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Chamber Music NZ | AWE (Hamilton)
ConcertCombining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)

Chamber Music NZ | AWE (New Plymouth)
ConcertCombining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)

Chamber Music NZ | AWE (Auckland)
ConcertCombining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)

Chamber Music NZ | AWE (Wellington)
ConcertCombining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Christchurch (16 June) / Dunedin (17 June)

Chamber Music NZ | AWE (Christchurch)
ConcertCombining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Dunedin (17 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Dunedin (17 June)

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Hawke's Bay)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra | Call of the Wild
ConcertBenjamin 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 Psathas’ Call 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 Psathas’ Call 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 Psathas’ Call 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.

Chamber Music NZ | AWE (Dunedin)
ConcertCombining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June)
Combining electronic sounds with taonga pūoro and other musical elements, AWE weave together the sounds of Aotearoa with the musical textures of their imagination.
AWE is the musical project of long-standing collaborators and sonic explorers, Horomona Horo (Ngāpuhi, Taranaki, Ngāti Porou) and Jeremy Mayall.
Their music creates unique experiences for audiences of all ages, drawing on musical traditions both new and old, stories past and present and bringing together different cultural practices and perspectives. The concert will feature material from their debut album as well as new improvisational pieces, where listeners are encouraged to move beyond convention into new sonic territory.
Additional performances:
Hamilton (8 June) / New Plymouth (9 June) / Auckland (10 June) / Wellington (15 June) / Christchurch (16 June)

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Wellington)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Lower Hutt)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

Kaleidoscope | Youth Orchestra Waikato
PerformanceOrchestras Central presents
Youth Orchestra Waikato
KALEIDOSCOPE
Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Join the talented young musicians from Youth Orchestra Waikato for a delightfully eclectic, kaleidoscopic and luminous programme of orchestral gems. There's something for everyone - from the intensely heroic, to the elegantly refined.
Promising young horn player and YOW member, Joel Mansor takes centre stage for the glittering Horn Concerto by Reinhold Glider - don't miss the opportunity to hear this rarely played masterpiece.
DVORAK Symphony No. 9 "New World"
BACH Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042
JENNY McLEOD Three Celebrations
GLIERE Horn Concerto
Joshua Kirk, conductor
Joel Mansor, horn soloist
Koha Entry | For more information visit www.orchestras.org.nz
Orchestras Central presents
Youth Orchestra Waikato
KALEIDOSCOPE
Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Join the talented young musicians from Youth Orchestra Waikato for a delightfully eclectic, kaleidoscopic and luminous programme of orchestral gems. There's something for everyone - from the intensely heroic, to the elegantly refined.
Promising young horn player and YOW member, Joel Mansor takes centre stage for the glittering Horn Concerto by Reinhold Glider - don't miss the opportunity to hear this rarely played masterpiece.
DVORAK Symphony No. 9 "New World"
BACH Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042
JENNY McLEOD Three Celebrations
GLIERE Horn Concerto
Joshua Kirk, conductor
Joel Mansor, horn soloist
Koha Entry | For more information visit www.orchestras.org.nz
Orchestras Central presents
Youth Orchestra Waikato
KALEIDOSCOPE
Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Kirikiriroa Hamilton
Join the talented young musicians from Youth Orchestra Waikato for a delightfully eclectic, kaleidoscopic and luminous programme of orchestral gems. There's something for everyone - from the intensely heroic, to the elegantly refined.
Promising young horn player and YOW member, Joel Mansor takes centre stage for the glittering Horn Concerto by Reinhold Glider - don't miss the opportunity to hear this rarely played masterpiece.
DVORAK Symphony No. 9 "New World"
BACH Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042
JENNY McLEOD Three Celebrations
GLIERE Horn Concerto
Joshua Kirk, conductor
Joel Mansor, horn soloist
Koha Entry | For more information visit www.orchestras.org.nz

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Rotorua)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Tauranga)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

