Contributor

Peter Mechen

829 reviews · 14 November 2008 to 30 October 2026

2026 · 52

30 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Nature and art, architecture and philosophy – Orchestra Wellington’s epic 2026 “Revelations”

25 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

A “significant birthday” concert of decades – Schubert’s Schwanengesang from Roger Wilson and Terence Dennis

23 Oct · Peter Mechen

Spirit of Youth effervesces and overflows at Wellington Youth Orchestras’ combined 2026 concert

9 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Richard Strauss and Johannes Brahms – music of free and sonorous measure!

4 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington’s VU NZ School of Music’s Piano Extravaganza Concert lives up to its name

30 Sept · Peter Mechen

50th Anniversary tribute to Benjamin Britten (and his heroes)

26 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington City Orchestra spinning musical tales of adventure, love and vengeance

21 Sept · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

NZ Trio with sonorous help from friends, continues to enchant

19 Sept · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Quang Hong Luu (piano) – brilliantly personifying composer and music and their times

17 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington’s “Colossal” triumphantly ticks all the descriptive and presentation boxes

10 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

The Dolfin-Lin Duo – positively tingling with spontaneous re-discovery!

4 Sept · Peter Mechen

SPACE JUMP – An exhilarating listening leap from NZTrio into firmament-like territories

30 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington’s “Creation” concert boldly crosses cultures and genres

21 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

A feast of classic and contemporary Finnish music – from Pietari Inkinen and the NZSO

19 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

RADIANCE, from the NZSO with Simon O’Neill (tenor) and Pietari Inkinen (conductor) – two glimpses of Richard Wagner’s youth-to-maturity journey as an innovative opera composer.

15 Aug · Peter Mechen

New Zealand String Quartet bring to us music with “the beauty of loneliness, pain, strength and freedom”

14 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Beethoven in Kelburn resounding in St. Michael’s beautiful church

12 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Classics and commemoratives from the splendid Aroha Quartet

8 Aug · Peter Mechen

Manon – an operatic journey of turmoil and struggle for survival

1 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Ozan Biner-McGrath at St.Andrew’s – a piano recital of music to delight in and savour

28 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NSZO’S Let There Be Light illuminates Saariaho, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky

22 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Music of celebration and of mourning, from the Aroha String Quartet International Music Academy

18 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Elouan Quartet and Bridget Douglas – stellar performance and partnership

13 Jul · Peter Mechen

Deliciously unfamiliar/eminently listenable music from little-known French composer Michel Corrette

8 Jul · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

Music that unfurls the Colours of Karori’s splendid Futuna Chapel

4 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Papaioea Piano Trio offers exotic out-of-town flavourings for St.Andrew’s lunchtime fare

2 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Virtuosi – Orchestra Wellington’s celebration of the capital’s individual and interactive instrumental brilliance

26 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

A world-encircling winter solstice concert compendium – from the Wellington City Orchestra

21 Jun · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

At Last! NZ Opera’s 2021 “take” on Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro makes it to Wellington

16 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Aotearoa and China – a musical dialogue presented by Jian Liu

5 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington in full “swing” with escapist New York jazz

5 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Nota Bene brings people in for some mellifluous music-making at St.Andrew’s

28 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

The Korimako Trio – culmination of a miraculous weekend in the capital!

26 May · Peter Mechen

NZTrio’s sensational Dreamscape Concert sweet relief for Wellington

24 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO reaches for Mahler’s “Titan” via Ades and Korngold

14 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Trio Obscura – singular tones and timbres bringing to life old and new music with verve and sensitivity

10 May · Peter Mechen

Tales of the New Zealand String Quartet 2026

6 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Youth Orchestra with Mark Carter serves up an orchestral feast.

3 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Echoes of woodland scenes rubbing shoulders with companionable coffee-houses! – an echt-Viennese musical lunchtime experience for Wellingtonians at St. Andrew’s-on-the-Terrace!

1 May · Peter Mechen

Bright, Capricious and Colourful – Arohanui Strings’ Benefit Concert at Roseneath, Wellington ’s “Long Hall”

28 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Scriabin and Rachmaninov from Tony Lee – a piano-fancier’s ultimate dream concert?

27 Apr · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

Gary Wilby – To those who dwell in realms of day…….

23 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Two far-flung universalities from the Orpheus Choir – Mozart and Christopher Tin

18 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Saxophone opening up the chamber vistas – Simon Brew with the Amici Ensemble at St.Andrew’s

15 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Resonances from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – suggestive Ravel, effusive Dessner and harrowing Shostakovich

11 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Pianist Otis Prescott-Mason – an unexpected but precious gift for us of Schubert’s heavenly G-Major Sonata D.894.

1 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Music from the memory, in the air and on the wing – all from Wellington City Orchestra’s opening 2026 concert!

25 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Still more musical miracles reported and evidenced in Wellington, this time at Roseneath’s The Long Hall!

21 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Masterpieces from masterly musicians – A St. Andrew’s lunchtime concert, from Rolf Gjelsten and Nicole Chao

11 Mar · Peter Mechen

An anniversary concert with delights aplenty from performers, music and venue – Benjamin Britten’s “Les Illuminations”

3 Mar · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Sonic Architecture and Musical Splendour at Wellington Cathedral of St.Paul

15 Feb · Peter Mechen

Days Bay Opera’s setting and Bizet’s “Pearl Fishers” an indelible operatic combination

2025 · 52

22 Dec · Peter Mechen

“Conversations with Bach” – Inbal Megiddo plays the six suites for solo cello The Six Cello Suites of JS Bach

16 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Handel’s “Messiah” from the Orpheus in warm-hearted seasonal tradition

12 Dec · Peter Mechen

Melencolia – ANTHONY RITCHIE – Three String Quartets, from the Jade String Quartet

9 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS – Wellington City Orchestra’s congress of assorted realities

5 Dec · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

BACK TO BACH from Baroque Voices takes the listener on a journey

2 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO’s night of beauty and splendour with Berlioz and Bruckner

27 Nov · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

SHOSTAKOVICH – “unpacked” and emptied out – a life’s remarkable music

25 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Music from Home and Abroad – for its time and for all time

22 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO’s Symphonic Dances concert explores Nature, Life and Love

19 Nov · Peter Mechen

Darkness to light never brought so much relief! – from Shostakovich to Mozart via Ross Harris, at Roseneath’s Long Hall

18 Nov · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Amazingly vibrant, energetic and tumultuous “Christmas Oratorio” – the Bach Choir of Wellington, Nota Bene and the Chiesa Ensemble

30 Oct · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

The Maori Sidesteps – bringing out an awareness as to who we can all be

27 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

“One of a kind” WYO/WYS/WYC “EARTH” concert lives up to expectations – and how!

24 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

ENEMY OF THE STATE – a multivaried concert experience with Psathas, Glazunov and Shostakovich

22 Oct · Peter Mechen

Late-afternoon Bach and Shostakovich – worlds and times apart sounding together….

18 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

NOYE’S FLUDDE – Delitable in alle wise and a ful gret joie!

6 Oct · Peter Mechen

Impactful Shostakovich unpacked -The New Zealand String Quartet and the Ghost Trio

3 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Beauty, grace, wit, adventure and excitement – the Aroha String Quartet and friends

1 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

O FORTUNA – a sacred and profane Wellington/Auckland choral spectacular!

25 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington – Secrets spectacularly revealed

23 Sept · Peter Mechen

Handel, Ysaÿe, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn – courses and causes at Roseneath’s Long Hall.

16 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Lights which keep us from darkness – CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI – Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610

12 Sept · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

The Monster in the Maze – putting community on the stage

10 Sept · Peter Mechen

“The Phantasmagoria is constant!” – Ravel approves his magical new 1925 opera!

3 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

NZTrio – “fantastique” here in Wellington in every way

31 Aug · Public Trust Hall · Peter Mechen

STROMA – a quarter-century of recreated effervescence in heaven and earth!

21 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Ghost Trio’s St.Andrew’s concert haunts the memory

19 Aug · Peter Mechen

Nota Bene’s melodious and heartwarming Wedding of Liesl and Duncan

11 Aug · Opera House · Peter Mechen

A Masked Ball – Wellington Opera’s presentation of perilous concealment

30 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

THE SHOCK OF THE NEW REVISITED – New Zealand premieres from Orchestra Wellington

18 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Joanna Dann and David Neild – a feast of ‘cello-and-piano presentation at St. Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington

13 Jul · Peter Mechen

A double bill from Wellington Opera which pulled no punches – Dame Gillian Whitehead’s Mate Ururoa, with Ross Harris’s Notes From the Front

9 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Flinders Quartet and Michael Houstoun’s singular “Of itself and part of…” concert

26 Jun · Peter Mechen

Superbly-wrought varieties from The Chamber Pot-Pourri Ensemble at the Long Hall

25 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington City Orchestra – a Matariki celebration of nature, legend and art

22 Jun · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

Atmospheric production, ingratiating voices, gentle updating – NZ Opera’s “La Boheme” in Wellington

19 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Éblouissant! John Chen’s recital of French piano music

10 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Revolution, Innovation and Fantasy from Russia new and old

4 Jun · Peter Mechen

Henry Purcell’s “Dioclesian” – an illustrious operatic “revival” for Wellington!

30 May · Peter Mechen

John Psathas’s “Leviathan” – genre-defying and irresistible

17 May · Peter Mechen

Home for the Winter with Hannah Darroch and Liam Wooding

13 May · Peter Mechen

Cantoris – opera that’s tuneful, rhythmic, magical, exotic, funny, murderous, tragic, pompous, escapist, real – what more could you want?

