Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is a showcase of Troy’s passion for music and his ever-expanding artistic career.

A prolific song-writer and serial collaborator, with voracious capacity and freakish efficiency he is also a wonderfully powerful performer.

Matching this with the force and aplomb of Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, this will be a night not to be missed.


August 05, 2023 19:30   ·   Douglas Lilburn Auditorium, Christchurch

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Tauranga)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / New Plymouth (12 August)

August 06, 2023 16:00   ·   Tauranga Boys College, Tauranga

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (New Plymouth)

Concert

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August)

Ben Wilcock piano
Tristan Carter violin
Daniel Yeabsley bass
John Rae percussion


Improvisations and contemporary takes on jazz standards, along with original pieces from Ben Wilcock's latest album, The River Tethys.


Accomplished pianist Ben Wilcock is joined by the talented Tristan Carter on violin, Dan Yeabsley on double bass, and award-winning drummer John Rae. When these renowned Wellington musicians come together as an ensemble, they deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity with jewel-like compositions, whilst staying true to their jazz roots.


Additional performances:
Upper Hutt (2 June) / Whangārei (22 July) / Kerikeri (23 July) / Warkworth (29 July) / Motueka (30 July) / Wānaka (1 August) / Rotorua (4 August) / Whakatāne (5 August) / Tauranga (6 August)

August 12, 2023 19:30   ·   4th Wall Theatre, New Plymouth

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | In the Elements

Concert

Conductor Vincent Hardaker
Taonga puoro Jerome Kavanagh

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Salina Fisher Taonga Puoro Concerto (world premiere)
Britten Four Sea-Interludes from Peter Grimes
Sibelius Symphony No.7


Salina Fisher has always been fascinated by collaboration, and her work with taonga puoro master Jerome Kavanagh reaches a significant milestone with this new concerto for traditional Māori instruments. It promises to be extraordinary.

Benjamin Britten lived next to the bitter North Sea: its glittering sunshine and furious storms are sharply drawn in his opera Peter Grimes, of which these interludes are the well-known orchestral showcase.

Jean Sibelius described his Seventh Symphony as ‘The moon through storm clouds’. Its massively ecstatic mood is well matched with Vaughan Williams’ visionary cathedral of sound that opens the evening.


Conductor Vincent Hardaker
Taonga puoro Jerome Kavanagh

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Salina Fisher Taonga Puoro Concerto (world premiere)
Britten Four Sea-Interludes from Peter Grimes
Sibelius Symphony No.7


Salina Fisher has always been fascinated by collaboration, and her work with taonga puoro master Jerome Kavanagh reaches a significant milestone with this new concerto for traditional Māori instruments. It promises to be extraordinary.

Benjamin Britten lived next to the bitter North Sea: its glittering sunshine and furious storms are sharply drawn in his opera Peter Grimes, of which these interludes are the well-known orchestral showcase.

Jean Sibelius described his Seventh Symphony as ‘The moon through storm clouds’. Its massively ecstatic mood is well matched with Vaughan Williams’ visionary cathedral of sound that opens the evening.


Conductor Vincent Hardaker
Taonga puoro Jerome Kavanagh

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Salina Fisher Taonga Puoro Concerto (world premiere)
Britten Four Sea-Interludes from Peter Grimes
Sibelius Symphony No.7


Salina Fisher has always been fascinated by collaboration, and her work with taonga puoro master Jerome Kavanagh reaches a significant milestone with this new concerto for traditional Māori instruments. It promises to be extraordinary.

Benjamin Britten lived next to the bitter North Sea: its glittering sunshine and furious storms are sharply drawn in his opera Peter Grimes, of which these interludes are the well-known orchestral showcase.

Jean Sibelius described his Seventh Symphony as ‘The moon through storm clouds’. Its massively ecstatic mood is well matched with Vaughan Williams’ visionary cathedral of sound that opens the evening.


August 24, 2023 19:30   ·   Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

NZTrio | HOMELAND 2: TUNES FROM MY HOME (Auckland)

Concert

'Homeland 2' begins in Romania with Enescu’s luscious A minor trio, one of the very few works he composed during WWII and a strong witness to his fascination with the countryside and folk music of his homeland. Then, Chen Yi transports us half a world away to her upbringing in China with musical stories filled with bustling energies and happy memories, before the warmness of a serenade composed by a young Enescu melts our hearts.