2023 TAVAC Composers Competition
OpportunityComposers are invited to submit a work for one to five instruments with a duration between 90 seconds and five minutes. The composition piece should be of grade 3 to grade 8 ABRSM technical level.
Prizes:
1st: $800
2nd: $300
3rd: $150
Entries are open from 1 July 2023 to 16 September.
- Click here to view the TAVAC Composer's Information and Application Form.
- Click here to view the Marking Criteria.
Composers are invited to submit a work for one to five instruments with a duration between 90 seconds and five minutes. The composition piece should be of grade 3 to grade 8 ABRSM technical level.
Prizes:
1st: $800
2nd: $300
3rd: $150
Entries are open from 1 July 2023 to 16 September.
- Click here to view the TAVAC Composer's Information and Application Form.
- Click here to view the Marking Criteria.
Composers are invited to submit a work for one to five instruments with a duration between 90 seconds and five minutes. The composition piece should be of grade 3 to grade 8 ABRSM technical level.
Prizes:
1st: $800
2nd: $300
3rd: $150
Entries are open from 1 July 2023 to 16 September.
- Click here to view the TAVAC Composer's Information and Application Form.
- Click here to view the Marking Criteria.

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Warkworth)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Kerikeri)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) /
Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) /
Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) /
Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Motueka)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Rangiora (5 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Rangiora)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Wānaka (7 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Wānaka (7 July)

CMNZ | Menzies/Endres Duo (Wānaka)
ConcertMark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July)
Mark Menzies violin, viola
Michael Endres piano
Franz Schubert Rondo Brillant in B minor D895 (Op 70)
Alfred Schnittke Violin Sonata No 2, 'Quasi una sonata'
Salina Fisher Mono no aware (物の哀れ)
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Sonata No 9, Op 47, 'Kreutzer'
A newly-formed duo featuring the celebrated German pianist Michael Endres and internationally-acclaimed violinist/violist Mark Menzies, two masters at the height of their careers brought together in New Zealand.
A monumental programme featuring cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire. Menzies and Endres, both renowned soloists, come together to impress their own mastery on these giants. The virtuosic duo invites audiences in to find new and exciting ways of experiencing well-known works in a fresh and exhilarating way.
Additional performances: Napier (16 June) / Wellington (18 June) / Lower Hutt (21 June) / Rotorua (24 June) / Tauranga (25 June) / Warkworth (1 July) / Kerikeri (2 July) / Motueka (4 July) / Rangiora (5 July)

Matariki with Troy Kingi
ConcertMATARIKI 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.