5 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Youth Orchestra – revels ceremonial and fantastical

2 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

A tantalizing 2025 season’s beginning – from Wellington Chamber Music

28 Apr · Peter Mechen

Delicious, profound and adventurous – an irresistible orchestral feast from the Wellington City Orchestra

23 Apr · Peter Mechen

Shostakovich and Mozart – different kinds of intensities and delights at Roseneath’s Long Hall in Wellington

21 Apr · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Good Friday 2025 – music of sorrow and resolve, from the Tudor Consort

15 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Musical Prodigy Night for Orchestra Wellington

8 Apr · Peter Mechen

Josef Haydn’s meditation on empathy, forgiveness and love from Camerata at St.Peter’s-on-Willis-St., Wellington

2 Apr · Peter Mechen

Come to the Cabaret! – with Stephanie Acraman and Liam Wooding

24 Mar · Peter Mechen

World Premiere at “The Long Hall” – Gao Ping’s tribute to Dmitri Shostakovich

30 Jan · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun’s Well-Tempered Bach – “through all the tones and semitones”

2024 · 40

1 Jan · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington City Orchestra – heartily home-grown with Lilburn and Anthony Ritchie and gloriously global with Inbal Megiddo in Shostakovich

9 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington – heroically fulfilling the need for music

19 Nov · Peter Mechen

Luu Hong Quang’s Liszt recording proclaims its lustre on Rattle Records

11 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington’s “The Jazz Age” – innovative, big-boned and fulsome!

21 Oct · Peter Mechen

Wellington’s Youth Orchestras show the way through is together!

16 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Jack Body’s 80th birthday concert – music and creativity of enduring worth

24 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington City Orchestra’s mix of enchantment and exoticism at St.Andrew’s

20 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Poetry and drama at the keyboard from pianist Quang Hong Luu

13 Sept · Peter Mechen

A “Tosca” to be relished – Wellington Opera in full cry

2 Sept · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

“A feather on the Breath of God” transports us all… Baroque Voices’ 30-year anniversary concert September 2024

27 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

The Ghost Trio completes a great 2024 for Wellington Chamber Music Concert Series

26 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

“Achieved is the Glorious work!” – Orpheus Choir with Orchestra Wellington recreate Haydn’s “The Creation”

18 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Revisiting Romance with Orchestra Wellington

15 Aug · Peter Mechen

Where Fairburn Walked – worlds of home-grown sounds

31 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Henry Wong Doe, and a paean in praise of piano recitals…….

30 Jul · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

“Ich hab’ im Traum geweinet” -Pepe Becker (voice) and Dan Poynton (piano)

15 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Aroha Quartet goes even one better with Oleksandr Gunchenko’s double-bass

11 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

A Cornucopia of musical delights and pianistic thrills from Duo Enharmonics

8 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington and Marc Taddei – legacy of The Classical Style

30 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington City Orchestra sounds a classy farewell to conductor Rachel Hyde

15 Jun · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

A Rossini Opera for Down Under – from NZ Opera

10 Jun · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

“The Choicest Songs” – an Anniversary concert from Baroque Voices at Futuna Chapel, Karori

8 Jun · Peter Mechen

The NZSQ and Quintessence – a day in the life of a string quartet

26 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

JS Bach’s Goldberg Variations for String Trio – a benefit concert for ‘cellist Jack Moyer

20 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Conductor Han-Na-Chang’s NZSO debut in music by Leonie Holmes, Richard Strauss and Pyotr Tchaikovsky

17 May · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

New Zealand String Quartet – Soundscapes 2024 – and all good wishes to Monique Lapins

12 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

An exuberant ‘Cello-and-Piano concert from Robert Ibell and Rachel Thomson

4 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington’s “The Grand Gesture” presentation casts its spell

30 Apr · Hannah Playhouse · Peter Mechen

Witch Music Theatre’s take on Tolstoy at the Hannah Playhouse in Wellington a knockout!

28 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Sextet scintillations from Dohnányi and Penderecki, courtesy of the Morton Trio and Friends, at Wellington’s St Andrews-on-The-Terrace

23 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Roger Wilson’s and Guy Donaldson’s “Son vecchio ma robusto” tribute to age and experience at St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington

18 Apr · Public Trust Hall · Peter Mechen

Jane Austen’s “Mansfield Park” – an operatic transfiguration

14 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Circle Of Friends throws open the doors at St.Andrew’s

13 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Flavoursome Janáček and Dvořák from the Bach Choir

24 Mar · Peter Mechen

Intermezzi for the Ages from Rattle Records – Michael Houstoun plays Brahms

23 Mar · Peter Mechen

Musical and pianistic distinction from Michael Houstoun at Waikanae

22 Mar · Peter Mechen

Intermezzi from Brahms via Michael Houstoun and Rattle Records

8 Mar · Peter Mechen

CD review – Guitarist Matthew Marshall’s “Brighter than Blue’ contains rich and varied rewards

11 Feb · Peter Mechen

Worlds within and alongside worlds – solo and duo pianists Dénes Várjon and Izabella Simon at Waikanae

23 Jan · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Irrepressibly delightful Ali Harper – every which way at Circa Theatre’s “The Supper Club”

2023 · 25

2 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Handel’s “Messiah” – stimulation and distinction for 2023 in Wellington from the Orpheus Choir and Orchestra Wellington

28 Nov · Peter Mechen

“A sense of belonging somewhere” – The New Zealand String Quartet’s “Notes from a Journey” on Atoll Records

11 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

History in the making in 2023 – Alban Berg’s opera “Wozzeck” performed “live” for the first time in New Zealand

1 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Helen Moulder’s and Sue Rider’s Bicycle – a conveyance par excellence at Circa

29 Oct · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Robert Wiremu’s REIMAGINING MOZART – a mind-enlarging expression of human tragedy in music

20 Oct · Peter Mechen

Haydn and Mozart Camerata’s perfect fellow-churchgoers at Wellington’s St.Peter’s-0n-Willis

10 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Anton Webern steals the show! – Orchestra Wellington and Marc Taddei with “Pharaoh”

8 Oct · Peter Mechen

The New Zealand String Quartet at Waikanae – Emperors, dictators and husbands in music

23 Sept · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Pasifika (m)Orpheus operatic presentation a poignantly human tale

17 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Evocations of Spain, from Ewan Clark and the Wellington City Orchestra

13 Sept · Peter Mechen

Cantoris Choir resonant in Rutter and determined in Durufle….

10 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Bartok’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” – a production for our time

5 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington’s “Prophecy” – promise and fulfilment by young composers

27 Jul · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

Celebrating 70 Years – Royal New Zealand Ballet’s “Lightscapes”

23 Jul · Peter Mechen

Expressions of joyful energies – JS Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos from the Amici Ensemble

6 Jul · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

“Sing Joyfully” sings its name – The Tudor Consort’s 400th-year anniversary tribute to William Byrd

24 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Worlds of difference and sympathy – rapturous Beethoven and Saint-Saens from the Wellington City Orchestra

19 Jun · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

A thought-provoking “Cosi fan tutte” from NZ Opera

4 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Sounds of Home from man and guitar transcend wet and gloom

3 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Myth and Ritual in everyday life – from Orchestra Wellington

11 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Tribute to Souvenirs, Sovereigns and Soulmates from the NZSO

30 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Youth Orchestra take on Verdi, Grieg and Tchaikovsky

29 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orpheus Choir tackles JS Bach’s Mass for the Ages

31 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Mirror of the World – Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony in Wellington

25 Mar · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

Lucia di Lammermoor – desperate people do desperate things……

2022 · 7

2 Oct · Peter Mechen

DUO ENHARMONICS Piano Duo – a Blockbuster of a Concert!

24 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Popular and enterprising fare from the Wellington Chamber Orchestra

30 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Colour and excitement aplenty – Monique Lapins and Jian Liu play Bartók for Rattle

20 Feb · Peter Mechen

The Queen’s Closet’s 2022 “Judgement of Paris” a winner

16 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Taioro – words and music of Aotearoa New Zealand at St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington

30 Jan · Peter Mechen

William Berry – a “young lion of the keyboard” at St.Andrew’s

22 Jan · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Ali Harper’s Circa Theatre tribute to the extraordinary Carole King

2021 · 39

12 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Steadfast Wellington Chamber Orchestra brings off an exhilarating concert to finish an eventful year

8 Dec · Peter Mechen

“Roxy” at Te Auaha, from WITCH Music Theatre – a whirl of visceral impressions from Tinseltown’s golden age of movie musicals

3 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Resounding Huia calls and Tui songs from pre-1950 New Zealand composers

20 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Firstly sparks, and then a conflagration – pianist Otis Prescott-Mason in recital

17 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Duo pianists charm and delight lunchtime concertgoers at St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace

17 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Circa’s “The Little Mermaid” pantomime awash with enjoyment and conjecture

5 Nov · Peter Mechen

Dramatic and innovative Haydn in the Church from Camerata with soprano Carleen Ebbs

29 Oct · Peter Mechen

SILVER STONE WOOD BONE a miracle of evocation from Rattle Records

13 Oct · Peter Mechen

Wellington’s Ghost Trio’s flair and brilliance concludes an eventful 2021 for Chamber Music Hutt Valley

13 Aug · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Musicam scribo cogito ergo sum! – with a vengeance! – from the remarkable Ghost Trio

