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Lindis Taylor

778 reviews · 12 September 2008 to 26 May 2023

2023 · 1

26 May · Lindis Taylor

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2022 · 1

10 Jan · Lindis Taylor

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2021 · 5

17 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington under Taddei with Adam Page triumphant in Psathas’s saxophone ‘concerto’

18 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Unusual trio ensemble with a highly satisfying, widely international series opens Wellington Chamber Music year

26 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO launches into 2021 determined, with a splendid, dynamic programme to evade Covid 19

12 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Sleep-walking as Rhona Fraser’s Days Bay Opera returns with a delightful Bellini masterpiece

5 Feb · Lindis Taylor

The third group, the Glorious Mysteries, from Biber’s Rosary Sonatas from Loeser, Young and Mews

2020 · 45

9 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

RNZAF Wind Quintet plus piano, in diverting programme closes Marjan van Waartenberg’s era at St Andrew’s

20 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO with three widely varied works: two masterpieces and a charming, approachable New Zealand concerto

14 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Orpheus Choir’s first ‘on their own’ concert in 2020 a Gloria triumph

14 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Another entertaining Shed Concert from the NZSO touching the Weimar era

31 Oct · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Remarkable NZSO concert of Bach family music inspired by Vesa-Matti Leppänen, Diedre Irons and Andrew Joyce

26 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Admirable Waikanae chamber music from friends of a non-existant Wilma Smith

17 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington and Sistema Orchestra Hutt Valley in varied and colourful concert

5 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A programme of brilliantly scored Romantic era music from Wellington Youth Orchestra

28 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZ Trio with accessible and illuminating music for Wellington Chamber Music

26 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington delivers spectacular concert of two great classics and a major New Zealand work

25 Sept · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Michael Stewart at TGIF, Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, celebrates Tournemire’s L’Orgue mystique

23 Sept · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand String Quartet triumphantly reaches the heights of Beethoven’s Late Quartets

20 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Chamber Orchestra justifies attention to neglected Schumann symphonies, among some less triumphant performances

16 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Seven voice students from Victoria’s school of music present varied and well delivered recital

11 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Beethoven 250th anniversary: first concert from New Zealand String Quartet

28 Aug · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Young musicians of Poneke Trio deliver singularly revelatory concert

6 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Violin and piano recital in a new concert hall makes life worth living again

5 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Stimulating, evocative recital from NZSM piano student Liam Furey at St Andrew’s

2 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Delightful vocal recital from Takiri Ensemble at Waikanae

30 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Two less familiar cello masterpieces from Lavinnia Rae and Gabriela Glapska at St Andrew’s

22 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A splendid St Andrew’s lunchtime concert from NZSM voice students

21 Jul · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Camus’s La Peste … our Covid-19 … the sterility of opera … and …

12 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Chamber Music attracts full house for its first post-Covid appearance at Sunday concert

11 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Well contrived and performed recital of piano music from NZSM students at St Andrew’s

26 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

First in the world with a normal public concert : NZSO’s record, celebrating the emergence from Covid 19 lock-down

24 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Moving and delightful recital of German Lieder at St Andrew’s

13 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington’s second concert featuring Mozart violin concertos and city-named symphonies

4 Apr · Lindis Taylor

A comprehensive update on the Concert FM crisis; courtesy New Zealand Opera News

4 Apr · Lindis Taylor

The composer of Kopernikus, Claude Vivier: interview with conductor Vladimir Jurowski

20 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A piano recital that disabused one of certain beliefs and expectations

18 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Music’s response to Covid-19 – from the United States

7 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Scrupulous and spirited choral concert from Netherlands Chamber Choir

4 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Splendid piano-four-hands recital crowned by the Schubert Fantasie in F minor: Emma Sayers and Rachel Thomson

4 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Letter from Hon Kris Faafoi: a turn-around on RNZ Concert?

1 Mar · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Festival stages remarkable, eccentric opera by Canadian, Claude Vivier

27 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Barbara Paterson’s moving operatic portrayal of love in crisis in Poulenc’s monodrama

21 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO, Gorecki and Ponifasio/MAU share singularly successful juxtaposing of utterly disparate creations, of profound common human vulnerabilities

20 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Is the Government paralysed by timidity? An update on the RNZ Concert crisis and a mass protest concert at Parliament

20 Feb · Lindis Taylor

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13 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Moderated Drinking: A Creative Strategy to Treat Alcoholism?

9 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Michael Houstoun bows out triumphantly at Waikanae in the company of the Amici Ensemble

9 Feb · Lindis Taylor

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7 Feb · Lindis Taylor

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6 Feb · Lindis Taylor

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31 Jan · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Big audience for the first NZSO Shed series avoiding the mainstream classics

2019 · 55

17 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Third volume of Richard Farrell piano recordings a fascinating collection of till-now unreleased treasures

8 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Chamber Orchestra succeeds with Šinkovec Burstin in Grieg piano concerto, and other Nordic classics

1 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Haydn, Brahms and Brigid Bisley in superb recital from Diedre Irons and the Aroha Quartet

20 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Diverting St Andrew’s lunchtime concert of Baroque wind music

16 Nov · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

The Tudor Consort in remarkable performances of great poly-choral masterpieces from the 16th and 20th centuries

9 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Cantoris steps up to two of the great choral masterpieces, successfully in the face of difficulties

8 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO: Salonen’s Violin Concerto points in a fruitful, inspiring direction; Schubert’s Greatness persists through 200 years

4 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Diverting and varied concert in The Queen’s Closet, devoted to all the pleasures at the Prefab

30 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Diverting recital by senior NZSM tutors Inbal Megiddo and Jian Liu at St Andrew’s lunchtime

26 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Three Beethoven string quartets from brilliant Ébène Quartet: part of their world-wide project

24 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Admirable NZSO concert touching several rewarding themes: all German apart from Ken Young’s new piece

4 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Ken Young’s final outing with the NZSM Orchestra with a new composition and a concerto with a gifted violinist

3 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Impressive piano recital of Brahms, Gershwin and Chopin from talented NZSM post-graduate students

27 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Enterprising first concert in Martinborough’s splendid little music festival

18 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Fairly rare but totally delightful music from the Koru Trio at St Andrew’s

14 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Wondrously unified piano trio gives two of the greatest works for Chamber Music New Zealand

6 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Asher Fisch, Louis Lortie and the NZSO in splendid form with classical masterpieces

4 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Korngold: exploration of beguiling Lieder one didn’t know, from Georgia Jamieson Emms

1 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Lazarus String Quartet, with one New Zealander remaining, at end of adventurous tour with highly interesting programme

30 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Compelling, relentless performances of Beethoven’s sixth and seventh symphonies continue the NZSO’s festival

28 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Rewarding start to the NZSO’s Beethoven Festival from Edo de Waart

18 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Visiting Russian cellist inspires a fine, short-lived piano trio and an interesting recital

9 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Third of NZSO’s Shed series delivers some hits, some misses, and a couple of real successes

8 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Camerata continues exploring Haydn with an aside to Mozart: charm and surprises

7 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Illuminating, even sublime perfection in solo recital by cellist Lev Sivkov

17 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A piano recital at St Andrew’s deserving a full house: Beethoven’s Eroica Variations surrounded by circus variety

13 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Splendid, richly satisfying NZSO concert of four strongly contrasted works played with mastery and conviction

20 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Offenbach’s anniversary year: Jewish, German, and essentially French; painstaking emergence and eventual triumph

19 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Accomplished though unusual Donizetti Trio assembles a mixed bag programme: some very successful

7 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Martin Riseley in the second splendid recital of Bach solo violin sonatas and partitas, benefit for St Andrew’s organ restoration

31 May · Lindis Taylor

Mozart the wonderful vehicle for supporting an important charity from Karori Classics

29 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Delightful St Andrew’s recital from NZSM piano students: Bach, Haydn, Chopin, Brahms, Debussy, Prokofiev and Henry Cowell

25 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington’s triumphant concert of two last completed works by great composers