Victoria Kelly’s gently rhythmic and mystical sound world brings us back home to Aotearoa before our final stop in Prague, where a 42-year old Dvořák takes us into the depths of Czech folk music traditions and into the dark and brooding romanticism of his F minor piano trio.


Additional performances:
24 September (Christchurch)

'Homeland 2' begins in Romania with Enescu’s luscious A minor trio, one of the very few works he composed during WWII and a strong witness to his fascination with the countryside and folk music of his homeland. Then, Chen Yi transports us half a world away to her upbringing in China with musical stories filled with bustling energies and happy memories, before the warmness of a serenade composed by a young Enescu melts our hearts.

Victoria Kelly’s gently rhythmic and mystical sound world brings us back home to Aotearoa before our final stop in Prague, where a 42-year old Dvořák takes us into the depths of Czech folk music traditions and into the dark and brooding romanticism of his F minor piano trio.


Additional performances:
24 September (Christchurch)

August 31, 2023 19:30   ·   Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber

NZSO | Bernstein & Copland (Wellington)

Concert

Eve De Castro-Robinson | Len Dances
Bernstein | Symphony No. 2 The Age of Anxiety
Copland Symphony No. 3


Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland were firm friends and Til time shall end is taken from a poem Bernstein wrote to Copland for his 80th birthday. Grammy Award-winning conductor Giancarlo Guerrero’s NZSO debut presents two works from these exceptional American composers.

Since his last visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, Guerrero has debuted with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony to critical acclaim. He has also earned yet another Grammy nomination.

Maestro Guerrero leads the NZSO in a performance of Copland’s Third Symphony, a heroic expansion of Copland’s characteristic Americana feel.

Pianist Joyce Yang, the burgeoning piano superstar, brings her “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) to Bernstein’s “The Age of Anxiety”, a six-part virtuoso symphony for solo piano and orchestra.

Eve de Castro Robinson’s Len Dances rounds out this (almost!) all-American programme. Len Dances is inspired by the maverick artistry of Kiwi sculptor and filmmaker Len Lye.


Additional performances:

Auckland (2 September)

Eve De Castro-Robinson | Len Dances
Bernstein | Symphony No. 2 The Age of Anxiety
Copland Symphony No. 3


Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland were firm friends and Til time shall end is taken from a poem Bernstein wrote to Copland for his 80th birthday. Grammy Award-winning conductor Giancarlo Guerrero’s NZSO debut presents two works from these exceptional American composers.

Since his last visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, Guerrero has debuted with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony to critical acclaim. He has also earned yet another Grammy nomination.

Maestro Guerrero leads the NZSO in a performance of Copland’s Third Symphony, a heroic expansion of Copland’s characteristic Americana feel.

Pianist Joyce Yang, the burgeoning piano superstar, brings her “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) to Bernstein’s “The Age of Anxiety”, a six-part virtuoso symphony for solo piano and orchestra.

Eve de Castro Robinson’s Len Dances rounds out this (almost!) all-American programme. Len Dances is inspired by the maverick artistry of Kiwi sculptor and filmmaker Len Lye.


Additional performances:

Auckland (2 September)

September 01, 2023 18:30   ·   Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington

NZSO | Bernstein & Copland (Auckland)

Concert

Eve De Castro-Robinson | Len Dances
Bernstein | Symphony No. 2 The Age of Anxiety
Copland Symphony No. 3


Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland were firm friends and Til time shall end is taken from a poem Bernstein wrote to Copland for his 80th birthday. Grammy Award-winning conductor Giancarlo Guerrero’s NZSO debut presents two works from these exceptional American composers.

Since his last visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, Guerrero has debuted with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony to critical acclaim. He has also earned yet another Grammy nomination.

Maestro Guerrero leads the NZSO in a performance of Copland’s Third Symphony, a heroic expansion of Copland’s characteristic Americana feel.

Pianist Joyce Yang, the burgeoning piano superstar, brings her “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) to Bernstein’s “The Age of Anxiety”, a six-part virtuoso symphony for solo piano and orchestra.