7 Aug · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Orpheus Choir’s Concert title “I Was Glad” eponymously shared by audience response at Wellington’s Cathedral of St.Paul

1 Aug · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Roger Hall’s “terrific couple” at last back on stage in Wellington – “Winding Up” at Circa Theatre

31 Jul · Peter Mechen

Wellington Youth Orchestra and Andrew Joyce take on quintessential Beethoven and Dvořák

27 Jul · Peter Mechen

Liam Wooding – Reflections and Connections at Woburn’s St.Mark’s Church, Lower Hutt

25 Jul · Peter Mechen

Monstrous and idiosynchrophiliac goings-on with Stroma at Wellington’s Bats Theatre

23 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Ravel and Bartók make companionable and stimulating piano-and-percussion bedfellows in stunning NZSM Adam Concert Room performances

10 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

The NZSO’s “The Rite of Spring” replete with anniversaries and commemorations

2 Jul · Peter Mechen

Schubert’s “Winterreise” a truly unforgettable journey at St.Mark’s, Woburn for HVCM

30 Jun · Peter Mechen

Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” a triumph for Witch Music Theatre at Wellington’s Te Auaha

20 Jun · Peter Mechen

Octogenarians make a splendid 17th-century pair

19 Jun · Peter Mechen

The Capital Band’s “Strange Meetings” a resounding musical success

3 Jun · Peter Mechen

New Zealand String Quartet at Lower Hutt – three views of Beethoven

22 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington and Orpheus Choir adventurous in Bartok, irresistible in Orff

18 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

“Strings for Africa” joyously fill the vistas of St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace

15 May · Peter Mechen

Welington Youth Orchestra and Mark Carter with violinist Lucas Baker – a Transatlantic treat!

14 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Holly Mathieson’s “Dream” debut concert with the NZSO….

9 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Megiddo and Thomson present ‘cello-and-piano treasures at St.Andrew’s

2 May · Peter Mechen

Michael Endres (piano) – a journey from classical to romantic at Waikanae

1 May · Peter Mechen

Camerata at St.Peter’s-on-Willis does Haydn (and others) proud…..

24 Apr · Peter Mechen

Cantoris Choir celebrates its fiftieth anniversary with the help of Te Kōkī NZSM Orchestra and Mozart

20 Apr · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Mozart’s Don Giovanni from the new Wellington Opera Company – a promising beginning

17 Apr · Peter Mechen

Dvorak’s “Stabat Mater” given sweet and resounding treatment by Wellington’s Bach Choir

13 Apr · Peter Mechen

The Capital Band in Brooklyn – Pärt, Janáček and Bartók a great workout for the Vogelmorn Hall

8 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Music of magical flight – Palmer, Mozart and Stravinsky from the NZSO

28 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

“Gloria” from Nota Bene and The Queen’s Closet gladdens hearts and minds at St Mary of the Angels

20 Feb · Peter Mechen

Camerata – continuing the joy of new discovery with Haydn at St.Peter’s-on-Willis.St Church

16 Feb · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Vibrant Concerti Grossi old and new light up a refurbished Old St.Paul’s in Thorndon

11 Feb · Peter Mechen

A new film commemorates the 1941 Babiy Yar Massacre of Ukraine Jews by the Nazis

23 Jan · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Burt Bacharach – a tribute from Ali Harper at Circa Theatre

2020 · 43

22 Dec · Peter Mechen

Now on CD! – Claire Cowan’s incandescent score for the RNZB’s recent “Hansel and Gretel”, played by the NZSO with Hamish McKeich

18 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

At last! – the 2020 NZSO National Youth Orchestra gets to show what it can do

12 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Acclaim at Wellington’s MFC for Handel, the “Messiah”, the NZSO, the Tudor Consort, the soloists, and conductor extraordinaire, Gemma New

8 Dec · Peter Mechen

Compelling Beethoven recordings from Eugene Albulescu

3 Dec · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

“The Older the Better” – a triumph of age and experience at Circa Theatre

2 Dec · Peter Mechen

Gareth Farr’s “Chemin des Dames” Concerto and Elgar’s ‘Cello Concerto together a powerful “concerted” statement on disc

29 Nov · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Splendiferous sounds captured on CD from Christchurch Town Hall’s rejuvenated Rieger organ courtesy of Martin Setchell

23 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Cinderella (Rogernella? Gingerfella?) the Pantomime, delightfully mixed-up fun at Circa Theatre

15 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Belated rapture from Orchestra Wellington’s “Rachmaninov 1”, but well worth the wait…..

9 Nov · Public Trust Hall · Peter Mechen

Warm response for an innovative “Seen-and-Heard” Kristallnacht Concert at Wellington’s Public Trust Hall

8 Nov · Peter Mechen

Wellington vocal trio delights its Whanganui audience with a “charmer” of a programme…..

7 Nov · Peter Mechen

Adventurous programming and bold concert presentation from The Capital Band, at Vogelmorn Hall, Brooklyn

14 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Dazzling Diabelli Variations from pianist Ya-Ting Liou at St.Andrew’s make an indelible impression

9 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

THe NZSO’s “Monumental” concert…..counting the ways

3 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Riveting performances by the Orpheus Choir and Orchestra Wellington of works by Faure and Rachmaninoff

27 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO’s “Eroica” programme title lives up to its name at Wellington’s MFC

26 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

NZSM Orchestra with conductor Hamish McKeich showcases achievements by 2020 award-winning composer and instrumentalist at St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace, Wellington

25 Sept · Peter Mechen

“….And we shall be changed” – the New Zealand String Quartet’s completion of its 2020 Beethoven journey

20 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Nota Bene Choir – an amalgam of mystery and illumination at St. Mary of the Angels

19 Sept · Peter Mechen

Voices of Women – A New Zealand sufferage celebration by Janet Jennings

19 Sept · Peter Mechen

Beethoven’s creative “quartet-journey” superbly delineated by the NZSQ at St.John’s in the City, Wellington

17 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Wellington entrants shape up for the National Junior Piano Competition Finals

13 Sept · Peter Mechen

New Zealand String Quartet’s second Beethoven 250th Anniversary concert

11 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Four-handed piano delights from Sunny Cheng and Kris Zuelicke at the NZSM’s Adam Concert Room in Wellington

8 Sept · Peter Mechen

Intensity, conflict, and resolve from the Aroha Quartet and oboist Robert Orr at Lower Hutt

5 Sept · Peter Mechen

A memorable debut by a new ensemble – “The Capital Band” presents works by Mozart and Schubert

29 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

“Passion” for once an apposite description of a stunning NZSO Concert with conductor Gemma New

28 Aug · Peter Mechen

At last! Chamber Music Hutt Valley’s 2020 Season!

20 Aug · Peter Mechen

Camerata’s latest Haydn in the Church concert elegantly “framed” by youthful endeavours

16 Aug · Peter Mechen

Baroque Voices’ “Bingen to Becker” a harmonious celebration

9 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

The phenomenon of Beethoven – celebrated here by Wellington Chamber Music with Te Kōkī Trio

6 Aug · Peter Mechen

Following last year’s NZ Opera production, another local “take” on Henry James’ famous ghost story “The Turn of the Screw”

4 Aug · Peter Mechen

“Morgen” – pianist Rae de Lisle makes a welcome return to performing, with ‘cellist Andrew Joyce – and with help from Julia Joyce

30 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

NZSM Concerto Competition – an evening of elegance, frisson and feeling

29 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Koru Trio – giving the St.Andrews’s audience its koha’s worth and more……

25 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington concert triumphs despite first-half technical glitch

17 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Ghost Trio haunts sensibilities long after final notes in concert sounded

8 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

“Emperor of Composers” – an eponymous Piano Concerto and a lovely Symphony, “live” from the NZSO

20 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

A beautiful “Mozart hat-trick” from Orchestra Wellington

8 Mar · Peter Mechen

Wanganui Music Society 75th Jubilee Concert includes Wellington guest musicians

2 Mar · Peter Mechen

NZ Opera’s “Eight Songs for a Mad King” a brilliant, Janus-faced experience

22 Feb · Peter Mechen

Jonathan Lemalu and Virtuoso Strings blaze forth in Porirua’s Te Ata Festival

31 Jan · Peter Mechen

Poulenc’s “La Vox Humaine” given a stunning performance

2019 · 51

7 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Lightning, thunder and Orpheus Choir’s and the NZSO’s “Messiah” – never a dull moment!