19 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Memorable, Houstoun-led recital of gorgeous piano quartets at Waikanae

19 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Memorable, Houstoun-led recital of gorgeous piano quartets at Waikanae

10 May · Lindis Taylor

Adventurous, surprising, unorthodox, informal concert by the NZSO in a waterfront shed

8 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

An excellent lunchtime concert from university string students at St Andrew’s

6 May · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington takes Vivaldi and Piazzolla to Upper Hutt with great success

1 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

The essence of Don Pasquale splendidly delivered by Wanderlust Opera at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

26 Apr · Lindis Taylor

The third in the ten-part series of Widor’s organ symphonies from Stewart and Apperley at St Paul’s Cathedral

19 Apr · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Tudor Consort revives ancient Tenebrae rituals marking the stories of Holy Week

14 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Wide-ranging and imaginative song recital at Waikanae: Mellaerts and Baillieu

13 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Edo de Waart’s NZSO subscription concert full of charm and affection with Brahms, Elgar and Strauss

8 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Dazzling pianist, Alessio Bax, gives sole Wellington performance at Upper Hutt

29 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Cathedral organ in major series of important French works: Widor’s second organ symphony

27 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Poetry and music co-habit most successfully at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

23 Mar · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Alleluia: varied settings splendidly delivered by Inspirare and Schola Cantorum (St Mark’s School) under Mark Stamper

15 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Chamber Music Hutt Valley to submit a winding-up motion at the 2019 AGM

10 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Michael Endres surrounds Schubert with varied companion pieces at Mulled Wine concert

27 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO’s season-opening concert splendid, popular programme under Hamish McKeich

17 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Direct from Nelson: Dénes Várjon and Izabella Simon in singular, absorbing solo and duet piano music

16 Feb · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Tudor Consort opens 2019 season with Renaissance madrigals at summer concert in the sun

5 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson; the second installment, of Monday and Tuesday reviews

3 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson: the first days

31 Jan · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Big audience for the first NZSO Shed series avoiding the mainstream classics

2018 · 61

17 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Bach Choir celebrates Saint Cecilia, exploring interesting and important music with flair and taste

6 Dec · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

A triumphant culmination of Pinchgut Opera’s work in Sydney: Hasse’s Artaserse

24 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Rutter’s lovely Magnificat accompanied by carols of bells and the Orpheus Choir in sold out concert

21 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Popular guitarists with delightful though unfamiliar music at St Andrew’s

7 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Eighteenth Century German music from two accomplished Wellington early music specialists

31 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Recital from pianist and concertmaster at Orchestra Wellington’s Saturday concert

27 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Great performances of unfamiliar Bartók and major Dvořák introduced by young geniuses

24 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A lunchtime concert for the exploratory and spirited on violin and cello

17 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Polished viola student performances of Bach suites plus some unfamiliar music at St Andrew’s

14 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Admirable concert of well-chosen music from Wellington Youth Orchestra under Mark Carter

13 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Monumental NZSO concert of Russian masterpieces with cellist Johannes Moser

11 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Sending it up on the double bass and sparkling at the piano, plus other strings

22 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Singular, well-conceived recital by male four-voice ensemble, reaching far and wide

19 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Strong, exemplary student performances of string orchestra masterpieces

16 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Amici Ensemble consolidates its reputation as valuable, adventurous Wellington adornment

15 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Some great hits from NZSO’s popular classics concert; a win by a big margin

13 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Diverting recital by Liszt and Bartók specialist, Judit Gábos at St Andrew’s

12 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Impressive piano recital: Haydn, Beethoven and Liszt, from three NZSM students at St Andrew’s

9 Sept · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Excellent choral concert from three young Wellington choirs and the New Zealand Youth Choir

5 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Polished recital from Steel and Irons of flute and piano masterpieces at St Andrew’s

1 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Triumphant performances of choral masterpieces of Vivaldi and Handel

26 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Admirable performances in Wellington Regional Aria Contest

25 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Musically satisfying concert of three disparate works, from New Zealand String Quartet

22 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Interesting and rewarding St Andrew’s recital from students of stringed instruments

19 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Two beloved piano quartet masterpieces in glorious performances from NZSO principals plus Diedre Irons

18 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO triumphs with brilliant Beethoven and Brahms masterpieces

15 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Katherine McIndoe with brilliant performance of Britten’s Les Illuminations at St Andrew’s

11 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Third fine Orchestra Wellington concert, unthemed but with Dvořák 7, a great success

8 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

One piano, six hands and a programme of highly unfamiliar, surprising music by composers in unorthodox mode

31 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Rebranding strikes academia: Victoria University victim of corporate-style image-making

28 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Tudor Consort advances four centuries to the contemporary, war-stricken world with great success

26 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Tutors at the ASQ Academy confirm their stature in rare Shostakovich quartet, plus other masterpieces

13 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Trpčeski’s emphatic restoration of Grieg concerto and a blazing Shostakovich Tenth from Martín and NZSO

11 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Polished recital of Lieder by Clara Schumann and Brahms, and Robert’s Scenes of Childhood

8 Jul · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Admirable exploration of challenging Purcell and gorgeous Fauré from Nota Bene

29 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Lexus Song Quest 2018: Semi-finalists

22 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Immaculate and varied piano recital from gifted young Russian pianist

21 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Musical anniversaries: composers and music

20 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A revelatory Bach X 2 lunch recital on piano and organ by Jonathan Berkahn

16 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Lawrence Renes, NZSO and Simon O’Neill in superb Wagner songs and monumental Bruckner 4th

13 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Engaging and exploratory viola music from NZSM students at St Andrew’s

27 May · Lindis Taylor

Full house Mulled Wine concert at Paekakariki with NZSM violin and piano stars

26 May · Lindis Taylor

Liturgical music, dramatic and meditative in splendid Orpheus Choir concert

20 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Unusual but timely concert by Supertonic, dynamic mixture of the musical, the political, the sexual

20 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Admirable, stimulating programme of piano trios from Te Koki Trio

16 May · Lindis Taylor

Diverting Debussy-inspired trio charm a responsive audience at Lower Hutt

11 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Spectacular centenary concert for Leonard Bernstein from the NZSO

22 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Behn String Quartet opens Wellington Chamber Music’s 2018 season – brilliantly

21 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Sasha Cooke’s entrancing Berlioz songs, a bewitching premiere and masterpieces of Debussy and Ravel: thanks to De Waart and the NZSO

15 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Kapiti and Palmerston North choirs in rewarding performance of Dvořák’s Stabat Mater

13 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Admirable, enterprising concert of Dvořák from Orchestra Wellington players

11 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Engaging recital of obscure, quirky music on saxophone and harp at St Andrew’s

6 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

De Waart and NZSO: Brilliant Mozart two piano concerto and epic Mahler performance

21 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Intriguing improvisatory performances by Robbie Duncan and Bernard Wells at St Andrew’s

15 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Great singer, and audience, sold short at hybrid festival concert

13 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Interesting if unorthodox Festival programme of music for organ and brass at St Mary of the Angels

9 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Largely successful Japanese chamber music concert at St Mary of the Angels

28 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Berkahn shows how you can have fun with Bach

24 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Memorable musical and emotional experience from Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo

19 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Michael Houstoun memorably opens Waikanae’s chamber music recital series

14 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Masterly playing of Bach’s first sonata and partita from Martin Riseley

2017 · 58

16 Dec · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

A Consort Christmas: Tudor Consort assembles brilliant and diverting package of words and music

10 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Admirable Sibelius as well as Lilburn and a rare trombone concerto from Wellington Chamber Orchestra

6 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Aroha Quartet: one of the year’s most wonderful lunchtime concerts

22 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A polished and scrupulously studied recital by male vocal quartet, Aurora IV

18 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSO players in special concert under Aisslinn Nosky with Baroque masters

10 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Edo de Waart and NZSO in deeply assimilated music of Brahms, Wagner and Sibelius (with Janine Jansen)

5 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington’s professional chamber choir ends successful second year

29 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Imposing commemoration of 500th anniversary of Lutheran Reformation