DSO | Celebrating Matariki - Whakanuia Matariki
ConcertBrent Stewart Conductor
Ariana Tikao Vocalist & Taonga Pūoro
Ariana Tikao/Phil Brownlee Manaaki
Larry Pruden Night Song
Brigid Bisley Glimmer of Blue
Gillian Whitehead Ngā Whetū o Matariki - Stars of Matariki (commission)
Mozart Symphony No.41, Jupiter
To celebrate Matariki, this concert’s music depicts aspects of the sky, and the concert features some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s outstanding composers and performers.
Brent Stewart is a multi-talented musician: not only does he conduct numerous New Zealand orchestras, but he is also Wellington’s Orpheus Choir’s Music Director and an Orchestra Wellington percussionist. Singer Ariana Tikao is also a leading player of taonga pūoro (Māori instruments), as well as being a composer whose compositions explore themes relating to her Kāi Tahu identity.
In his Night Song (1974), Larry Pruden uses the strings to conjure up an atmospheric nocturnal setting, Brigid Bisley’s Glimmer of Blue (2005) depicts a ‘far-off glimmering sea or sky’, and Dame Gillian Whitehead’s new work focuses on some of the stars in the Matariki cluster.
Recognised as being one of Mozart’s greatest symphonies, the Jupiter is known for its good humour, exuberant energy, and unusually grand scale. It is thought these qualities earned the symphony its nickname Jupiter as these were also the qualities of the Roman god Jupiter, god of the sky and king of the gods.
There is an additional performance on Sunday, 23 July at 3.00pm.
Brent Stewart Conductor
Ariana Tikao Vocalist & Taonga Pūoro
Ariana Tikao/Phil Brownlee Manaaki
Larry Pruden Night Song
Brigid Bisley Glimmer of Blue
Gillian Whitehead Ngā Whetū o Matariki - Stars of Matariki (commission)
Mozart Symphony No.41, Jupiter
To celebrate Matariki, this concert’s music depicts aspects of the sky, and the concert features some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s outstanding composers and performers.
Brent Stewart is a multi-talented musician: not only does he conduct numerous New Zealand orchestras, but he is also Wellington’s Orpheus Choir’s Music Director and an Orchestra Wellington percussionist. Singer Ariana Tikao is also a leading player of taonga pūoro (Māori instruments), as well as being a composer whose compositions explore themes relating to her Kāi Tahu identity.
In his Night Song (1974), Larry Pruden uses the strings to conjure up an atmospheric nocturnal setting, Brigid Bisley’s Glimmer of Blue (2005) depicts a ‘far-off glimmering sea or sky’, and Dame Gillian Whitehead’s new work focuses on some of the stars in the Matariki cluster.
Recognised as being one of Mozart’s greatest symphonies, the Jupiter is known for its good humour, exuberant energy, and unusually grand scale. It is thought these qualities earned the symphony its nickname Jupiter as these were also the qualities of the Roman god Jupiter, god of the sky and king of the gods.
There is an additional performance on Sunday, 23 July at 3.00pm.
Brent Stewart Conductor
Ariana Tikao Vocalist & Taonga Pūoro
Ariana Tikao/Phil Brownlee Manaaki
Larry Pruden Night Song
Brigid Bisley Glimmer of Blue
Gillian Whitehead Ngā Whetū o Matariki - Stars of Matariki (commission)
Mozart Symphony No.41, Jupiter
To celebrate Matariki, this concert’s music depicts aspects of the sky, and the concert features some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s outstanding composers and performers.
Brent Stewart is a multi-talented musician: not only does he conduct numerous New Zealand orchestras, but he is also Wellington’s Orpheus Choir’s Music Director and an Orchestra Wellington percussionist. Singer Ariana Tikao is also a leading player of taonga pūoro (Māori instruments), as well as being a composer whose compositions explore themes relating to her Kāi Tahu identity.
In his Night Song (1974), Larry Pruden uses the strings to conjure up an atmospheric nocturnal setting, Brigid Bisley’s Glimmer of Blue (2005) depicts a ‘far-off glimmering sea or sky’, and Dame Gillian Whitehead’s new work focuses on some of the stars in the Matariki cluster.
Recognised as being one of Mozart’s greatest symphonies, the Jupiter is known for its good humour, exuberant energy, and unusually grand scale. It is thought these qualities earned the symphony its nickname Jupiter as these were also the qualities of the Roman god Jupiter, god of the sky and king of the gods.
There is an additional performance on Sunday, 23 July at 3.00pm.

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Whangārei)
ConcertBen 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)