24 Nov · Peter Mechen

“Cello for Africa” at Porirua City a spectacular and moving multi-cultural collaborative event

22 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Gustav Mahler’s heartfelt expression of existentialist optimism given resplendent treatment by the NZSO and departing Music Director Edo de Waart

19 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Wonderland in Wellington at Circa Theatre

17 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Extraordinary SMP Ensemble Commemorative Concert missing a part but nevertheless packing a punch

10 Nov · Peter Mechen

“Kristallnacht” at the Wellington Jewish Community Centre – brilliant and deeply-felt performances of significant music

6 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Helen Moulder and Sir Jon Trimmer warmly invite all of us to “meet Karpovsky” at Wellington’s Circa Theatre

31 Oct · Peter Mechen

Triumph tempered by sadness – Hutt Valley Chamber Music faces dissolution despite a sensational 40th anniversary season capped off by the remarkable Diedre Irons

20 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Delightful, delicious, and declamatory – a “no-holds-barred” night with Marc Taddei and Orchestra Wellington

17 Oct · Peter Mechen

Iconic singer/composer Björk celebrated by Claire Cowan’s Blackbird Ensemble

3 Oct · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Enthralling and disturbing – NZ Opera’s take on Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw”

29 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Piano fantasies, dreams and forebodings, from Tony Chen Lin at Wellington’s St.Andrew’s

25 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Concerted and ensembled efforts from NZSM string players give pleasure at St.Andrew’s

22 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Versions….and versions – Beethoven, Mahler (orch. Michael Vinten) and Bruckner, from the Wellington Chamber Orchestra

19 Sept · Peter Mechen

Stroma breathes life into its collection of “Sonic Portraits”

10 Sept · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Nailing it with Style – Circa’s “The Pink Hammer” a delightful and moving tribute to playwright Michele Amas

7 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Percussion-driven “Carmina Burana” with the Orpheus Choir a triumph

31 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Two sides of a genius – Beethoven’s Eighth and Ninth Symphonies from Edo de Waart and the NZSO

29 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

And then we heard……Symphonies Four and Five from the NZSO in its Beethoven-fest……

23 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter Mechen

Intense, heartfelt and involving – Verdi’s Rigoletto from Eternity Opera at the Hannah Playhouse

8 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Jennifer Stumm and Te Koki Trio share honours at Wellington’s MFC

7 Aug · Peter Mechen

Morton Trio shines in a concert of variety and splendour at Lower Hutt

2 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Innovative, adventurous, AND intensely musical!! – “Pictures” with Orchestra Wellington and Marc Taddei

1 Aug · Peter Mechen

Voices of the World – Stroma’s ambient “girdle round about the earth”

27 Jul · Peter Mechen

Warming our hearts in mid-winter – Cantoris directed by Thomas Nikora

19 Jul · Peter Mechen

Two out of three from Puccini’s Il Trittico boldly and confidently presented by the NZSM

17 Jul · Peter Mechen

Extraordinary music-making from the 2019 Adam Troubadours

14 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

The Night Watch’s “Every Breath you take” a great success at the NZSM

8 Jul · Peter Mechen

“Exhibition” – a variety of brass, with Wellington bands playing host to the Chicago Brass

30 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Worlds within worlds brought to us by the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, with The Tasman Trio and Kenneth Young

22 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

From murderous to beguiling – a concert of life and art from the Tudor Consort and Aurora IV

8 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

The NZSO “reclaims the night” for Baroque composers at St.Andrew’s on-The-Terrace, Wellington

6 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington – gone vinyl to splendid effect with live Beethoven

1 Jun · Peter Mechen

Restorative music from the Restoration, performed by “The Queen’s Closet”

27 May · Peter Mechen

Chamber Music Hutt Valley celebrates 40 years – no more appropriately than with the Amici Ensemble

24 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

“Under every grief & pine/runs a joy with silken twine” – Martin Riesley plays unaccompanied Bach at St.Andrew’s, Wellington

21 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

NZSM Orchestra speaks its concert presentation’s name with skill and conviction at St.Andrew’s

11 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Rossini’s “Little Solemn Mass” from the Bach Choir at St.Andrew’s triumphantly reaches towards the stars

4 May · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Still “waiting”, with time ticking away for humanity – “Waiting for Godot” at Circa Theatre, Wellington

14 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

A dramatic and sharply-focused St.John Passion from Nota Bene and the Chiesa Ensemble at St Mary of the Angels

12 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Berlioz, and his “Lelio”, given their dues and more by Orchestra Wellington

7 Apr · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

The Children – redefining well-being as responsibility, at Circa Theatre

6 Apr · Peter Mechen

Cantoris, with Thomas Nikora, brings life to Faure, and Rutter to life

30 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Art-to-music realisations, a royal farewelling, and interplanetary evocations – all in an evening’s work for the NZSO

29 Mar · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Youthful and visionary Schubert from Helene Pohl and Jian Liu

25 Mar · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Janacek and Beethoven String Quartets from the amazing NZSQ at Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music

24 Mar · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

Karori’s “Colours of Futuna” plays host to string quartet classics from the Orion Quartet

23 Mar · Peter Mechen

Brahms’ String Quintets on Naxos – graceful, beautifully-lit readings by the NZSQ with Maria Lambros (viola)

13 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wilma and Friends win all hearts at Wellington Chamber Music’s first 2019 concert

23 Feb · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Side by Side with Sondheim at Circa a life-enhancing experience

1 Feb · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

NZSO’s Telemann/Handel presentation at Wellington Cathedral – spectacle before music?

2018 · 55

13 Dec · Peter Mechen

Camerata’s latest “Haydn in the Church” concert – joyous antiphonal splendours, heart-rending beauties and al fresco hi-jinks!

8 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

A finely-wrought, light-on-its-feet “Messiah” from Nicholas McGegan with The Tudor Consort and the NZSO

3 Dec · Opera House · Peter Mechen

An “Enchanted Evening” from The Virtuoso Strings with Jonathan Lemalu

1 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Creative, thrilling and heart-warming conclusion to Orchestra Wellington’s 2018 season

29 Nov · Peter Mechen

Beautiful, visceral, hypnotic, disconcerting – Stroma’s “essential experimental” at Wellington’s Pyramid Club

23 Nov · Peter Mechen

Baching at the Moon – ‘Cellist Raeul Pierard at St.Peter’s on-Willis, Wellington

18 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

“Puss in Boots” Pantomime gives delight for young and old alike at Circa Theatre

16 Nov · Hannah Playhouse · Peter Mechen

Eternity Opera sings triumphantly once again at Wellington’s Hannah Playhouse – Puccini’s Madam Butterfly

10 Nov · Peter Mechen

World Premiere in Palmerston North of 216 year-old work by English composer Samuel Arnold

26 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Exuberance and poetry from pianist and conductor Lars Vogt with the NZSO

25 Oct · Peter Mechen

“Hammers and Horsehair” (joined with birdsong) enchant an Aro St audience in Wellington

15 Oct · Peter Mechen

No better way of concluding a year’s worth of glorious music-making! Ensemble LTJJI at Hutt Valley Chamber Music’s final 2018 concert.

13 Oct · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Circa Theatre’s “Under Milk Wood” a vital and rumbustious celebration of “LLareggub”

4 Oct · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Puccini’s La Boheme in Wellington – ineffably human and heartfelt

2 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

300 years of riches from the NZSM Orchestra – What is it about Bartok’s Second Violin Concerto this year?

26 Sept · Peter Mechen

Too important to let go – Ashley Brown with a “new” NZTrio for Braid, a Suffrage Year concert

23 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Exotic, rhapsodic, gruesome and tragic – Wellington Chamber Orchestra with conductor Andrew Atkins and Thomas Nikora (piano)

19 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

125th Women’s Suffrage Anniversary Concert with Cantoris in Wellington

15 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Inspirare’s partnership with Youth Choirs a resounding success

13 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

The Borodin Quartet – rich in tradition, focused and austere in performance

8 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Dynamic, muscular and sonorous – Orpheus and Wellington Youth choirs tackle Verdi’s Requiem with Orchestra Wellington to stupendous effect

2 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Richard Mapp at St.Andrew’s in Wellington – piano-playing with a quality of connection

29 Aug · Peter Mechen

Stroma – Iconic Sonics at the City Gallery, Wellington…..revisiting the new, along with the new

24 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Rachmaninov and Stravinsky – not such strange bedfellows, courtesy of de Waart and the NZSO

21 Aug · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

A girdle round about the earth – Katherine Mansfield as a “wild colonial girl” at Circa Theatre

19 Aug · Peter Mechen

East and West mingle at Wellington Youth Orchestra Concert

10 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Ensemble Zefiro a breath of fresh, tangy air in Wellington

4 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter Mechen

Monteverdi’s Orfeo – a “rarely comest…spirit of delight” from Eternity Opera

26 Jul · Peter Mechen

Klara Kollektiv musicians vary the musical fare to resounding effect

8 Jul · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

SONGS FOR NOBODIES – Ali Harper explores the ordinary and the fabulous

7 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington’s “The Prophecy” a remarkable musical journey

27 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

The Heath Quartet – from church and the chamber to the open air

24 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Dvořák with Rolf Gjelsten wins all hearts at Wellington Chamber Orchestra concert

23 Jun · Opera House · Peter Mechen

NZ Opera’s trans-Tasman “The Elixir of Love ” a corker!

17 Jun · Peter Mechen

Harmony of the Spheres in tandem with life on earth – Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) from Baroque Voices and instrumentalists

15 Jun · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Chris Hainsworth – “Perfection of Sound” on the Fernie organ at St.Mary of the Angels

9 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington – a “Golden” beginning to its 2018 season

8 Jun · Peter Mechen

Faith and Commitment: Tony Vercoe and the Kiwi-Pacific Records Story

2 Jun · Peter Mechen

Rachmaninov from Rustem Hayroudinoff, via Halida Dinova……

14 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Wellington Youth Orchestra goes for broke with Beethoven

12 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Vivaldi triumphs in the NZSO’s Italian celebration

1 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Pianist Tony Chen Lin’s debut CD for Rattle a must-hear….