23 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Outstanding concert to mark disasters at Aberfan and the Pike River: music by Schubert and Karl Jenkins

22 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Spring hailed in impressive exhibition of 20th century French choral songs by Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir

20 Oct · Lindis Taylor

Wonderful Mozart trio for clarinet, viola and piano (plus Schumann and Bruch) from Karori Classics series

18 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Viola Students from the New Zealand School of Music with diverting sampler of well-played pieces

15 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wilma Smith and Friends play fine programme for Wellington Chamber Music

27 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

To err is human, to forgive (the job of the critic): four student pianists with seriously worthwhile music

26 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Another end-of-year student recital: woodwinds in calm weather

24 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Entertaining concert, mixing symphony with jazz and a witty film score from Wellington Chamber Orchestra

20 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM voice students in admirable and highly varied recital at St Andrew’s

19 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Diverting three-quarter hour of flute-flavoured song: Barbara Graham, Rebecca Steel, Fiona McCabe

12 Sept · Old St Paul’s · Lindis Taylor

NZSM students give insightful performances of New Zealand music and pieces by Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms and Barber

9 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington with scintillating programme: Grieg piano concerto midst spectacular orchestral waltzes

6 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

St Andrew’s captures fascinating sample from the 44th International Viola Congress in Wellington

31 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Momentous performances of Beethoven violin sonatas: the third and fourth recitals

19 Aug · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Kent McIntosh, Bianca Andrew with Catherine Norton: German and Swedish songs and Janáček’s remarkable cycle

16 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Beautiful Lieder recital from Maaike Christie-Beekmann, viola and piano

12 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Bruch’s violin concerto and Beethoven’s Seventh survive another (splendid) exposure as great works

6 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Lindis Taylor

Eternity opera’s triumph with The Marriage of Figaro – with the second cast

6 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

The NZCT Chamber Music Contest results

5 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Astonishing performance of complete Daphnis et Chloé ballet music, plus a Schumann allusion

2 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Digestible lunchtime concerts: whole and parts of lovely music from Aroha String Quartet

31 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Exuberant and popular performances by Wellington Youth Orchestra

24 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Adventurous, revelatory concert by Troubadour String Quartet in Lower Hutt

15 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Refined, period sensibilities from Kuijken Quartet in Haydn and Mozart

14 Jul · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Lively and colourful Iolanthe from Wellington G&S Light Opera

9 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Excellent Kiwa String Quartet (NZSO players) in programme of quartet masterpieces and a couple of fun pieces

8 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Magnificent NZSO concert, with percussionist Colin Currie, under James MacMillan

5 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Steel and McCabe, flute and piano in delightful recital at St Andrew’s

1 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Beautiful contemporary choral music from Cantoris: if only an orchestra!

28 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Flutes of the RNZAF Band demonstrate their flair and versatility at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

11 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Winds and piano: a masterpiece and three French delights from Zephyr

11 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Naxos issues CD from NZSQ of Brahms’s 3rd string quartet and clarinet quintet

9 Jun · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Excellent performances of UK and US music from Wellington Youth Choir

7 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Engaging recital of once much-played piano pieces from young pianist

28 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Solo cellist Christopher Hutton in Wellington Chamber Music’s second 2017 concert

27 May · Lindis Taylor

Brahms’s Deutsches Requiem given spirited and scrupulous performance by Tudor Consort

23 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Youth Orchestra in winning performances, especially Brahms No 1

20 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Splendid NZSO concert with a greatly gifted cellist and young conductor prodigy

8 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Piano and string quartet in unexpectedly contrasting scene

3 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Interesting organ recital ranging from 17th to mid-20th century from Paul Rosoman

28 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Further excellent exploratory concert into delightful quasi-juvenile symphonies

14 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Marking Holy Week through Biblical Lamentations and music inspired by 20th century atrocities

8 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Capable and well-considered performances of Arensky, Rachmaninov and Cherubini by Cantoris and their pianist conductor

26 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Strauss’s final tone poem a mighty opening for the NZSO’s 2017 season

8 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Successful violin and viola duo reveal rare Mozart and well-known Halvorsen

6 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

The NZSO at seventy with an inspired programme for a full house

5 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Paekakariki’s Mulled Wine concert series opens in the rich classical heartland

19 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Hungarian pianist Dénes Varjon at Waikanae with enterprising programme, rich in Bartók

15 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Days Bay Opera’s twelfth production handles Eugene Onegin with youthful energy and perceptivity

10 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Nelson Chamber Music festival again New Zealand’s biennial musical highlight

2016 · 68

16 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Melbourne’s Ring cycle revival a spectacular triumph

6 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Sydney’s Pinchgut Opera triumphs in Handel’s Theodora

30 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Flute and piano duo feature composers languishing in the shadows of the greats

16 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Politically coloured vocal contest settles the score between baritones and bass-baritones

12 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Highly diverting Orpheus Choir mixes seasonal Haydn with animals and cloudbursts

10 Nov · St James Theatre · Lindis Taylor

Impressive Kristallnacht commemoration in concert by Holocaust Centre and NZ School of Music

9 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Enlightening, themed concert at hands of skilled, insightful musicians

3 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Mostly German folk songs: droll, dark, disassociative duets from Linden Loader and Roger Wilson

29 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Edo de Waart and Ronald Brautigam confirm stature: symphonic conductor and Mozartian pianist

15 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington’s fifth concert excels with last works of Berlioz, Bartok and Tchaikovsky (almost)

13 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Revelatory chamber music experiences from London Conchord Ensemble

9 Oct · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Streeton Trio, at Waikanae, offers persuasive, unfamiliar music but lacked a masterpiece

8 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

America: NZSO performances of brilliant new violin concerto plus Dvořák in New York and Reich in minimalist heaven

2 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Adventures in great music both well-known and unknown, marks strong revival by Cantoris

1 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Challenging and enterprising concert “Freedom and Captivity” and the like, from Nota Bene

28 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Mature performances by undergraduate NZSM guitar students at St Andrew’s

18 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Annual Wellington Aria Contest final showcases some fine talent

17 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Three wonderful concerts on the day for Mozart and Brahms string quintets

12 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Intriguing and largely successful Villani Piano Quartet recital at Lower Hutt

11 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Admirably staged and sung opera and music theatre excerpts from the school of music

31 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Charming recital of French and English songs by Rhona Fraser and Richard Mapp at Lower Hutt

27 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Magical I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini) the tenth production by Rhona Fraser’s Opera in Days Bay

24 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Lindis Taylor

Don Giovanni scores impressively in performance by Eternity Opera’s second cast

20 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington, Orpheus Choir, clarinet in brilliant Mozartian form

10 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Gems from the tutors at the Aroha String Quartet’s music academy

7 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Piano quartets from Diedre Irons and NZSO string principals

6 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO and Christiane Libor in wonderful Strauss songs and Mahler’s Fourth Symphony

3 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Cellist Rebecca Turner with intriguing and entertaining music on carbon-fibre cello

31 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Music Futures diverting showcase for rising young musicians

30 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Full success for three works at Edo de Waart’s first Strauss excursion of his tenure

28 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

CMNZ scores with brilliant clarinet and piano trio at the End of Time

27 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Beguiling concert of French chanson, torch songs, café and cabaret songs by Magdalena Darby and friends

22 Jul · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

A good case for Mendelssohn’s (complete) organ music in cathedral series

15 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Buxtehude’s credentials solidly confirmed at the 6th of the organ series at Saint Paul’s

9 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Excellent performance by Nota Bene of Rossini’s marvellous Petite Messe solennelle

6 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

An intriguing anniversary concert from Jonathan Berkahn and Heather Easting at St Andrew’s

2 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Full vindication of the glories of the violin and piano repertoire, courtesy the Michael Hill violin competition

19 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Another appearance by cellist Rustem Khamidullin with Sarah Watkins, at Paekakariki

17 Jun · Lindis Taylor

An organic awakening at a Friday lunchtime at St Paul’s Cathedral

11 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Triumphant concert from Orchestra Wellington and Orpheus Choir: Beethoven and Haydn