DSO | Celebrating Matariki - Whakanuia Matariki
ConcertBrent Stewart Conductor
Ariana Tikao Vocalist & Taonga Pūoro
Ariana Tikao/Phil Brownlee Manaaki
Larry Pruden Night Song
Brigid Bisley Glimmer of Blue
Gillian Whitehead Ngā Whetū o Matariki - Stars of Matariki (commission)
Mozart Symphony No.41, Jupiter
To celebrate Matariki, this concert’s music depicts aspects of the sky, and the concert features some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s outstanding composers and performers.
Brent Stewart is a multi-talented musician: not only does he conduct numerous New Zealand orchestras, but he is also Wellington’s Orpheus Choir’s Music Director and an Orchestra Wellington percussionist. Singer Ariana Tikao is also a leading player of taonga pūoro (Māori instruments), as well as being a composer whose compositions explore themes relating to her Kāi Tahu identity.
In his Night Song (1974), Larry Pruden uses the strings to conjure up an atmospheric nocturnal setting, Brigid Bisley’s Glimmer of Blue (2005) depicts a ‘far-off glimmering sea or sky’, and Dame Gillian Whitehead’s new work focuses on some of the stars in the Matariki cluster.
Recognised as being one of Mozart’s greatest symphonies, the Jupiter is known for its good humour, exuberant energy, and unusually grand scale. It is thought these qualities earned the symphony its nickname Jupiter as these were also the qualities of the Roman god Jupiter, god of the sky and king of the gods.
There is an additional performance on Saturday, 22 July at 5.00pm.
Brent Stewart Conductor
Ariana Tikao Vocalist & Taonga Pūoro
Ariana Tikao/Phil Brownlee Manaaki
Larry Pruden Night Song
Brigid Bisley Glimmer of Blue
Gillian Whitehead Ngā Whetū o Matariki - Stars of Matariki (commission)
Mozart Symphony No.41, Jupiter
To celebrate Matariki, this concert’s music depicts aspects of the sky, and the concert features some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s outstanding composers and performers.
Brent Stewart is a multi-talented musician: not only does he conduct numerous New Zealand orchestras, but he is also Wellington’s Orpheus Choir’s Music Director and an Orchestra Wellington percussionist. Singer Ariana Tikao is also a leading player of taonga pūoro (Māori instruments), as well as being a composer whose compositions explore themes relating to her Kāi Tahu identity.
In his Night Song (1974), Larry Pruden uses the strings to conjure up an atmospheric nocturnal setting, Brigid Bisley’s Glimmer of Blue (2005) depicts a ‘far-off glimmering sea or sky’, and Dame Gillian Whitehead’s new work focuses on some of the stars in the Matariki cluster.
Recognised as being one of Mozart’s greatest symphonies, the Jupiter is known for its good humour, exuberant energy, and unusually grand scale. It is thought these qualities earned the symphony its nickname Jupiter as these were also the qualities of the Roman god Jupiter, god of the sky and king of the gods.
There is an additional performance on Saturday, 22 July at 5.00pm.
Brent Stewart Conductor
Ariana Tikao Vocalist & Taonga Pūoro
Ariana Tikao/Phil Brownlee Manaaki
Larry Pruden Night Song
Brigid Bisley Glimmer of Blue
Gillian Whitehead Ngā Whetū o Matariki - Stars of Matariki (commission)
Mozart Symphony No.41, Jupiter
To celebrate Matariki, this concert’s music depicts aspects of the sky, and the concert features some of Aotearoa New Zealand’s outstanding composers and performers.
Brent Stewart is a multi-talented musician: not only does he conduct numerous New Zealand orchestras, but he is also Wellington’s Orpheus Choir’s Music Director and an Orchestra Wellington percussionist. Singer Ariana Tikao is also a leading player of taonga pūoro (Māori instruments), as well as being a composer whose compositions explore themes relating to her Kāi Tahu identity.
In his Night Song (1974), Larry Pruden uses the strings to conjure up an atmospheric nocturnal setting, Brigid Bisley’s Glimmer of Blue (2005) depicts a ‘far-off glimmering sea or sky’, and Dame Gillian Whitehead’s new work focuses on some of the stars in the Matariki cluster.
Recognised as being one of Mozart’s greatest symphonies, the Jupiter is known for its good humour, exuberant energy, and unusually grand scale. It is thought these qualities earned the symphony its nickname Jupiter as these were also the qualities of the Roman god Jupiter, god of the sky and king of the gods.
There is an additional performance on Saturday, 22 July at 5.00pm.

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Kerikeri)
ConcertBen 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)

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Warkworth)
ConcertBen 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)

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Motueka)
ConcertBen 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)

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Wānaka)
ConcertBen 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)

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | Brahms 1
ConcertConductor 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.

Chamber Music NZ | Hine Hōia (Wellington)
ConcertA contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Rotorua)
ConcertBen 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)

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Whakatāne)
ConcertBen 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)

CSO Presents: Troy Kingi
ConcertFeaturing 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.

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (Tauranga)
ConcertBen 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)

Chamber Music NZ | Hine Hōia (Gisborne)
ConcertA contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)

Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Whanganui)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /

Chamber Music NZ | Hine Hōia (Auckland)
ConcertA contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Dunedin (16 August) / Christchurch (19 August)

CMNZ | Ben Wilcock Quartet (New Plymouth)
ConcertBen 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)

Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Wellington)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /

Chamber Music NZ | Hine Hōia (Dunedin)
ConcertA contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Christchurch (19 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Christchurch (19 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Christchurch (19 August)

Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Waiheke Island)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /

Chamber Music NZ | Hine Hōia (Christchurch)
ConcertA contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August)
A contemporary revisiting of Stravinsky's 'The Soldier’s Tale'
Juanita Hepi Director
Danny Lee Syme choreographer
In this magical re-imagining of The Soldier’s Tale by Stravinsky, Ngāi Tahu/Ngātiwai writer and director Juanita Hepi and Cirko Kali’s Danny Lee Syme reunite with composer Hamish Oliver to bring you this epic saga of love, greed, trickery, tradition, and triumph.
Drawing on themes and forms from Māori oral history, storytelling, taonga pūoro, circus, and chamber music, Hine Hōia is a story for everyone, asking us what we’d be willing to give up for fame and fortune?
Additional performances: Wellington (3 August) / Gisborne (9 August) / Auckland (12 August) / Dunedin (16 August)

Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Waikanae)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra | In the Elements
ConcertConductor 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.

Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Warkworth)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /

Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Upper Hutt)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /

Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Lower Hutt)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Whangārei (2 September) / Kerikeri (3 September) /

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)
'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)

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)
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)
Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Whangārei)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Kerikeri (3 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Kerikeri (3 September) /

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)
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)
Chamber Music NZ | Ākarana Piano Quartet (Kerikeri)
ConcertAndrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) /
Andrew Beer violin
Robert Ashworth viola
Chen Cao cello
Sarah Watkins piano
Programme One
Joaquin Turina Piano Quartet in A minor, Op 67
Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet No 1, H 287
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op 47
Programme Two
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in G minor, K 478
Frank Bridge Phantasie Quartet in F sharp minor
Janet Jennings new commission after Paul Klee's 'New Harmony'
Antonin Dvořák Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat major, Op 87
The overall experience is one of rich, vibrant storytelling, connecting the key figures of European music with Aotearoa New Zealand—an opportunity for audiences to celebrate intimate music making of the highest quality from world-class musicians.
Award-winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano (Best Classical Artist 2020, NZ Music Awards) have formed Ākarana Piano Quartet for debut performances in 2023. They will be joined by two outstanding colleagues from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra—principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao.
Additional performances: Whanganui (12 August) / Wellington (13 August) / Waiheke Island (19 August) / Waikanae (20 August) / Warkworth (26 August) / Upper Hutt (28 August) / Lower Hutt (30 August) / Whangārei (2 September) /

Chamber Music NZ | Calathea Quartet (Waiheke Island)
ConcertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)

Chamber Music NZ | Calathea Quartet (Rangiora)
ConcertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)

Chamber Music NZ | Calathea Quartet (Lower Hutt)
ConcertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)

Dunedin Symphony Orchestra | Dvořák’s New World
ConcertAnthony Ritchie Symphony No.6 (world première)
Dvořák Symphony No.9, 'From The New World'
Dvořák’s ninth symphony, From the New World, is one of the most internationally popular symphonies. It is best-known for its exquisite, yearning Largo second movement theme, and its powerful, exhilarating finale. Like his other works, this symphony is packed with captivating melodies and imbued with elements of national folk music.
A new major work by acclaimed Dunedin-based composer Anthony Ritchie is always an eagerly anticipated event. His Symphony No.6 was begun during the lockdown in New Zealand March-April 2020 and was informed by the crisis enveloping the country and the world. However, the work is also inspired by personal experiences, beginning in 2019 and book-ended by the composer’s illness in 2021, as well as being unified by a recurring love theme.
London-based conductor Simon Over returns to conduct the DSO after a three-year Covid-enforced absence. He is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of London’s Southbank Sinfonia, and he conducts in the UK, Italy and Asia.
Anthony Ritchie Symphony No.6 (world première)
Dvořák Symphony No.9, 'From The New World'
Dvořák’s ninth symphony, From the New World, is one of the most internationally popular symphonies. It is best-known for its exquisite, yearning Largo second movement theme, and its powerful, exhilarating finale. Like his other works, this symphony is packed with captivating melodies and imbued with elements of national folk music.
A new major work by acclaimed Dunedin-based composer Anthony Ritchie is always an eagerly anticipated event. His Symphony No.6 was begun during the lockdown in New Zealand March-April 2020 and was informed by the crisis enveloping the country and the world. However, the work is also inspired by personal experiences, beginning in 2019 and book-ended by the composer’s illness in 2021, as well as being unified by a recurring love theme.
London-based conductor Simon Over returns to conduct the DSO after a three-year Covid-enforced absence. He is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of London’s Southbank Sinfonia, and he conducts in the UK, Italy and Asia.
Anthony Ritchie Symphony No.6 (world première)
Dvořák Symphony No.9, 'From The New World'
Dvořák’s ninth symphony, From the New World, is one of the most internationally popular symphonies. It is best-known for its exquisite, yearning Largo second movement theme, and its powerful, exhilarating finale. Like his other works, this symphony is packed with captivating melodies and imbued with elements of national folk music.
A new major work by acclaimed Dunedin-based composer Anthony Ritchie is always an eagerly anticipated event. His Symphony No.6 was begun during the lockdown in New Zealand March-April 2020 and was informed by the crisis enveloping the country and the world. However, the work is also inspired by personal experiences, beginning in 2019 and book-ended by the composer’s illness in 2021, as well as being unified by a recurring love theme.
London-based conductor Simon Over returns to conduct the DSO after a three-year Covid-enforced absence. He is the Music Director and Principal Conductor of London’s Southbank Sinfonia, and he conducts in the UK, Italy and Asia.