22 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Paul Dukas’s Sonata the climax of John Chen’s monumental Waikanae piano recital

17 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

NZSM Orchestra’s “Triple” celebration with the Te Kōkī Trio

16 Apr · Peter Mechen

Inbal Megiddo (‘cello) and Te Kōkī Trio record music for the ages

13 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Jason Bae – an enterprising, exploratory and heroic performer

12 Apr · Peter Mechen

Thoughtful, enterprising programming from Michael Houstoun performed with conviction and sensitivity

7 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Rachmaninov’s Vespers richly resound with Inspirare and Mark Stamper at St.Mary of the Angels

28 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Hearty lunchtime fare at St.Andrew’s with Beethoven and Gershwin

26 Mar · Peter Mechen

Brilliance and feeling from the Mazzoli Trio at Lower Hutt

23 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Camerata’s “Haydn in the Church” series throws open the leadlights

20 Mar · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Switzerland – Circa Theatre’s absorbing “life and art” thriller

17 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Anderson and Roe Piano Duo – a compelling and invigorating mix of gravitas and glitter!

16 Mar · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Orpheus – a Dance Drama – beautiful, complex and thought-provoking work from Michael Parmenter

23 Feb · Peter Mechen

Two resounding recordings from Rattle – classics and a feisty newcomer

2017 · 51

20 Dec · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Gaudete at St Mary of the Angels with Baroque Voices and Palliser Viols

13 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

A flavoursome taste of the “Baroque” at the St.Andrew’s Lunchtime Concert Series

13 Dec · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Cynthia and Gertie go Baroque with Purcell at Circa Theatre

9 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Handel’s Messiah – music as a living entity

3 Dec · Peter Mechen

Monteverdi again – at last! – The Fifth Book of Madrigals, from Baroque Voices

2 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Cataclysmic conclusion to Orchestra Wellington’s Diaghilev season

29 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Vivante Ensemble’s Vaughan Williams and Mendelssohn set St.Andrew’s buzzing

18 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Peter Pan – stardust forever at Circa Theatre

4 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestra Wellington out-performs the fireworks with a stunning “Petrouchka”

27 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Rachmaninov – jubilation and bitterness, but sheer poetry from Joyce Yang

24 Oct · Peter Mechen

At last! Michael Houstoun’s Beethoven recordings for Rattle reach the Diabelli Variations

22 Oct · Peter Mechen

Alexander Gavrylyuk – transcendental pianism at Waikanae

7 Oct · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

NZ Opera’s Kátya Kabanová packs a punch at the St.James in Wellington

1 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

China/New Zealand Ode to the Moon concert with a radiant Aroha Quartet

30 Sept · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Orpheus Choir sets Wellington Cathedral alight with vibrancy, in Mozart and Faure

26 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Breaths of fresh air – the Imani Winds hit Wellington

16 Sept · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

A whole lot more than the girl next door – Ali Harper as Doris Day at Circa in Wellington

10 Sept · Peter Mechen

Playing with fire – music that sears and burns, from the New Zealand String Quartet

6 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Madrigals-a-go! defined, declared and delivered by Cantoris with director Thomas Nikora

4 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

“The Three Altos” – scenes of glory and achievement for the viola here in Wellington

1 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

BEETHOVEN – Violin and Piano Sonata Series – a final frolic and a fury, to great acclaim!

31 Aug · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Camerata’s beguiling “What’s in a name?” concert of Haydn and Mozart

28 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

BEETHOVEN Violin and Piano Sonata Series – a feast for Wellingtonians!

11 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Mahler, Berg – and Salina Fisher, from the NZSO – music of innocence and experience

5 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter Mechen

Eternity Opera’s “Figaro” produces the goods at Welllington’s Hannah Playhouse

1 Aug · Peter Mechen

Beauty, poignancy, energy, focus – Kenneth Young’s CD “Shadows and Light”

30 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Xenia Pestova – an interpreter for all ages, at St.Andrew’s, Wellington

28 Jul · Hannah Playhouse · Peter Mechen

Close-up Janáček an operatic delight from NZSM

14 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Adventurous, quirky, energetic – a musical-life experience for the 2017 NZSONYO

12 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Brahms for lunch at St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace

9 Jul · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Destination Beehive 2017 at Circa Theatre – too serious to be taken seriously

7 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Jeux, Debussy’s quiet revolutionary, steals Orchestra Wellington’s show

2 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Magical Mendelssohn and tempestuous Tchaikovsky from the Wellington Chamber Orchestra

17 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Schumann and Barber – adventurous and absorbing sounds from the NZSO, with Daniel Müller-Schott

11 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

More power to String Trios – the Aroha Ensemble at St.Andrew’s-on-The-Terrace

1 Jun · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

NZ Opera’s 2017 Carmen surprises, disconcerts and delights

31 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

NZSM Piano Students show their mettle at St.Andrew’s, Wellington

28 May · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Baroque Voices pay rich homage to NZ “Masters”

13 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

“Firebird” from Orchestra Wellington an incendiary experience

5 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Aotearoa Plus from the NZSO set alight by Gareth Farr premiere

30 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

NZTrio at St.Andrew’s in Wellington – and homage to Justine Cormack

29 Apr · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Orpheus Choir’s “Chichester Psalms” concert terrific! – but James MacMillan has the last word……..

28 Apr · Peter Mechen

Bach père et fils, and antipodean Baroque resoundings, from Ensemble Paladino

26 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

And now for something different – another song recital at St.Andrew’s!

19 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Duets and other lunchtime delights at St.Andrew’s

9 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Magisterial performances from Siyu Sun (piano) and the Wellington Chamber Orchestra

7 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Adams and Mozart (and Martin Fröst) inspire de Waart and the NZSO

18 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Purcell’s “happier graces” prevail in concert of improvisations

14 Mar · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Ordinary heroism – four women bare their lives in Circa Theatre’s new Caryl Churchill play “Escaped Alone”

25 Feb · Opera House · Peter Mechen

NZ Opera’s Mikado contentious but “not to be missed”

11 Feb · Peter Mechen

Days Bay Opera does it again with Handel’s “Theodora”

2016 · 42

22 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Circa rumbles and dances with Roger Hall’s Jack and the Beanstalk

11 Nov · Peter Mechen

Camerata – graceful and high-spirited music-making at St.Peter’s Church, Willis St.

5 Nov · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Tudor Consort’s 30th Anniversary Concert a selection of treasures

26 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Galvanic lunch hour with the Rangapu Duo at St.Andrew’s

14 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Max Reger – The Romantic Bach? – splendid advocacy from Bruce Cash

11 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Youth Orchestra and Simon Brew – playing for keeps

2 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Passage of the Soul – commemorative and reflective beauty at Wellington Cathedral

30 Sept · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

Sweeney Todd – powerful and disturbing theatre at St.James’, Wellington

25 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

High drama, pastoral beauty and symphonic grandeur from the WCO with Michael Vinten

18 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Moments in Time – Diedre Irons’ tribute to Judith Clark

17 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Quintessence on show via youth and experience at Michael Fowler Centre

16 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

NZ Trio with Xia Jing – violin, ‘cello, piano and guzheng

11 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Tony Chen Lin – piano evocations, visions and premonitions at St.Andrew’s

21 Aug · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun’s tribute to Judith Clark – a feast of Bach

20 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter Mechen

The Don rides out again – Eternity Opera’s “other” Don Giovanni

20 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Peter Mechen

Opera with energy and excitement – Eternity Opera Company’s Don Giovanni at the Hannah Playhouse

17 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Lunchtime gatherings of delight, adventure and enchantment with pianist Ya-Ting Liou

5 Aug · Peter Mechen

The New Zealand String Quartet – a “new look” ensemble….

3 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

“Orchestras Unite” – a brilliant success for youthful Wellington musicians

31 Jul · Peter Mechen

Oleg Marshev – pianistic pleasures at Waikanae

27 Jul · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Ali Harper – Legendary Diva at Circa Theatre

20 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

“Deux du même” give considerable pleasure at St.Andrew’s

13 Jul · Peter Mechen

Hammers and Horsehair speak volumes – Douglas Mews and Robert Ibell

8 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Youth and experience together produce brilliant and heartfelt Messiaen

3 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Stunning clarinet playing and a “Great” symphony courtesy of the WCO

26 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Temples on the heights and simple dwellings – Ludwig Treviranus at St.Andrew’s

22 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Emma Sayers – piano recital of connections, dedications and premieres

5 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Schubert’s Chamber Music Swan-Song at St.Andrew’s

3 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Schubert Concert at St.Andrews promises a weekend’s abundance

22 May · Peter Mechen

Alexander Gavrylyuk – great pianism at Waikanae

14 May · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

From nothing, whole worlds – Circa Theatre’s 40th Birthday production of King Lear

10 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Vibrant and wholehearted – Wellington Youth Orchestra and ‘cellist Matthias Balzat

7 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

The Orpheus Choir and Orchestra Wellington at Sea with Brent Stewart

1 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

An introductory feast – Inbal Megiddo and Jian Liu

14 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

After fifty-seven years of public neglect – Farquhar’s First Symphony from the NZSM and Ken Young

5 Apr · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Circa Theatre Revisits Home-Grown Chronicles

2 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

A view of the world – Edo de Waart and the NZSO

15 Mar · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Gareth Farr’s Relict Furies – resonant and moving at Wellington Cathedral

3 Mar · Peter Mechen

Brass Poppies – ordinary people at war

1 Mar · Peter Mechen

Fire, flamenco and folksong ‘cello style, from Ramón Jaffé

28 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Worlds brought more closely together – the Miyata-Yoshimura-Suzuki Trio

27 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Monteverdi gets keen, sharp-edged and exciting treatment

2015 · 37

12 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Messiah with the NZSO – age cannot wither, nor custom stale….