8 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Beautifully balanced programme of perfectly judged music for lunchtime

5 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wonderful Lieder recital ends Schubertiade at St Andrew’s, with powerful case for more

4 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Schubertiade Hohenems/Wellington at St Andrew’s: piano and song

1 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Happy concert from the New Zealand School of Music saxophone ensemble and soloists

29 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

English anthems straddling 1600 offer rich and satisfying concert from voices and viols

28 May · St James Theatre · Lindis Taylor

The Magic Flute in brilliant production, with mainly New Zealand cast of polish and energy

20 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Enso String Quartet highly impressive in all eras particularly 20th century France

18 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Unusual trios for contrasted groups, influenced disparately by viola d’amore and the Holocaust

15 May · Lindis Taylor

Bach Choir offers rewarding looks into Purcell, Mozart and later English music

13 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Memorable NZSO concert with rising young conductor and acclaimed pianist

11 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Beguiling, wide-ranging guitar recital from Owen Moriarty a fine substitute for lunch

6 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO ‘wastes its sweetness upon the desert air’ with some splendid, approachable, 21st century music

21 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO and Madeleine Pierard with Ross Harris’s anguished Second Symphony to mark ANZAC Day

20 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Student guitar talents offer entertaining replacement concert at St Andrew’s

17 Apr · Lindis Taylor

David Guerin celebrates the new Hutt Little Theatre piano with the Goldberg Variations

13 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Chamber Music New Zealand season opens with exquisite French baroque concert by Les Talens Lyriques

13 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Talented young pianist impresses at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

10 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Committed and successful concert of Russian classics from Wellington Chamber Orchestra

6 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Beautiful lunchtime with a flute and piano at St Andrew’s

27 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Cervantes’ quadricentenary through diverting music of the 17th to 20th centuries

24 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Website problems: acknowledgement of Turnovsky Endowment Trust grant

13 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Innovative and fitting celebration of Kiri Te Kanawa with New Zealand Festival: a full MFC

9 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Exploratory and interesting offerings from the engaging Duo Tapas

2 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Enchantments of baroque instrumental combinations: Archi d’amore trio

21 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Waikanae’s chamber music year starts brilliantly with Amici Ensemble

17 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Accomplished duo play Brahms at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

14 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Handel’s early Agrippina in brilliant Days Bay production

13 Feb · Lindis Taylor

The Tudor Consort 30th anniversary with founder Simon Ravens

2015 · 64

4 Dec · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

A few days in Sydney for opera and symphony

14 Nov · Lindis Taylor

War’s impact on the women: Nota Bene sings, Gaylene Preston reads memories

13 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Wonderful NZSO programme of masterpieces from the heartland of classical music

10 Nov · Lindis Taylor

NZTrio at the City Gallery with a programme slightly changed from Upper Hutt three weeks before

2 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir gives enchanting concert at St Andrew’s

28 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM piano students give impressively mature performances at St Andrew’s

21 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Enchanting, polished recital by Rebecca Steel, flute and Ingrid Bauer, harp

19 Oct · Lindis Taylor

New trio by Ken Young, an under-rated Saint-Saëns trio and Beethoven, not as you know him

16 Oct · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Viola d’amore takes place with guitar and cello in lovely NZSM-based trio

11 Oct · Lindis Taylor

Waikanae Music Society scholars through their paces in impressive concert

10 Oct · St James Theatre · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand Opera’s Tosca a triumph at all levels

9 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Sparkling performances from superbly schooled Youth Choir

8 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Interesting exploration of varied guitar music in NZSM’s students’ showcase

5 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Rich and entertaining fare from student cellists at St Andrew’s

23 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Guitarist Jamie Garrick in charming, idiomatic lunchtime recital

20 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Admirably adventurous piano programme from Jason Bae at Waikanae

19 Sept · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Wellington G&S with another hit in funny, well-sung The Gondoliers

18 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Admirable cello and piano lunchtime concert by Inbal Megiddo and Diedre Irons

15 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Beethoven and bravura violin music from Valerie Rigg and Mary Barber at Old St Paul’s

13 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Young Musicians Programme in another impressive concert supported by Music Futures

30 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Delightful Takiri Vocal Ensemble heralds a new era for the song recital?

22 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Orpheus Choir under Brent Stewart outstanding with Bruckner and Poulenc

15 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Delightful, witty Così fan tutte from Wanderlust Opera

14 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Gallic musical entertainment chez L’Alliance Française

12 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

20th century music from charming flute duo: Bridget Douglas and Rachel Thomson

8 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Schumann a winner but Sibelius and Mendelssohn unconvincing in fine Bach Choir performances

6 Aug · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Opera Society revives its tradition of presenting promising young singers in tantalising song

5 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Duo Tapas: violin and guitar play winning St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

4 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Just a half hour of St Andrew’s organ before you go home: Bach and Pärt

2 Aug · Lindis Taylor

The Creation of Music Futures: object lesson in enterprise

26 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Music Futures’ praiseworthy venture with young Wellington musicians

19 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Kapiti Chamber Choir tackles highly ambitious all-Jewish programme including a major Bloch work

2 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

The Apprentice, La Mer, Ibert’s flute concerto and an enchanting francophone premiere from National Youth Orchestra

27 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Defences overwhelmed by seductive songs from Nota Bene under Julian Raphael

21 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Unmissable violin sonata programme from APO’s Canadian concertmaster and Sarah Watkins

20 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington in irresistible, largely Russian programme plus multi-cultural esoterica

17 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZCT chamber music competitors come down town to St Andrew’s with interesting lunchtime treat

14 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Praiseworthy, adventurous concert from Tawa Orchestra moves into foreign parts

12 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Marvellous Wagnerian farewell (Siegfried and Götterdämmerung) for conductor Inkinen and his Symphony Orchestra

6 Jun · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Moving performances of three Tudor composers by The Tudor Consort

1 Jun · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Admirable, heart-warming concert closes an inspiring NZSM chamber music weekend

29 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Youth Orchestra under Hamish McKeich with winning Brahms and Rachmaninov

28 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

The strings of the School of Music take turn with wonderful Bach programme for St Andrew’s

25 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Guitar students deliver impressive performances in spite of relative inexperience in tough field

9 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZTrio’s fascinating collaboration with three young composers in a range of their and other contemporary works

6 May · Lindis Taylor

Cantoris tackles imaginative programme exploring Hungarian influence in Brahms’s music and related musical phenomena

3 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

An unusual trio throws fresh, sometimes questionable light on a variety of chamber pieces

1 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO with Lilburn’s Symphony No 2, his successor’s impressive piece plus striking Swedish composer and trombonist

29 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Delightful, varied recital by Ingrid Culliford and Kris Zuelicke at St Andrew’s

27 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO and Sydney Symphony Orchestra in moving shared ANZAC concert of new works by composers of both countries

26 Apr · Lindis Taylor

A brave Kapiti Chamber Choir gives good account of Bach’s Mass in B minor

19 Apr · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Italian Embassy brings pianist to Wellington with interesting programme

18 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington on brilliant form opens six-concert series dominated by Tchaikovsky, Michael Houstoun and Russia

8 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Brilliant guitar recital from Owen Moriarty at St Andrew’s

3 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Memorable and illuminating exploration of the Miserere, its rivals earlier and later, by The Tudor Consort and Michael Stewart

1 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Flutist makes sparkling Wellington premiere at St Andrew’s

31 Mar · Lindis Taylor

The Bach Project splendidly under way on the St Paul’s Cathedral organ

29 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Ambitious and satisfying concert from Wellington Chamber Orchestra

5 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Pianist Nicola Melville’s visit home with a diverting entertainment and a tribute to her teacher

25 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Violin and harp in enchanting lunchtime concert at St Andrew’s

9 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Last three days of the triumphant 2015 Chamber Music Festival in Nelson

5 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Nelson chamber music festival: the second three days, with a trip to St Arnaud