Eve de Castro Robinson’s Len Dances rounds out this (almost!) all-American programme. Len Dances is inspired by the maverick artistry of Kiwi sculptor and filmmaker Len Lye.


Additional performances:

Wellington (1 September)

Eve De Castro-Robinson | Len Dances
Bernstein | Symphony No. 2 The Age of Anxiety
Copland Symphony No. 3


Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland were firm friends and Til time shall end is taken from a poem Bernstein wrote to Copland for his 80th birthday. Grammy Award-winning conductor Giancarlo Guerrero’s NZSO debut presents two works from these exceptional American composers.

Since his last visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, Guerrero has debuted with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony to critical acclaim. He has also earned yet another Grammy nomination.

Maestro Guerrero leads the NZSO in a performance of Copland’s Third Symphony, a heroic expansion of Copland’s characteristic Americana feel.

Pianist Joyce Yang, the burgeoning piano superstar, brings her “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) to Bernstein’s “The Age of Anxiety”, a six-part virtuoso symphony for solo piano and orchestra.

Eve de Castro Robinson’s Len Dances rounds out this (almost!) all-American programme. Len Dances is inspired by the maverick artistry of Kiwi sculptor and filmmaker Len Lye.


Additional performances:

Wellington (1 September)

September 02, 2023 19:30   ·   Auckland Town Hall

NZTrio | HOMELAND 2: TUNES FROM MY HOME (Christchurch)

Concert

'Homeland 2' begins in Romania with Enescu’s luscious A minor trio, one of the very few works he composed during WWII and a strong witness to his fascination with the countryside and folk music of his homeland. Then, Chen Yi transports us half a world away to her upbringing in China with musical stories filled with bustling energies and happy memories, before the warmness of a serenade composed by a young Enescu melts our hearts.

Victoria Kelly’s gently rhythmic and mystical sound world brings us back home to Aotearoa before our final stop in Prague, where a 42-year old Dvořák takes us into the depths of Czech folk music traditions and into the dark and brooding romanticism of his F minor piano trio.


Additional performances:
31 August (Auckland)

'Homeland 2' begins in Romania with Enescu’s luscious A minor trio, one of the very few works he composed during WWII and a strong witness to his fascination with the countryside and folk music of his homeland. Then, Chen Yi transports us half a world away to her upbringing in China with musical stories filled with bustling energies and happy memories, before the warmness of a serenade composed by a young Enescu melts our hearts.

Victoria Kelly’s gently rhythmic and mystical sound world brings us back home to Aotearoa before our final stop in Prague, where a 42-year old Dvořák takes us into the depths of Czech folk music traditions and into the dark and brooding romanticism of his F minor piano trio.


Additional performances:
31 August (Auckland)

September 24, 2023 17:00   ·   The Piano, Christchurch

NZSO | Poem of Ecstasy (Auckland)

Concert

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2


Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.


Additional performances:

Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2


Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.


Additional performances:

Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

October 27, 2023 19:30   ·   Auckland Town Hall

NZSO | Poem of Ecstasy (Wellington)

Concert

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2


Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.


Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2


Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.


Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Dunedin (3 November)
Hamilton (10 November)

October 28, 2023 19:30   ·   Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington

NZSO | Poem of Ecstasy (Dunedin)

Concert

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2


Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.


Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Hamilton (10 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2


Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.


Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Hamilton (10 November)

November 03, 2023 19:30   ·   Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Nathan Homestead)

Concert

Join us for a 1 hour concert of selections from our Homeland 3 programme.

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.


Additional performances:
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Join us for a 1 hour concert of selections from our Homeland 3 programme.

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.


Additional performances:
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

November 04, 2023 17:00   ·   Nathan Homestead, Auckland

NZSO | Benjamin on Britten (Dunedin)

Concert

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98


In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”


Additional performances:

Hamilton (11 November)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98


In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”


Additional performances:

Hamilton (11 November)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98


In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”


Additional performances:

Hamilton (11 November)

November 04, 2023 19:30   ·   Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin

NZSO | Poem of Ecstasy (Hamilton)

Concert

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2


Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.


Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)

Kenneth Young | Dance
Scriabin | The Poem of Ecstasy
Debussy | Syrinx
Sibelius | Luonnotar
Ravel | Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2


Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism.

Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy was described by the composer as “The Joy of Liberated Action […] a Divine Play of Worlds.”

While Scriabin indulged his taste for cosmic scope, Jean Sibelius kept things a little more grounded in Luonnotar, his 1913 tone poem for soprano and orchestra. Here the golden-voiced Madeleine Pierard embodies the mythological Finnish goddess of nature.

We start and end with dance. Firstly, with NZ composer Ken Young’s Dance, and lastly, with Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2.

Nestled in this concert’s heart is Debussy’s solo flute piece Syrinx. Debussy’s enigmatic, harmonically adventurous works provided the key to unlocking the creativity of contemporaries like Scriabin, Sibelius and Ravel, allowing them to then create their own distinctive sound worlds.


Additional performances:

Auckland (27 October)
Wellington (28 October)
Dunedin (3 November)

November 10, 2023 19:30   ·   Globox Arena, Claudelands, Hamilton

NZSO | Benjamin on Britten (Hamilton)

Concert

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98


In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”


Additional performances:

Dunedin (4 November)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98


In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”


Additional performances:

Dunedin (4 November)

David Mason | NZSO Commission, World Premiere
Britten | Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms | Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98


In the second of this three-night festival with Principal Conductor Gemma New, the NZSO teams up with another New Zealand-born violinist Benjamin Morrison.

A former student of Stephen Larsen and Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Benjamin made the leap overseas in 2007. He won prizes internationally before landing a permanent position with the legendary Vienna Philharmonic. Now back on home soil, he performs the Britten Violin Concerto.

Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is one of his best-loved. Tom Service, writing for The Guardian, recognised the “cathartic power” of this “despairing, troubling and astonishing symphony.”


Additional performances:

Dunedin (4 November)

November 11, 2023 19:30   ·   Globox Arena, Claudelands, Hamilton

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Wellington)

Concert

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.


Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.


Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Whangārei (25 November)
Auckland (26 November)

November 23, 2023 19:00   ·   Public Trust Hall, Wellington

Auckland Philhamonia Orchestra | Beethoven's Violin

Concert

Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Violin Clara-Jumi Kang

Leonie Holmes For just a little moment...
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)


Leonie Holmes’ short work, commissioned by the APO in 2020, opens the final mainstage concert of the year. It takes its inspiration from Tessa Stephens’ poem Cycles.

Beethoven’s scintillating Violin Concerto is an exhilarating piece, particularly with a tour de force performance from the astonishing violinist Clara-Jumi Kang.

Stravinsky’s ballet about a wooden puppet that comes to life is one of the most folk-influenced pieces he ever wrote. The opening scene is set in a fairground, and Stravinsky said that audiences should be able to smell the food.


Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Violin Clara-Jumi Kang

Leonie Holmes For just a little moment...
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)


Leonie Holmes’ short work, commissioned by the APO in 2020, opens the final mainstage concert of the year. It takes its inspiration from Tessa Stephens’ poem Cycles.

Beethoven’s scintillating Violin Concerto is an exhilarating piece, particularly with a tour de force performance from the astonishing violinist Clara-Jumi Kang.

Stravinsky’s ballet about a wooden puppet that comes to life is one of the most folk-influenced pieces he ever wrote. The opening scene is set in a fairground, and Stravinsky said that audiences should be able to smell the food.


Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Violin Clara-Jumi Kang

Leonie Holmes For just a little moment...
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Stravinsky Petrushka (1947)


Leonie Holmes’ short work, commissioned by the APO in 2020, opens the final mainstage concert of the year. It takes its inspiration from Tessa Stephens’ poem Cycles.

Beethoven’s scintillating Violin Concerto is an exhilarating piece, particularly with a tour de force performance from the astonishing violinist Clara-Jumi Kang.

Stravinsky’s ballet about a wooden puppet that comes to life is one of the most folk-influenced pieces he ever wrote. The opening scene is set in a fairground, and Stravinsky said that audiences should be able to smell the food.


November 24, 2023 19:30   ·   Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Whangārei)

Concert

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.


Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Auckland (26 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.


Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Auckland (26 November)

November 25, 2023 14:00   ·   The Old Library, Whangārei

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Auckland)

Concert

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.


Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer.

We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.


Additional performances:
Nathan Homestead (4 November)
Wellington (23 November)
Whangārei (25 November)

November 26, 2023 19:00   ·   Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
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