1 Dec · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

A Child’s Christmas a world and time away at Circa Theatre

28 Nov · Peter Mechen

Bach Choir hits the Christmas Spot

14 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Trombone meets harp – the intractable made enjoyable!

7 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Providence delivers the goods, courtesy of Houstoun, fireworks and Orchestra Wellington

30 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

An experience to be savoured – Kari Kriikku with the NZSO

26 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Aroha Quartet , with SOUNZ and RNZ Concert, does local composers proud

19 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Hamish McKeich’s final WYO concert a knockout

1 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Worlds of Music – Lilburn, Vaughan Williams and Mozart from the NZSM Orchestra

27 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Youthful, exuberant virtuosity – Jason Bae at St.Andrew’s , Wellington

24 Sept · Peter Mechen

Teacher and Pupil for the ages – with Ludwig Treviranus at the piano

23 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

JS BACH since the time of Bach – Michael Houstoun

20 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Welllington Chamber Orchestra – significant, important, moving……

19 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Popular for the best reason – the NZSO’s Classical Hits Concert

6 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Going for it at St.Andrew’s – Te Kōkī Trio

5 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Breaking the concert mould, with fateful results – Orchestra Wellington

30 Aug · Peter Mechen

Aural (and visual) feast from Stroma at the Wellington City Gallery

28 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Cathedrals and landscapes – delight and awe with the NZSO

22 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Clik the ensemble – you’ll be glad you did….

13 Aug · Peter Mechen

NZSM Students’ operatic double bill moves and delights

8 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Rarities and a classic of Russian music from Orchestra Wellington

31 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

HOME-GROWN SOUNDS OF CHARACTER

22 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Mellifluous reeds hold sway at St.Andrew’s

17 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Miranda Wilson – bringing it back home from Idaho

10 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Brilliance, poetry, power and passion from Trpčeski, Petrenko and the NZSO

8 Jul · Peter Mechen

Wit, theatricality and food for thought from Affetto, in Lower Hutt

28 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Chamber Orchestra rounds on Beethoven with Mozart

10 Jun · Peter Mechen

Jack Body – lightning leaping from the pages

27 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Ensembled delights from the NZSM Saxophones at St.Andrew’s

26 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

NZSM Piano Students impress at St.Andrew’s

25 May · Peter Mechen

An evening’s enjoyment of wonderful things in Lower Hutt

16 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Storms, remonstrations and resolutions from the NZSO

27 Apr · Peter Mechen

Halida Dinova – quintessentially romantic pianism

26 Mar · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

St.Matthew Passion rich and dramatic from Wellington’s Bach Choir

26 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Quintessential music-making from the Brodskys

4 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Four feasts forward – Catherine McKay and Peter Barber at St.Andrew’s

11 Feb · Peter Mechen

Days Bay Opera in great success with early opera, La Calisto

2014 · 57

7 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Chamber Orchestra – a wonderful concert and a promising conducting debut

6 Dec · Peter Mechen

Bach Choir’s Stephen Rowley bows out in style

1 Dec · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun’s Beethoven on Rattle

22 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

Circa Theatre’s “Dead Tragic” a life-enhancing experience

16 Nov · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

Tingling strings at Futuna – Dean Major and Robert Ibell

8 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Musicians join in with the fireworks in Wellington

2 Nov · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

Ballades, Songs and Snatches – singer and piper at Futuna Chapel

29 Oct · Peter Mechen

“Nature, Life and Love” for our time, from the NZTrio

22 Oct · Peter Mechen

High Mountain Flowing Water – theatre, poetry and music

21 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Youth Orchestra’s final, tumultuous concert for 2014

19 Oct · Peter Mechen

Yvette Audain and friends “in the groove” – a new CD

17 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Music in evocative spaces – Diedre Irons at Wellington Cathedral

16 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Borodin Quartet in Wellington – Old-World elegance, universal beauty

10 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Orchestral spectaculars from the NZSO – and a 2015 sneak-preview

2 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Soloists add distinction to NZSM Orchestra concert

28 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Tests of character – Wellington Chamber Music recital from Ludwig Treviranus

26 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

SMP Ensemble – Sound Barrel a “lucky dip” for this listener!

21 Sept · Peter Mechen

New Zealand String Quartet – soirée in a salon

19 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

NZSM’s “A Night at the Opera” generates a feast

6 Sept · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Source of innocent merriment – Wellington G&S Society’s “The Mikado”

2 Sept · Peter Mechen

Passion and circumspection from the wonderful Faust Quartet

25 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Searing contribution from the WYO to “Recovering Forbidden Voices”

24 Aug · Peter Mechen

“The Knight of the Rose” (Der Rosenkavalier) delights at Days Bay

21 Aug · Peter Mechen

LUDWIG TREVIRANUS – at ease with the music

8 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Masters of whole worlds: Mozart and Mahler with the NZSO

6 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Anniversaries, celebrations and NZ premieres – NZSM Orchestra at St.Andrew’s

25 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Echt-quartet experiences from the Doric String Quartet

21 Jul · Peter Mechen

Jian Liu at the piano – visionary programming, extraordinary playing

18 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO National Youth Orchestra 2014 tackles showpieces with a will

11 Jul · Peter Mechen

NZ Opera’s LA TRAVIATA charms in Wellington

8 Jul · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Gunter Herbig at Old St.Paul’s – the next best thing to a siesta……

6 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Chamber Orchestra – nostalgia, high spirits and adventure

3 Jul · Peter Mechen

Dalecarlia Clarinet Quintet – getting the music through….

28 Jun · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Baroque Voices – resplendent 20th birthday offerings

26 Jun · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Stroma’s third “Mirror of Time” – thoroughly engaging fun

22 Jun · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Gamut of emotions – Orchestra Wellington’s second 2014 concert

17 Jun · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Beautiful Britten, sterling Brahms – a heartfelt tribute to Norbert Heuser

13 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Beethoven from Inkinen and the NZSO – the excitement continued…..

7 Jun · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Requiems and delights à la Francaise – Duruflé and Fauré

4 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Aspects of nature, life and love, from the NZSM Orchestra

26 May · Peter Mechen

Trio launches Hutt Valley’s Chamber Music season with élan

18 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Brilliant and vibrant exuberance from John Chen

17 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Passion, poetry and valediction from the NZSO

10 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

The Orpheus Choir – music of here, and now……

8 May · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Remembering David – a Farquhar tribute from the NZSM

23 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Robbie Ellis – laughter, delight and provocation for lunch…..

17 Apr · Peter Mechen

RNZ Ballet’s Coppélia – evening of delight and fantasy

14 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

“Body Beautiful” excites, awe-inspires, and charms as a life’s occupation is celebrated.

13 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Splendour and Strife from the Wellington Chamber Orchestra

7 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Jeffrey Grice – “interprète extraordinaire” at the NZSM

6 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Eugene Gienger – Dakota Pianist – more feeling than fireworks…..

5 Apr · Peter Mechen

Bach Choir of Wellington – Faure and other delights

26 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Aspects of conflict in Brio’s “Peace and War” at St.Andrew’s

26 Mar · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Junghwa Lee – pianistic brilliance and recreative ferment at the NZSM

9 Mar · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

Ancient Mariner Rime watered-down, though stunning to look at

3 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Schubert with the NZSO – head held high in symphonic company

15 Feb · Peter Mechen

Fabulous and compelling evocation of times past

2013 · 46

14 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Festivities and farewells at the NZSO’s Messiah

8 Dec · Peter Mechen

Mozart’s “Goose of Cairo” nicely cooked and served at Days Bay Opera.

7 Dec · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Puer natus est nobis – Christmas music for the ages from the Tudor Consort

16 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Ya-Ting Liou – delight and triumph amid near-empty spaces

15 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Melanie Lina – great playing reaching all too few ears at St.Andrew’s

11 Oct · Peter Mechen

Remembering Katherine Mansfield 125 years on

6 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Brilliant and rousing finale to Wellington Chamber Music’s 2013 concerts

29 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Chamber Orchestra – after the First Cuckoo……

21 Sept · Peter Mechen

China meets New Zealand in music – the NZ Trio

14 Sept · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

NZ Opera’s Dutchman redeemed by love and music

13 Sept · Peter Mechen

NZ String Quartet – Britten alongside his heroes

8 Sept · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Fancies and realities from Orchestra Wellington

1 Sept · Peter Mechen

Stroma – the Elemental and the Fabulous

22 Aug · Peter Mechen

Pianist Sonja Radojkovic at Lower Hutt – tempestuous, erratic, inspirational

18 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Worlds of experience and sensibility – the Antipodes String Trio

4 Aug · Peter Mechen

Endres wows ’em at Waikanae

29 Jul · Peter Mechen

Nikolai Demidenko at Upper Hutt’s Classical Expressions

18 Jul · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

The Royal NZ Ballet’s Swan Lake – classic and freshly-minted

10 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Mellifluous flute and piano at St.Andrew’s

7 Jul · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Capital Choir – joys and travails through Solstice and Winter

30 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Beethoven from Houstoun Concert 4 – recycle plus renewal….