2 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Thirteenth Nelson chamber music festival better than ever: the first three days

26 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Gala recital to invest the new piano at Lower Hutt Little Theatre

2014 · 38

14 Dec · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Cello jamboree at the school of music and Nota Bene’s light-hearted 10th anniversary

7 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Aroha String Quartet’s tenth anniversary concert offers excellent, varied, exquisite programme

15 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington ends its year in blaze of irreverent glory

15 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Diverting and wide-ranging concert from the SMP Ensemble

12 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Polished and delightful lunchtime with winds at St Andrew’s

7 Sept · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington confirms its vital role in city’s musical life with wonderful Haydn and Mahler

26 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Chamber Music New Zealand hosts exciting concert by pianos and percussion

23 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Forbidden Voices liberated in NZSM conference on music and musicians banned by Nazis

2 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Unexciting, lowpowered NZSO programme under Alexander Shelley yields riches after all

29 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Inspiring concert by young students of Donald Armstrong

26 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Cathedral’s festival celebrated by satanism and the supernatural in film and music

23 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Engaging lunchtime concert by woodwind students

6 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Scandinavian and New Zealand players unite wonderfully for the two greatest clarinet quintets

27 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO under Venezuelan conductor triumphs with essential German and Russian masterpieces

27 Jun · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

The lyrical and the spectacular from Thomas Gaynor at TGIF Cathedral lunchtime recital

20 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Winner’s tour for Nikki Chooi, 2013 Michael Hill Violin Competition: a finished artist

15 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Choral Symphony in a triumphant end to NZSO’s monumental Beethoven symphony cycle

14 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

In the marvellous heartland of Beethoven’s symphonies: concert No 3

12 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Great start to NZSO’s Beethoven festival with the first three symphonies

8 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Tawa’s orchestra tackles substantial programme under lively young conductor

30 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Programme ‘by popular request’ calls for wide-ranging period and stylistic variety from The Tudor Consort

24 May · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington confirms its stature in large scale late Romantic as well as Haydn, and honours Franz Paul Decker

9 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

James MacMillan conducts NZSO in his own and Cresswell’s music of the past twenty years

4 May · Lindis Taylor

Lower Hutt Little Theatre gets new Steinway, but several much cheaper improvements still needed

3 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO scores a success in recent music delving some of the world’s tragedies

27 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Piano trios in sparkling performances by Waikato-based ensemble

6 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Festival Singers under Berkahn explore baroque byways, a romantic Stabat Mater and a modern, jazz cantata

21 Mar · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

One-man Slovak cello ensemble featuring voice and rhythm at NZSM

20 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Jonathan Berkahn and friends celebrate St Patrick’s Day + 2 with charm and wit

13 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Triumphant finish to the NZSO’s ‘Five by Five’ lunchtime venture

5 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Gunter Herbig and his Brazilian-German guitar at St Andrew’s lunchtime recital

3 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Festival opera Ainadamar semi-staged but powerful, strongly cast and magnificently performed

28 Feb · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

The year’s centenary profoundly marked with a Requiem for the Fallen: O’Sullivan and Harris

25 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Baroque guitarist Hopkinson Smith reveals a little known era of Spanish music in exquisite recital

25 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Beethoven blazes to the front of the NZSO’s ‘Five by Five’ symphony series

19 Feb · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Lively opera debut from an ambitious new Hawke’s Bay company

13 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

The two organs on display: St Andrew’s on The Terrace first off in Wellington’s concert series

6 Feb · Te Papa · Lindis Taylor

Scintillating Te Papa concert by National Youth Orchestra

2013 · 40

15 Dec · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Energy and commitment with Bach Choir’s Christmas Oratorio

27 Nov · Lindis Taylor

The Ginger Series tackles classical music with a captivating, oblique apologia

20 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Two woodwinds, two strings, in varied concert from Nikau Trio plus

14 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Delights from Emma Sayers and NZSO principal violin and horn, in ‘Piano Plus’

10 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Concert No 6 of Michael Houstoun’s triumphant return to Beethoven

3 Nov · Futuna Chapel · Lindis Taylor

Aroha Quartet fills the Futuna Chapel with impressionist and colouful music

25 Oct · Lindis Taylor

Intelligently constructed programme exquisitely sung by Lisette Wesseling

23 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

String students from the School of Music gain public performance experience

21 Oct · Old St Paul’s · Lindis Taylor

Momentous first Wellington concert by 40-year-old Tallis Scholars

16 Oct · Lindis Taylor

Fine artistry and insight by Duo Cecilia, cello and piano duo

9 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

All the guitar students from NZSM prove more is more

5 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Courageous Wellington Youth Orchestra tackles enterprising programme amid space difficulties

28 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Splendid, dramatic Mozart Mass from huge Orpheus and Youth Choirs

25 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

The Fab Five explore neglected vocal territory at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

17 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Engaging guitar performances from mainly junior NZSM students

11 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Sunny moods and bitter grief at lunchtime at St Andrew’s

7 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Il Corsaro – a New Zealand premiere, but not the Australasian one

1 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Diverting variety in sparkling arrangements for reed quintet, Category Five

30 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Admirable performances from Kapiti orchestra under Ken Young and hornist Ed Allen

29 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Elizabeth Hudson steps down as director of the NZSM

27 Aug · Lindis Taylor

NZ Trio at the City Art Gallery with the typically multifaceted programme

18 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Hutt Valley choirs combine for two Haydn masses and other items

13 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Two masterpieces of the violin repertoire at Old St Paul’s

11 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Polished and admirable performances of trios for flute, cello and piano

10 Aug · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Expansion of review of Il Corsaro, published by London’s Opera magazine

7 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Diverting and highly accomplished lunchtime guitar quartet concert at St Andrew’s

6 Aug · Old St Paul’s · Lindis Taylor

Music and revolution take stage at Old St Paul’s

28 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Contemplations of life and death from disparate times and nations

26 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Robert Costin’s rewarding organ exploration of the Goldberg Variations

23 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Interesting interdisciplinary chamber music exploration led by violinist Jack Liebeck and friends

7 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Enterprising take on the year’s anniversaries with Wellington Chamber Orchestra

5 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Magnificent Nordic programme from NZSO, Vänskä and Currie

10 May · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

NZSO performs Hear and Far, but all contemporary, to warm reception

24 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

ANZAC affords occasion for an arresting New Zealand and a moving Australian work from NZSO

17 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Agreeable recital of music for flute, cello and piano from the US

14 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Houstoun’s second triumphant Beethoven sonata recital

7 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Oleg Marshev with lovely programme on Waikanae’s Fazioli piano

4 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

First of six Bach recitals for organ and cello (and flute) at St Mary of the Angels

9 Feb · Lindis Taylor

The twelfth Nelson Chamber Music Festival breaks records – again

12 Jan · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Twenty-two talented young singers fill brilliant evening at Whanganui’s Opera School Gala

2012 · 71

15 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

A great Messiah from the NZSO and Orpheus Choir

9 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Start of a diverting Cello(phonia) tradition at the New Zealand School of Music

5 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Talented piano duettists combine wit and virtuosity for St Andrew’s audience

2 Dec · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Rutter’s Magnificat given impressive treatment by Wellington’s Capital Choir

25 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Bach Choir brings its 2012 to a splendid conclusion with Vivaldi, Handel and a trumpet

24 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

The Tudor Consort in taxing but excellent concert from the Renaissance and Messiaen

23 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Superb English Trio performs in context of Pettman/ROSL Arts

20 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Lisa Harper-Brown frames fine Opera Society recital

17 Nov · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Orchestra with its end-of-year winnings musically and in survival

11 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Youth Sinfonietta paves the way to orchestral careers

10 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Ludwig Treviranus returns to Upper Hutt for highly coloured recital of Beethoven and Mussorgsky

31 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Clarinet trio repeats its Lower Hutt programme at St Andrew’s

25 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

American string quartet plus German pianist deliver eclectic programme of great accomplishment

24 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Schubert’s B flat trio given beautiful performance at St Andrew’s at lunchtime