Chamber Music NZ | Calathea Quartet (Wellington)
ConcertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)

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)
'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)

Chamber Music NZ | Calathea Quartet (Rotorua)
ConcertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Warkworth (30 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)

Chamber Music NZ | Calathea Quartet (Warkworth)
ConcertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Kerikeri (1 October)

Chamber Music NZ | Calathea Quartet (Kerikeri)
ConcertWolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart String Quartet 21 in D major, K 575
Gillian Whitehead Moon, Tides and Shoreline
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 5 in B flat major, Op 92
Claudia Tarrant-Matthews violin
Eleanor Hill violin
Martha Campbell viola
Haydn Wynn cello
Formed in 2020 while pursuing postgraduate studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, the Calathea Quartet are fast-gaining reputation of the international scene. They recently won first place in the Historical Women Composers Prize at the Royal Academy of Music performing Ina Boyle’s String Quartet in E minor.
This concert opens with the shining clarity of Mozart, leading us to the evocative and lyrical writing of Dame Gillian Whitehead, recently honoured with the prestigious Ngā Taonga Toi a Te Waka Toi award. Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet follows with an almost jazzy flavour, a tonality that balances the driving rawness of Shostakovich’s gripping fifth quartet.
Additional performances: Waiheke Island (16 September) / Rangiora (20 September) / Lower Hutt (22 September) / Wellington (24 September) / Rotorua (28 September) / Warkworth (30 September)

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Auckland)
ConcertMozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Hawke’s Bay)
ConcertMozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Palmerston North)
ConcertMozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

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)
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)

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Christchurch)
ConcertMozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Nelson (28 October) / Wellington (29 October)

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)
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)

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Nelson)
ConcertMozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Wellington (29 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Wellington (29 October)

Chamber Music NZ | Reimagining Mozart (Wellington)
ConcertMozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October)
Mozart (arr. Robert Wiremu) Requiem in D minor K 626
VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir
Karen Grylls director
This stunning new arrangement of Mozart’s Requiem by Robert Wiremu is brought to life by the internationally celebrated VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir and instrumental ensemble under the direction of Dr Karen Grylls. This performance recreates the virtuosic yet intimate experience of the chamber forces as originally imagined by Mozart, creating a wholly new and fresh perspective on this remarkable work.
Additional performances: Auckland (13 October) / Hawke's Bay (14 October) / Palmerston North (15 October) / Christchurch (27 October) / Nelson (28 October)

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)
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)

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Nathan Homestead)
ConcertJoin 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)
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)

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)
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)
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)

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)
NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Wellington)
ConcertPrepare 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)
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)

Auckland Philhamonia Orchestra | Beethoven's Violin
ConcertConductor 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.

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Whangārei)
ConcertPrepare 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)
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)

NZTrio | HOMELAND 3: DUMKY (Auckland)
ConcertPrepare 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)
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)

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