23 Jun · Peter Mechen

J.S.Bach at Paekakariki

19 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Brio’s fantastic lunchtime explorations

15 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Valedictions from the Tokyo Quartet

14 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Antipodean stargazing and planetwatching from the NZSO

2 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Mozart ‘s take on Handel – warmth more than refiner’s fire

28 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Heavyweight opera composer-contenders put through their paces

26 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Orchestra of Swing, courtesy of “The Duke”

22 May · Peter Mechen

The Goldbergs with strings attached…

15 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Worlds of difference from the NZ Trio

11 May · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

NBR NZ Opera’s “Butterfly” – traditional and triumphant

9 May · Peter Mechen

Tribulation and triumph for young pianist at Lower Hutt

5 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Ground – (and knuckle – ?) breaking Debussy and Ligeti

28 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Uncovering the fullness of Monteverdi – Baroque Voices

26 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Stroma’s second Mirror of Time – a “Rogues’ Gallery” of Music

21 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Homage to Britten from the Aroha Quartet

15 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun – Beethoven Revisited

9 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Britten, Milhaud and Tchaikovsky from the NZSM Orchestra

5 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Martin Riseley (violin) and Jian Liu (piano) – elegance plus outrageous virtuosity

27 Mar · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

A long and circuitous route from the Guildhall

22 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO’s “Bolero” – well-wrought excitement and elegant ecstasy

11 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Kronos Quartet – holding time and audience in thrall

27 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Melanie Lina – celebrating her “L’isle Joyeuse” at St.Andrews

21 Feb · Peter Mechen

Delight with a sting in the tail – Cosi fan tutte at Days Bay Opera

12 Feb · Peter Mechen

LDA rides again – a new lease of life for a life in music

8 Feb · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Youthful brilliance from the NZSO National Youth Orchestra

2012 · 64

9 Dec · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

A world in a grain of sand – Pepe Becker and Stephen Pickett at Futuna

9 Dec · Peter Mechen

Turning over a Blue Leaf – Adam Page and Stroma

7 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Freddy Kempf’s Gershwin with the NZSO – poet-pianist with a brilliant orchestra

2 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Worlds Old and New, from the Wellington Chamber Orchestra

25 Nov · Peter Mechen

Rain, wind and moonlight – Stroma’s “Pierrot Lunaire” and more……

4 Nov · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

Gospel Truth – great singing from Gale Force Gospel Choir

31 Oct · Peter Mechen

NZ Trio at Wellington City Gallery – beautiful assemblages

21 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Music-making with virtuosity, beauty and energy at Wellington Youth Orchestra’s last 2012 outing

20 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun at 60 – divining the depths of the Diabellis

14 Oct · Peter Mechen

Organ recital at St.Peter’s on Willis – musical and ambient enchantment

13 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Nicola Benedetti and the NZSO show their class

11 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Stroma’s beautifully “luminous horizons” at Ilott

30 Sept · Peter Mechen

Quintessential chamber music – the Aroha Quartet and Andrew Joyce

29 Sept · Peter Mechen

Cantatas in their proper place at St.Paul’s Lutheran

23 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Zephyr – breaths of fresh air

21 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Wellington Community Choir – delights both human and animal

12 Sept · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Pirates, policemen and patriotic persuasion in, er, Penzance? – no, Wellington!

9 Sept · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Organists and Festival Singers bring Vierne to the fore

7 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Beethoven and the New Zealand String Quartet – shifting the paradigm

5 Sept · Peter Mechen

Nature, Life and Love – Pepe Becker and Helen Webby

29 Aug · Peter Mechen

Brahms the Second? – perhaps Herzogenberg the First?

28 Aug · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Enterprising flute repertoire – Ingrid Culliford, with Kris Zuelicke

21 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Strumming and fretting en masse at Old St.Paul’s – the N.Z.Guitar Quartet

17 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Dancing in the Cathedral – Mozart and Bruckner from Simone Young and the NZSO

12 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Young musicians’ mid-winter warm-up with Mozart and Rachmaninov

12 Aug · Peter Mechen

Blistering Brahms, diaphanous Dutilleux and monumental Mozart, from Amici and Diedre Irons

31 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Strings and winds – New Zealand School of Music Lunchtime Concerts

29 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Jian Liu – pianist in full flight at the Ilott

28 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Leonard Bernstein’s CANDIDE – the best of all possible whirls?

24 Jul · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Duo Tapas appetizing at Old St.Paul’s

22 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Views of the NZSO’s epic “Valkyrie”

16 Jul · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

The Full Monte – music of love’s distraction, from Baroque Voices

15 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Consorting with harpsichords – Erin Helyard and Douglas Mews

12 Jul · Peter Mechen

A Grand Night for Singing – Voices from California, USA

8 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Ben Morrison and friends at St.Andrew’s

1 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Triple the pleasure and more at St.Andrew’s

24 Jun · Peter Mechen

Engaging “Klezmorim” at Ilott Theatre

23 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Wellington Orchestra’s musical haggis

22 Jun · Peter Mechen

Sergey Malov and Michael Houstoun – capturing the ebb and flow

11 Jun · Peter Mechen

Revolutionary Beethoven from the NZSQ

2 Jun · Peter Mechen

STROMA – Percussion/Action in small but compelling doses

30 May · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Romance with elegance – Jian Liu plays Schumann and Liszt

29 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Rhapsodic strains from the NZSM Orchestra with Kenneth Young

25 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Wonderland in name and deed – Made In New Zealand

19 May · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

A magnificent Rigoletto, almost too close for comfort….

12 May · Peter Mechen

Wellington NZ Choral Federation – celebrating 25 years of workshops with the best of ’em!

5 May · Peter Mechen

Hutt Valley Orchestra – “What did you say they were playing?….!”

2 May · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Halida Dinova – Russian Soul from Tatarstan

29 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

An overwhelming Missa Solemnis from the Orpheus

28 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Sofya Gulyak – pianist extraordinaire

22 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

The Full Monte – Baroque Voices let ‘er rip for us

20 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO and Pietari Inkinen all at sea

31 Mar · Peter Mechen

Resplendent Mozart Requiem from the Bach Choir

24 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

NZSO Soloists and a kaleidoscopic “Carmen”

23 Mar · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Albeniz’s Iberia – a musical traveller’s delight

16 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Tafelmusik – festive Baroque splendour from Canada

15 Mar · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Great enthusiasm at Jenny McLeod’s “Hōhepa” premiere

10 Mar · Peter Mechen

Jenny McLeod’s “Peter Pan” music on Naxos

9 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Words, music – and film : Jenny McLeod and Serge Prokofiev

4 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Strength, delicacy and deep feeling – the New Zealand String Quartet with Jonathan Lemalu

1 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Truly festive Handel with The Sixteen

12 Feb · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun’s musical journeyings at Waikanae

11 Feb · Peter Mechen

Handelian enchantment upon Alcina’s magic island

31 Jan · Peter Mechen

Tribute to Kurt Sanderling from ICA Classics

2011 · 48

10 Dec · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Wolcum Yole! from the Tudor Consort

27 Nov · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

The Bach Choir – Where would we be without Messiah?

22 Nov · Peter Mechen

Georgina Zellan-Smith – new light on the “Moonlight”

20 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Festival Singers’ Papa Haydn – a Man for All Seasons

19 Nov · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Listening to ourselves: Voices New Zealand

15 Nov · Peter Mechen

Georgina Zellan-Smith – fond piano memories

2 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Douglas Lilburn’s “Winterreise” twice-told by Roger Wilson and Bruce Greenfield

29 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

A bevy of intensities – Ensemble Liaison with Wilma Smith

25 Oct · Peter Mechen

Delight and surprise – Piers Lane at Upper Hutt’s Classical Expressions

1 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Stimulating Bach – and others – from the Wellington Baroque Ensemble

29 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Of conflict and tragedy – New Zealand School of Music Orchestra

21 Sept · Peter Mechen

NZSO concludes its Sibelius Symphony cycle on Naxos

18 Sept · Peter Mechen

Dream team together on record – Trpčeski, Petrenko and Rachmaninov

15 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Boris Pigovat’s Requiem – a stunning CD presentation

14 Sept · Peter Mechen

A new generation’s Lilburn, from Atoll Records

11 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

On The Transmigration Of Souls – 9/11 Commemoration by John Adams presented by the Vector Wellington Orchestra

4 Sept · Peter Mechen

Exotically-flavoured delights from the NZSQ and Péter Nagy

3 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO NYO 2011 – “Tomorrow’s Sounds” already heart-warming strains

27 Aug · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

PAG edges out CAV in double-headed NBR NZ Opera thriller

19 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Cantoris and Rachel Hyde take flight with Pärt

15 Aug · Peter Mechen

Overwhelmed by the splendour of it all – Latitude 37 in Wellington

7 Aug · Peter Mechen

Pianistic plethora at NZSM’s Hunter

3 Aug · Peter Mechen

A night to savour – Britten’s “Dream” enchants at NZSM

28 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

NZSO Soloists – becoming as sounding brass

26 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

An Angel Released – music by Eve de Castro-Robinson

24 Jul · Peter Mechen

Keyboard magic from Jun Bouterey-Ishido

23 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Wellington Orchestra’s unfinished business

17 Jul · Peter Mechen

Schubert from Houstoun at Paekakariki – Matching Poesies

10 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Bow at St.Andrews – tightening the strings….