18 Oct · Lindis Taylor

Notable Brazilian guitarist presented by the embassy and the NZSM

13 Oct · St James Theatre · Lindis Taylor

Brilliant Bartered Bride redeems shortcomings of its Cold War setting

10 Oct · Lindis Taylor

School of Music guitar students delight Lower Hutt lunchtime audience

9 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

‘Close encounters’: NZSO’s admirable enterprise to get good music on to the street

8 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

A new piano trio presents two fine concerts, in Wellington and Upper Hutt

29 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Diverting variety of opera scenes in New Zealand School of Music’s annual opera fiesta

26 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Viva Viola at Lower Hutt campaigns for full recognition with both hits and misses

22 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Litton and Hough combine with the NZSO to present an exhilarating concert

18 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Interesting, themed recital by vocal quartet at Old Saint Paul’s

16 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Orchestral rarities in impressive performances from Wellington Chamber Orchestra

15 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

The Tudor Consort celebrates Mexico’s National Day with great 17th century music

9 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Baroque ‘musick for several friends’ at the Adam Concert Room:

8 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Fancy having such a quartet in our midst! The last of the glorious Beethoven series

5 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Nikau Trio creates charming new repertoire for their ensemble: at Lower Hutt

3 Sept · Lindis Taylor

‘Cellissimo’: Upper Hutt recital by NZSM cello and piano lecturers

2 Sept · Lindis Taylor

John Chen’s highly rewarding detour for piano recital at Waikanae

1 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Gendall’s Triple Concerto perplexing highlight of Wellington Orchestra concert

29 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A fine recital of Fauré mélodies at St Andrew’s

28 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Young Leonari Trio produces elegiac joie de vivre at Lower hutt

22 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Enchanting double bass recital with a little cello too, at Lower Hutt

18 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Remarkable Big Sing National Finale a brilliant success at every level

8 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Well-presented concert from NZSM’s Young Musicians’ Programme

1 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Interesting recital from first and second year voice students at New Zealand School of Music

28 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Bach Choir recovers its earlier renown with fine concert of Mendelssohn and Brahms

25 Jul · Lindis Taylor

A fine piano trio at St Mark’s, Lower Hutt, for lunch

15 Jul · Lindis Taylor

New wind ensemble plays for mulled wine at Paekakariki

14 Jul · Lindis Taylor

NZSO plays benefit concert for Anna van der Zee and her family

13 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Psalm settings from Cantoris at St Paul’s Cathedral lunchtime

7 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Revelatory playing from Takács Quartet in music spanning a mere thirty years

6 Jul · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Lunchtime organ recital of Bach and his north German predecessors from Richard Apperley

4 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Adventurous and rewarding recital by Richard Mapp and Donald Maurice

1 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Mostly musical anniversaries of 2012

24 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Mulled Wine accompanies Aroha String Quartet concert at Paekakariki

20 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Viola students of New Zealand School of Music on show at St Andrew’s

19 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Fine exploratory recital of Shakespeare songs from Corby and Beardsworth

10 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Martin Rummel, cello and Stephen de Pledge, piano in highly successful programme for Wellington Chamber Music

6 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Megan Ward launches 2012 Hutt lunchtime series with Bach on viola

5 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand School of Music guitar students’ interesting recital at Old St Paul’s

3 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Olivier Latry and Shin-Young Lee brilliant at Cathedral of St Paul organ

20 May · Lindis Taylor

Sayers and Mapp, varied and delightful piano duets at Waikanae

9 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Interesting assortment of arrangements for viola ensembles from the New Zealand School of Music

9 May · Old St Paul’s · Lindis Taylor

Old Saint Paul’s lunchtime concerts

4 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO’s welcome exposé of Schumann symphony and Elgar’s cello concerto

3 May · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand String Quartet continues Beethoven cycle with magnificent pair from Op 59

18 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Pianist Nicola Melville returns to give memorable recital at St Andrew’s

15 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Singing for Children: Young Angel Voices at St Mary of the Angels

14 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Triumphant NZSO concert by Inkinen in Mahler, Stravinsky and Lilburn

3 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Highly enterprising concert from School of Music Orchestra

24 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Monumental recital, a gift from the Puertas String Quartet

18 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Michael Endres launches Paekakariki’s 2012 Mulled Wine concerts with brilliant Romantic music

7 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Duo Tapas return for more violin and guitar music

3 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

The Sixteen’s second concert, a cappella, a benchmark performance

26 Feb · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand String Quartet revelatory with second group of Beethoven’s Opus 18

15 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Paul Rosoman at two organs in St Andrew’s on The Terrace

11 Feb · Lindis Taylor

A few hours of sun as the annual concert at Government House garden returns

1 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Perry So and John Chen illuminate NZSO’s Chinese New Year

13 Jan · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Standard continues to rise at New Zealand Opera School at Whanganui

2011 · 100

15 Dec · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Peter Walls’s years as NZSO’s chief ends with excellent didactic performance

9 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Fine violin and piano recital, of variable music, as final 2011 offering from School of Music

7 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Classical guitar lecturer gives fine, varied recital at St Andrew’s

5 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Accomplished playing from Wellington Chamber Orchestra

30 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A particularly charming lunchtime concert at St Andrew’s

24 Nov · Lindis Taylor

NZSM Piano Trio give superb concert of major works

19 Nov · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Brilliant French programme with Anne Sophie von Otter and Wellington Orchestra at Town Hall

18 Nov · Lindis Taylor

Winning pieces from inaugural guitar composition competition played by Matthew Marshall

16 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Brilliant violin and piano recital from Blythe Press and Richard Mapp

5 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Flawed silent film, Metropolis, with original score in splendid NZSO realisation

20 Oct · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand School of Music and Symphony Orchestra players join in rapturous performances

14 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Brahmissimo: Third concert with 3rd symphony and 1st piano concerto: magnificent

14 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Paul Rosoman’s adventurous organ recital at St Paul’s midday

12 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO triumphs in Brahms festival with Inkinen and Irons

12 Oct · Lindis Taylor

Polished recital by Aeolian Players at Lower Hutt

7 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Orpheus Choir shows versatility with Cole Porter

4 Oct · St James Theatre · Lindis Taylor

Scintillating 42nd Street from Wellington Musical Theatre

3 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

A Happy Few hear well-balanced concert from Wellington Youth Orchestra

30 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Seven Strings by Candlelight: New Zealand String Quartet plus 3 at St Mary of the Angels

25 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Brilliant recital of French organ music from Michael Stewart

22 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Celebrating the rugby, with Beethoven, without the violence

18 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

A horn trio wins converts at Wellington Chamber Music recital

17 Sept · Lindis Taylor

A new element in the ‘Live in Cinemas’ phenomenon – orchestral concerts

14 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Delightful American songs from Megan Corby and Craig Beardsworth at the Hutt

11 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Gao Ping’s winning presentation of Debussy, New Zealand and east Asian piano music

8 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Enterprising contribution to Organ Week at St Peter’s

1 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Orchestra’s funding secure through 2013

26 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Spain and Aranjuez celebrated by the NZSO and guitar

21 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Mêler Ensemble: programme changes but all is forgiven

20 Aug · Lindis Taylor

A composer’s credentials – a clarification

12 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Showcase for winner of NZSM concerto contest

10 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM woodwind students at diverting lunchtime concert

7 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Delightful violin sonatas end Mulled Wine series at Paekakariki

6 Aug · Lindis Taylor

More on Wells’s “brilliant” (Dom Post) doco on the NZSO tour

5 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Petrenko’s convincing rehabilitation of two great Russian works

31 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Crude narcissism smothers TV doco on NZSO tour

28 Jul · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand Trio in beautiful Upper Hutt recital

26 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Delightful lunchtime recital from violin and guitar

24 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Michael Endres – pianist, plays Schubert’s D 959, Farr, Carnaval and Godowski

23 Jul · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

The 16th century fashion for the 40-part motet: Tudor Consort sing Striggio and Tallis

20 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM’s Baroque Workshop at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

19 Jul · Old St Paul’s · Lindis Taylor

A popular lunchtime miscellany from three sopranos at Old St Paul’s

15 Jul · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Rewarding recital of 20th century British organ music Friday at St Paul’s

11 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Hannah-Elizabeth Teoh’s encores

8 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Splendid Russian concert from Pinchas Steinberg conducting NZSO with Simon Trpčeski

6 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Remarkable lunchtime recital by young pianist

5 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Gounod’s Saint Cecilia Mass in lovely performance by Capital Choir

3 Jul · Lindis Taylor

First of a fine series of French symphonic organ works, from Douglas Mews

26 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Felix the Quartet opens the Sunday series emphatically

15 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM viola students shine at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

10 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Triumphant Mahler Six from Inkinen and NZSO

8 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Olya Curtis and David Vine offer unfamiliar violin music at St Andrew’s

25 May · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Four fine musicians compete for NZSM Concerto Competition

25 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM Saxophone orchestra, quintet and quartet beguile at lunchtime

22 May · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Tasmin Little clothed, with naked violin, in diverting recital

21 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Antoni Wit and cellist Hurtaud score in wonderful NZSO concert

19 May · Lindis Taylor

Anniversaries of 2011

14 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Brilliant Shostakovich from violinist Riseley and NZSM Orchestra

13 May · Lindis Taylor

Michael Fulcher’s farewell with organ recital at St Paul’s Cathedral

6 May · Lindis Taylor

Royal New Zealand Ballet puts Stravinsky in the limelight

4 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Graduate string students from New Zealand School of Music at St Andrew’s

3 May · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

NZSQ and Wollerman reveal beauties in Schoenberg, and others

22 Apr · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Tudor Consort sings Victoria’s Tenebrae Responsories

17 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Rewarding concert of choral works by two French organ composers

17 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Chamber Orchestra interprets Michael Vinten’s orchestral disinterments

16 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Orchestra set for another triumphant year: a superb concert

15 Apr · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Haydn’s Last Words from organist Richard Apperley at St Paul’s

10 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Kapiti choir’s farewell to Guy Jansen: Serenade to Music

6 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Voice students of NZSM in excellent recital at St Andrew’s

1 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Leading Hungarian pianist Endre Hegedűs celebrates Liszt bicentenary to benefit Christchurch

28 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

‘NZTrio’ at Paekakariki’s Mulled Wine concerts

23 Mar · Lindis Taylor

NZSO concert this Friday the 25th – correction

18 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Impressive recital by piano duettists at St Andrew’s

15 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Elios Ensemble captivates at St Andrew’s season

13 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Enchanting concert by Antipodes Trio at Waikanae

11 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Two supreme chamber works at St Andrew’s season of concerts

5 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington’s music in 2011 – our ‘Coming Events’

4 Mar · Lindis Taylor

In Memoriam: organ restorers remembered at St Peter’s

2 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Brio Vocal Ensemble imports the USA for a St Andrew’s lunchtime.

26 Feb · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Further to the review of Lewis’s Winterreise in Nelson: surtitles

13 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Climactic finale to a splendid festival

12 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Last day at Nelson. Bickerton with kids and Riseley with Paganini

11 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Fun, virtuosity and the hugely popular Vivaldi at Nelson

11 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Rare and beautiful trio explores its repertoire for Nelson’s festival

10 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Messiaen masterpiece a centre-piece of Nelson’s festival

10 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Kugeltov Klezmer music lends a joyous note to the festival

9 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Lewis and Houstoun with Winterreise: a highlight in Nelson

9 Feb · Lindis Taylor

‘A-Mews-ment’ in Nelson with classical pieces

8 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Roscoe celebrates Liszt’s 200th birthday in Nelson

8 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Hermitage String Trio on their home territory for the Nelson festival

8 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Bach by Candlelight in Nelson Cathedral

7 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Campbell’s clarinet in music from his home

7 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Distinguished guests share Nelson concert of masterpieces

6 Feb · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand wind music to mark Waitangi Day at Nelson

5 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Ensembles combine in magnificent Nelson concert

4 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Rare and wonderful Mozart opens Nelson’s festival

3 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Chamber Music Festival under way in Nelson

30 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Michael Houstoun’s gala welcome to the new Fazioli at Waikanae

16 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Dialogues des Carmélites – the sources

14 Jan · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Whanganui hosts a sell-out opera school gala concert

2010 · 74

20 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Soprano Barbara Graham wins major French vocal prizes

18 Dec · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

The Tudor Consort in a brilliant Christmas Oratorio

15 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Creative New Zealand: proposals for major funding recipients

8 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Ruth Armishaw sings about songbirds and divas at St Andrew’s final concert

5 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Chamber Orchestra, with pianist Claire Harris, plays Beethoven and Sibelius

1 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Days Bay Opera triumphs with Rossini rarity: The Journey to Rheims

20 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Shakespeare in Song – choral settings by Cantoris conducted by Rachel Hyde

16 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Caprice Arts Trust present saxophones and a fine wind quintet

10 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Pianist Nicole Chao in adventurous lunchtime concert

27 Oct · Lindis Taylor

Israeli cellist with a short programme in the Hunter Council Chamber

19 Oct · Lindis Taylor

NEWS: Broadcasting New Zealand music from Radio NZ’s archive

15 Oct · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Youth Choir enlivens Rossini’s great Petite Messe

13 Oct · Lindis Taylor

English guitarist Cheryl Grice-Watterson at Lower Hutt

9 Oct · St James Theatre · Lindis Taylor

Macbeth triumphant in Wellington

8 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

A musical machine plus Bartók and Sibelius from NZSM Orchestra

6 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM showcase for viola and violin students

30 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Michael Fulcher demonstrates virtues of Congregational Church organ

22 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Rigg and Olivier delight with Debussy and Prokofiev at Lower Hutt

21 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Violin and piano duo in interesting 20th century recital at Old Saint Paul’s

19 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Flute and string quartet wide-ranging end to Wellington’s Sunday afternoon series

16 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Dianne Halliday at Cambridge Terrace Congregational Church organ

12 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Douglas Mews organ recital before a Bach Cantata at Lutheran vespers

10 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Piers Lane and the Doric String Quartet in rapturous accord

10 Sept · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Michael Stewart’s adventurous organ recital at Cathedral of Saint Paul

3 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Percussionist Currie dazzles in brilliant NZSO concert

2 Sept · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Thomas Gaynor opens National Organ Month

31 Aug · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Memorable and commanding Schumann and Shostakovich string quartets

29 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Good Taste in the Art of Musick: Geminiani at St Paul’s Lutheran

29 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Great liturgical works from the Bach Choir

26 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

National Youth Orchestra in brilliant form

15 Aug · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Two choirs join to expose Salieri the choral composer

10 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Violin Sonata spectacular at Lower Hutt: Hall and Muir

8 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Houstoun honours Chopin and Schumann magnificently at Paekakariki

3 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Amici’s beautiful French programme at Upper Hutt

1 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Superb Aroha Quartet in the Sunday Series

30 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

NZSM Orchestra downtown for major concert with the school’s star teachers

14 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Viola and piano in innovative, delightful recital

6 Jul · Old St Paul’s · Lindis Taylor

Taiwanese-American pianist marks the two pianist bi-centenaries at Old Saint Paul’s

5 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Špaček and Houstoun in delightful Wellington concert

14 May · Lindis Taylor

Alliance Française Concours de la Chanson

12 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM voice students at St Andrew’s for lunch

7 May · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

NZSO demonstrates a century of New Zealand music

1 May · Lindis Taylor

Cantoris explores the motet literature, from Bach to Rubbra

28 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Towards a musical cross-fertilisation at St Andrew’s

24 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand Trio looks towards Australia

23 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Brilliant NZSO in Slav and Finnish country

21 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Musica Lyrica in the 17th and 18th centuries

21 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

The April Moon over St Andrew’s

17 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Orchestra opens the season in fine form

13 Apr · Lindis Taylor

TEN: anniversaries of 2010

11 Apr · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand String Quartet and Diedre Irons at Waikanae

8 Apr · Lindis Taylor

Chamber Music Hutt Valley emboldened to survive

28 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Paekakariki’s Mulled Wine Concerts: Houstoun and Brown

27 Mar · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Wolfgang Wagner dies

26 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Netherlands and New Zealand music from SMP Ensemble

20 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Crisis in public radio

19 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Second concert by Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

17 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

A St Patrick’s Day ensemble: clarinet, piano and strings

17 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

St Andrew’s: a Tuesday of New Zealand music

15 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Figaro’s marvellous marriage in Day’s Bay garden

13 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

St Andrew’s series features splendid Aroha Quartet

12 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Lunch with Nikau Trio at St Andrew’s

10 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Buz Bryant-Greene at St Andrew’s Festival lunchtime concert

10 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Lindis Taylor quits as Dominion Post music critic

10 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

The Festival, musically enhanced by St Andrew’s on The Terrace

8 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Kugeltov: Klezmer music opens the St Andrew’s Concert Season

7 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Keith Lewis in Festival song recital with Michael Houstoun

6 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

A great concert from the Borodin Quartet

6 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand Trio in excerpts for the Festival

5 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Simon O’Neill – Wagner Gala

28 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Simon O’Neill and Terence Dennis in conversazione for Wagner Society

25 Feb · Lindis Taylor

‘Home’, a musical play of New Zealand and World War I

14 Feb · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

The Tudor Consort sings Byrd

13 Jan · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Impressive Opera School concert at Wanganui

2009 · 94

12 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wendy Dawn Thompson (mezzo-soprano) and friends at St Andrew’s

4 Dec · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Messiaen’s La nativité du Seigneur from organist Richard Apperley

2 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

St Andrew’s: Valerie Rigg and Tessa Olivier in Vitali Chaconne and Prokofiev sonata

29 Nov · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Messiah from Kapiti Chamber Choir

25 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Lunchtime at St Andrew’s: Mozart Trio, Strauss Violin Sonata

22 Nov · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Musica Sacra: These Distracted Times

18 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Jared Holt sings Dichterliebe at St Andrew’s

15 Nov · Lindis Taylor

NZSO players entertain their friends

6 Nov · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Fulcher in Great music at St Paul’s lunchtime

31 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Kringelborn and Segerstam with NZSO

21 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Honours woodwind students from NZSM at St Andrew’s

16 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Two string quartets: St Lawrence and New Zealand

14 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

NZSM senior piano students at St Andrew’s

12 Oct · Lindis Taylor

‘Opera for organ’: Wade Kernot in benefit for St Peter’s, Willis Street

10 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Benefit concert for the Sarah Lilli Fund

9 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir astonish

7 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Viola and piano recital by Duo Giocoso

5 Oct · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand String Quartet in Goldberg Variations; Diedre Irons in Elgar Quintet

30 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Robert Ibell and Catherine McKay – cello and piano: Boulanger and Brahms

28 Sept · Lindis Taylor

Music and the print media

26 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO – Inkinen and Capuçon in Saint-Saëns and Bartók

23 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Blythe Press, violin, in Chausson, Prokofiev and Pärt

21 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Jack Liebeck and Stephen De Pledge at Upper Hutt

20 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Nota Bene among the elements at St Andrew’s

17 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Sibelius Festival – 2nd concert: Symphonies 1 & 4

16 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Sibelius Festival: No 5 and Violin Concerto

16 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Lunchtimes in Wellington churches

15 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

What’s happening with the Wellington Orchestra?

14 Sept · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Jenny Wollerman at Wanganui Spring Festival

13 Sept · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Young Musicians Twelfth Annual Concert with NZSO players

12 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Orchestra and Houstoun in Beethoven 4

8 Sept · Old St Paul’s · Lindis Taylor

Guitars at Old St Paul’s Lunchtime concert

5 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

The Aroha Quartet at an evening at St Andrew’s

29 Aug · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Celebrating the 200th anniversary: Haydn and the New Zealand String Quartet

26 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

‘Hideous Love’ offered by Brio, opera ensemble

23 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Regional Aria Contest: Dame Malvina Major Prize

23 Aug · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Bach organ recital from Mews at St Mary of the Angels

22 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Last Night of the Proms with Wellington Orchestra

19 Aug · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

Alastair Carey with the Clerkes of Christ Church, Oxford

19 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Soprano Nicola Holt and pianist Nicole Chao at St Andrew’s

16 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Amalia Hall and John-Paul Muir impress Ilott Theatre audience

14 Aug · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

The Yeomen of the Guard at the Opera House

12 Aug · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Two Lunchtime concerts: Old St Paul’s and St Andrew’s on The Terrace

9 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Town Hall Organ Series 2009 – Douglas Mews

2 Aug · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Musica Sacra: first of three baroque concerts

2 Aug · Lindis Taylor

T’ang Quartet and John Chen in fine concert at the Ilott

30 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Cook Strait Trio in full sail

26 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Christopher Herrick and Leipzig singers at Lutheran Church

23 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

Handel’s Semele from NZ School of Music

18 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Sing-along Requiem

17 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO: Melnikov with Brahms, Wigglesworth with Britten

16 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Aivale meets Leontyne ‘n Ella

12 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand Youth Choir: 30th anniversary concert

11 Jul · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Japan Music Fair with five fine musicians

8 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Chris Greenslade at St Andrew’s with Schumann, Janáček and Beethoven

7 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Violin Sonatas at Old St Paul’s: Elgar and Franck

6 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Diedre Irons and Zephyr blow through Wellington Town Hall

5 Jul · Lindis Taylor

Mulled wine with Mozart and Strauss at Paekakariki

3 Jul · Lindis Taylor

The pecuniary appetite for contemporary music

1 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

National Youth Orchestra principals in chamber music

28 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Michael Houstoun and Friends delight at Waikanae

24 Jun · Lindis Taylor

The Tudor Consort at Lower Hutt

23 Jun · Old St Paul’s · Lindis Taylor

Vox Serbicus: lunch at Old St Paul’s

20 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor

Bach Choir nails Elijah

13 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Wellington Orchestra with Houstoun and Aivale Cole

12 Jun · Lindis Taylor

Music theatre for radio: Menotti and Weill

4 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Disquiet about the Big Sing

29 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZ School of Music Concerto Competition

21 May · Lindis Taylor

NZ String Quartet and bassist Ikematsu in Sunday concert

15 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO with Steven Osborne in Shostakovich, Beethoven, Webern

9 May · St James Theatre · Lindis Taylor

L’Italiana in Algeri from the NBR New Zealand Opera

30 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Lexus Song Quest 2009, Auckland, and Wellington recital

19 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

Christopher Hainsworth at the organ of St Mary of the Angels

10 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

The Tudor Consort in Gesualdo’s Tenebrae Responsories

4 Apr · Te Papa · Lindis Taylor

Music in the time of Monet – Note Bene at Te Papa

29 Mar · Lindis Taylor

Mulled Wine at Paekakariki: singing with cello and piano

28 Mar · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

The Festival Singers in Bach and Rossini

20 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

NZSO with Inkinen and Cho-Liang Lin – Barber’s concerto and Tristan for orchestra

12 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Gianni Schicchi in Christchurch, starring Martin Snell and Anna Argyle

5 Mar · Lindis Taylor

A triple-strung harp recital from Robin Ward

28 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Trans-Atlantic: music theatre piece from Boutique Opera

2 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival at Nelson

1 Feb · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

31 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

30 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

29 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Blenheim concert by Piers Lane for Adam Chamber Music Festival

28 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

27 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

27 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

25 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

25 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival,Nelson

25 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

24 Jan · Lindis Taylor

Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson

12 Jan · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

New Zealand Opera School, Wanganui

2008 · 3

20 Dec · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

RICHARD FARRELL The Complete Recordings Volume One

10 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Opera Society’s year-end gala concert

12 Sept · Opera House · Lindis Taylor