2 Jul · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Earthly and Heavenly Delights from the Historical Arts Trust

30 Jun · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Gilbert and Sullivan double bill a delight…..

25 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Romeo and Juliet – beautiful but cool from Inkinen and the NZSO

19 Jun · Peter Mechen

Diedre Irons – piano pleasures at Waikanae

26 May · Peter Mechen

Pangea Piano Project – double the pleasure

20 May · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

Stravinsky from the Royal New Zealand Ballet

13 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Made in New Zealand – Enchanted Islands

5 May · Peter Mechen

Alexa Still and Diedre Irons – irresistible duo

10 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Orpheus Choir triumphs with the St Matthew Passion

9 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Colours rich and strange, from the SMP Ensemble

6 Apr · Peter Mechen

Tudor Consort – Prophetic excellence at Lower Hutt

24 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Eggner Trio wins all hearts

20 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Brahms piano trio and Czech duos at St Andrew’s

16 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

A String Quartet with a difference – the NZGQ

13 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Diabolically fine fiddling from Martin Riseley

6 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

VECTOR WELLINGTON ORCHESTRA – whatever the weather……

5 Mar · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Menage a Trio – relishing the contrasts…

13 Feb · Peter Mechen

Winterreise at Waikanae

29 Jan · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Postcards From Exotic Places – NZSO’s Chinese New Year

2010 · 69

21 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Connecting with Sibelius – NZSO on Naxos

10 Dec · Peter Mechen

NZSO – incidentally, on Naxos…..

9 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Christmas presents from the NZSO….

4 Dec · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Orpheus Choir and Wellington Orchestra deliver “good tidings” from Handel

1 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Delightful Dvorak excites at St.Andrew’s

20 Nov · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Festival Singers delight with Rossini’s “Little, Solemn Mass”

30 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Sacred Heart Cathedral Choir sings Victoria – a moment in time

28 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Chamber Music New Zealand’s Schubertiade at Sixty

17 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Bow – New string ensemble’s first concert

16 Oct · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Sweet Dreams from The Song Company

13 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Heartfelt Russian Song from Joanna Heslop

9 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Aroha Quartet at St.Andrew’s

24 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

William Green (piano) on The Enchanted Island

18 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Wellington Community Choir’s 5th Birthday Gala Concert

18 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

From darkness to light – soundscapes of the mind from the NZSO

7 Sept · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Duo Tapas – exotic lunchtime fare at Old St.Paul’s

29 Aug · Peter Mechen

Sunday evening with Moky Gibson-Lane – a ‘cello and piano recital

29 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun in recital – in Wellington!

28 Aug · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

New Zealand String Quartet: Schumann put in the shade by Shostakovich……

22 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

“Johann Sebastian – Mighty Bach!” from Orpheus

20 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Close Encounter with Dvorak – Richard Gill and the NZSO break it down….

19 Aug · Opera House · Peter Mechen

Die Fledermaus – quintessential operetta

17 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Bowing and blowing – Orchestral Concert from NZSM Orchestra

14 Aug · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Resplendent Monteverdi at St Mary of the Angels

12 Aug · Peter Mechen

Birthday presents from Stroma in Wellington

1 Aug · Peter Mechen

Ludwig Treviranus – Piano Recital at Expressions Upper Hutt’s Expressions

24 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Time-travelling Wellington Orchestra revisits 1810 and more….

17 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Rapturous Mahler and more, with the NZSO

16 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Strings attached – viola then violin at the NZSM

11 Jul · Peter Mechen

“From Garden To Grave” – Margaret Medlyn and Bruce Greenfield

9 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Eyal Kless in Wellington – have violin….

4 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Martin Riseley and Diedre Irons – a partnership of substance

27 Jun · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

A Good Time Not A Long Time – SMP Ensemble

25 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Witchcraft, Romance and Nostalgia from the NZSO

22 Jun · Peter Mechen

Violin Dances – Kurt Nikkanen and Rosemary Barnes at Expressions

20 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

NZSQ and Richard Mapp – Wellington Chamber Music

12 Jun · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

La Vie…..La Mort – from the Tudor Consort

8 Jun · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Warmth amid the cold – Song Recital at Old St.Paul’s

30 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

SOUNZtender – NZ Music going for a song…..

30 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Ensembled delights from Amici in Wellington

29 May · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Saint-Saëns, Psalms and Spirituals from the Festival Singers

20 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Venetian Carnival with the Wallfisch Band – Wellington

15 May · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

Mozart, da Ponte and Figaro ride again – NBR New Zealand Opera

15 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Viennese Connections – Dame Malvina Major and the NZSO

14 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Dame Malvina Major and the NZSO – a concert of commitment

12 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Fantasy and reality – New Zealand School of Music Orchestra Concert

9 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Songs My Mother Taught Me – Mother’s Day Music from Nota Bene

4 May · Peter Mechen

A Touch of Spain – Trio Con Brio with Caprice Arts Trust (2010 Concert Series)

29 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Polish Pride – an Antipodean tribute from the NZSO

25 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

Maxwell Fernie – Centenary tribute at St.Mary of the Angels

25 Apr · Peter Mechen

HellHereNow – Anzacs at Gallipoli, Pataka Museum, Porirua

23 Apr · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

New Zealand Youth Choir – the Wellington Connection

11 Apr · Te Papa · Peter Mechen

Sweet, Seductive Sounds – La Musica Antica at Te Papa

10 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Grief and Grandeur – New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

2 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

The Tudor Consort – Holy Week Lamentations

28 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Chamber Orchestra – Warring Walton and Enigmatic Elgar

19 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Full-frontal Mahler at St.Andrew’s

17 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra – sounds from the Old World

17 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

3 2 Tango and Friends – pleasures of the dance

17 Mar · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun plays Beethoven

14 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Martin Riseley – consorting with the Devil’s Fiddler

12 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Ravi Shankar – a living legend in Wellington

10 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

SMP Ensemble: Nexus – Poles Apart

9 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Festiva Piano Quartet playing for keeps at St.Andrew’s

9 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Festival Jazz at St.Andrew’s

7 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Organics for free at the International Arts Festival in Wellington

7 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

DIRTY BEASTS and other stories

3 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Gems of German Baroque at St.Andrew’s

26 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

A truly festive “Symphony of a Thousand”

2009 · 45

13 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Rites of Exultation – The Bach Choir of Wellington

6 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Chamber Orchestra – family connections

29 Nov · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Guitar’s Song and Dance – the old and new worlds of Gunter Herbig

22 Nov · Te Papa · Peter Mechen

“Cultural Property” – The New Zealand String Quartet at Te Papa

22 Nov · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Odes to Joy – Wellington Orchestra with Michael Houstoun

21 Nov · Peter Mechen

An American Journey with Cantoris

13 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Diverse Soundscapes – Segerstam and Kringelborn with the NZSO

11 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Shared pleasures – The Elios Quartet at St.Andrew’s

7 Nov · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

A Requiem to die for……

6 Nov · Peter Mechen

A Brace of Troubadours – “Fabulous Guitars” from Caprice Arts

30 Oct · Peter Mechen

Silent Love – chronicles of love and loss (Caprice Arts)

10 Oct · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

Eugene Onegin straight from the heart…

20 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

East of Vienna – Wellington Chamber Orchestra

19 Sept · Peter Mechen

Sibelius Festival 2009 – Pietari Inkinen and the NZSO

12 Sept · Peter Mechen

Chorus And Keys – Festival Singers with Organists

8 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Keeping the piano recital alive – Stephen De Pledge

25 Aug · Peter Mechen

Haydn with Strings attached

18 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

NZSM Orchestra and Kenneth Young – no holds barred

18 Aug · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

Duettists’ mercy-dash: Old St.Paul’s Lunchtime Concert Series

16 Aug · Peter Mechen

Have ‘cello, will travel – Mok-hyun Gibson-Lane

15 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

175 East – Latitudes of recreation

12 Aug · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Pinchas and Players – Wellington’s Zukerman Experience

8 Aug · Peter Mechen

Cantoris – Simple Song

2 Aug · Peter Mechen

Zephyr and Diedre Irons at Paekakariki

1 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Great Romantics – NZSO on tour

27 Jul · Peter Mechen

John Chen at Upper Hutt’s Expressions

25 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Wellington Orchestra On The Town

4 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

NZSO National Youth Orchestra 50th Anniversary

28 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Wellington Chamber Orchestra – Psathas, Lilburn, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams

27 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Festival Singers – Wellington Shines!

24 Jun · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Orpheus Choir – Cloudburst

21 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

A Mozart Double Bill – Boutique Opera and N.Z.Opera Society

20 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Kari Kriikku and the NZSO – Second Concert

31 May · Peter Mechen

Tasman String Quartet

27 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

HAYDN – New Zealand School of Music Students

24 May · Peter Mechen

Salzmann and Irons at Waikanae

20 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

New Zealand School of Music Classical Voice Students

9 May · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Cantoris – Amaryllis and Absalom

18 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

PULSE – Vector Wellington Orchestra’s first 2009 subscription concert

29 Mar · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Peter Mechen

Saint John Passion from the Orpheus Choir

27 Mar · Peter Mechen

NIMBY Opera triumph in Janáček opera

24 Mar · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

The Eroica Trio’s seductive Town Hall concert

20 Feb · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

The Tudor Consort sings songs of the sun and the moon of all ages

18 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

Soprano recital with baroque oboe: Rowena Simpson and Samantha Owens

14 Jan · Peter Mechen

OPERA AT ARATOI with Anna Pierard and Jose Aparicio

2008 · 6

21 Dec · Peter Mechen

ALFRED HILL – String Quartets Vol.2

16 Dec · Peter Mechen

Alfred Hill (1869-1960) – A Birthday Celebration (139 years young)

14 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen

J.S.BACH – Christmas Oratorio

6 Dec · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Nota Bene – A Snow-Free Christmas

4 Dec · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Handel – MESSIAH – The Tudor Consort

14 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen