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871 reviews

2026 · 1

27 Apr · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

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

2025 · 3

16 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

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

22 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

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

30 Oct · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

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

2024 · 4

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

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

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 · 38

13 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

End of the musical year for Wellington Chamber Orchestra with an Emperor and Franck’s symphony

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

5 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · Steven Sedley

Orchestra Wellington: huge percussion resources exploited in Psathas masterpiece from Olympus complemented by huge Rachmaninov symphony

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

30 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

An exhilarating piano duet concert from Duo Harmonics at St Andrew’s

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

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

4 Sept · Calvin Scott

“May the earth not be made desolate …” – Invocations from The Tudor Consort

28 Aug · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Lindis Taylor

Young musicians of Poneke Trio deliver singularly revelatory concert

10 Aug · Calvin Scott

Musical gems at lunchtime

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

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

9 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Orchestra Wellington restores live music to the city with Mozart at St Andrews

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

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

9 Feb · Lindis Taylor

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

31 Jan · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

2019 · 77

17 Dec · Steven Sedley

Large audience for a delightful concert by Camerata chamber orchestra

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

30 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Steven Sedley

Enthusiastic reception by big audience for Orchestra Wellington’s final 2019 concert of remarkable but unfamiliar music

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

Diverting St Andrew’s lunchtime concert of Baroque wind music

13 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

NZSO and Orchestra Wellington players, with a Slovenian pianist deliver fine performances of Mendelssohn and Mozart

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

3 Nov · Steven Sedley

Exceptional recital from Alexander Gavrylyuk gets tumultuous applause at Waikanae

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

23 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

Intelligent programming of piano duets from markedly contrasted pianists at St Andrew’s

10 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Steven Sedley

HK Gruber’s critique of classical music with the NZSO a hit with a younger, if smaller, audience

6 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

Accomplished performances from Wellington Youth Orchestra with talented Asaki Watanabe in Bruch concerto

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

29 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Steven Sedley

Martinborough Music Festival – an overview of a delightful feast of chamber music

28 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Charlotte Wilson

Martinborough Music Festival; Saturday evening of songs and Schubert String Quintet

27 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Lindis Taylor

Enterprising first concert in Martinborough’s splendid little music festival

21 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Steven Sedley

Orchestra Wellington succeeds with an odd programme of important, challenging and beautiful works

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

30 Jul · Adam Concert Room · Steven Sedley

Emotion-laden concert an appropriate response to the remembrance of the Holocaust

28 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

The best drawn from Wellington Youth Orchestra in taxing programme under Donald Armstrong

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

10 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

Medlyn and Greager give rewarding and intelligent recital of early 20th century songs, plus four by Vincent O’Sullivan/Ross Harris

7 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

Wellington Chamber Music’s fine, imaginative violin and piano recital from Beer and Watkins

29 Jun · Opera House · Steven Sedley

A joyful, exhilarating Barber of Seville, New Zealand Opera’s first offering of the year

20 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Steven Sedley

NZSO marks Blake’s retirement with his haunting ‘Angel at Ahipara’, plus splendid Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky

19 Jun · Lindis Taylor

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

15 Jun · Steven Sedley

Inspirare as singular performers of Brahms choral pieces and part songs

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

30 May · Hannah Playhouse · Steven Sedley

Stroma enhances Wellington with music inspired by where sea meets sky

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

27 May · Peter Mechen

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

26 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

Kiwa Quartet takes enjoyable, interesting journey through 125 years of quartet repertoire for Wellington Chamber Music

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

18 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Steven Sedley

A beautiful concert of Romantic symphonic music from the NZSO under Thomas Søndergård

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

7 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

A memorable concert from the Aroha Quartet: exciting Ligeti and a Beethoven masterpiece

6 May · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

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

5 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

New Zealand String Quartet produce joyousness and profundity for Wellington Chamber Music

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

30 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Steven Sedley

Brass septet produces haunting and enjoyable chamber music at the MFC

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

17 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

Maria Mo: a fine recital by a promising artist at St Andrew’s

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

6 Apr · Peter Mechen

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

4 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Steven Sedley

Exhilarating piano duet delight at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

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

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

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 · 96

17 Dec · Lindis Taylor

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

9 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Wellington Chamber Orchestra with rewarding and interesting music from Britain and Armenia

6 Dec · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

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

29 Nov · Peter Mechen

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

28 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Baroque music, rare and familiar, in a happy St Andrew’s concert

24 Nov · Lindis Taylor

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

23 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

NZSO in splendid Beethoven: the first and the last, under Edo de Waart

23 Nov · Peter Mechen

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

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

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

15 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

First-class performance of a Brahms masterpiece by Vivanti String Sextet

9 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Edo de Waart reaffirms his comprehensive Mahlerian authority and insight with Number Seven

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

25 Oct · Peter Mechen

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

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

13 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Choral concert to celebrate new digital organ at Cathedral of Saint Paul

12 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Heroic welcome for the new digital organ in St Paul’s Cathedral

11 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

10 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Diverting, varied, guitar recital by NZSM students

3 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

NZSM cellists under Inbal Megiddo play cello favourites, some rare, some in disguise, all skilled and entertaining

30 Sept · Rosemary Collier

Violin and piano competition winners show robust musical and technical gifts and fine rapport

26 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Aroha Quartet with animated, robust, delightful evening concert at St Andrew’s

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

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

9 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

NZSM classical voice students show their talents at St Andrew’s

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

29 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Swedish-New Zealand ensemble beguiles Waikanae with varied pieces: brand new, interesting, much loved

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

25 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Admirable results of a week of string instrument coaching from the Aroha String Quartet

15 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Interesting recital of Romantic French music for cello and piano

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

27 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Demanding song recital reflects more ambition than accomplishment

24 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Delectable Dvořák, palatable Puccini and delicious Dohnányi at Waikanae

23 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

NZSO in splendid form under Harth-Bedoya with Brahms and Tchaikovsky

23 Jun · Opera House · Peter Mechen

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

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

Immaculate and varied piano recital from gifted young Russian pianist

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

15 Jun · St Mary of the Angels · Peter Mechen

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

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

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

6 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Some impressive performances from NZSM string 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

23 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Talents and skills of university woodwind students in St Andrew’s lunchtime recital

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

13 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Impressive and stylish performance of Bach’s great Mass in B minor celebrates choir’s 50 years

11 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Spectacular centenary concert for Leonard Bernstein from the NZSO

9 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Piquant and entertaining programme from guitar and viola d’amore at St Andrew’s

28 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Fabulous students choir fully prepared for Hong Kong choral festival in July

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

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

22 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Nota Bene at Sacred Heart Cathedral: an enjoyable concert by a very accomplished choir

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

8 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Wellington Chamber Orchestra in interesting Alfred Hill exploratory mode

6 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

4 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Polish and Shakespearean themes lead fine St Andrew’s lunchtime recital

30 Mar · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Tudor Consort successfully aligns Easter concert with ending of World War I

25 Mar · Rosemary Collier

New Zealand String Quartet at Waikanae deliver major works with assurance, passion, delicacy

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

10 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Kings Singers and Voices New Zealand combine for wonderful, eclectic concert for New Zealand Festival

9 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Lindis Taylor

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

6 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Rosemary Collier

Remarkable integration of musical cultures in spite of documentation and presentation shortcomings

2 Mar · St Mary of the Angels · Rosemary Collier

Polished Australian string quartet at St Mary of the Angels Festival series

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

22 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Most accomplished performances of piano trios by Psathas and Brahms

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

4 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

National Youth Orchestra’s summer concert a brilliant showcase for cellist Balzat in Elgar concerto

2 Feb · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

NZSO opens the musical year with Bach, Rameau and Locatelli

2017 · 106

19 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Legal choristers and instrumentalists in anniversary class action supporting child cancer campaign

17 Dec · St Mary of the Angels · Rosemary Collier

Organist Bruce Cash momentous performance of Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur

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 · Rosemary Collier

Masses in times of war celebrated by the Bach Choir under Ivan Patterson

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

15 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

NZSO and Orchestra Wellington string players in Baroque chamber music at St Andrew’s lunchtime

10 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

10 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

A somewhat impromptu lunchtime recital proves a delight at St Andrew’s

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

Wellington’s professional chamber choir ends successful second year

1 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Jonathan Berkahn and friends with formal and informal music for lunchtime

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

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

10 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Excellent NZSO concert – Berlioz, Elgar and Tchaikovsky – draws disappointing audience

4 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

A fine solo cello recital at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

28 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Jennifer Shennan

History and Geography in Music: Pipa player Wu Man and the NZSQ

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 · Rosemary Collier

Premiere at Waikanae of composition by pianist Andrew Leathwick

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

22 Sept · Rosemary Collier

At St Mary’s, Karori: viola and organ music drawn from Bach, Elgar and an obscure York Minster organist

22 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Jennifer Shennan

Two pianists: rapport, stamina, poetry at NZSM Adam Concert Room

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

17 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Much attractive, well performed music from the Bach Choir

16 Sept · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Outstanding concert for peace, of Renaissance music, plus Arvo Pärt, plus momentous New Zealand work

13 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

University cellists bring ensemble to St Andrew’s lunchtime concert series

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

10 Sept · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

New Zealand Youth Choir delivers excellent concert, though absence of a major work regretted

9 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

7 Sept · St Mary of the Angels · Rosemary Collier

Dangerous liaisons investigated by New Zealand String Quartet in restored St Mary’s

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

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

3 Sept · Rosemary Collier

An engaging performance by a young Auckland piano trio

31 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

30 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Compressed, alternative version of Mozart’s Figaro treated with wit and flair

29 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Beethoven violin sonata series: Spring – molto espressivo – and its companion sonata are a delight

27 Aug · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Delightful singing by combined Wainuiomata and Capital choirs in Catholic cathedral

25 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

NZSO and Edo de Waart’s outstanding performance of Damnation of Faust

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

13 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Jennifer Shennan

Inspirare vocal ensemble carves unique niche with music of very contemporary resonance: a full house for peace

12 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

11 Aug · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Remarkable TGIF concert at St Paul’s Cathedral by Porirua’s ‘Sistema’-inspired orchestra, Virtuoso Strings

11 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

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

9 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Splendid playing from NZSM students of New Zealand woodwind compositions

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

4 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Enthusiastic reception of nicely varied programme from Takács Quartet

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

29 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Splendid Bartók; evocative New Zealand piece; guitarist substitution perhaps not a misfortune

27 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

String student talents impressively exhibited at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

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

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

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

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

9 Jul · Rosemary Collier

Kapiti Chamber Choir with the Romantic Triangle: Brahms, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann

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

2 Jul · Rosemary Collier

Rich and diverting recital of songs by Takiri vocal quartet and piano at Waikanae

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

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

28 Jun · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Schumann song programme – solos, duets, quartets – everything admirable except the relentless clapping

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

25 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Ron Newton plays for St James 2017 Sunday Organ Series

23 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Excellent and interesting mix of Mozart quintet and Respighi song

14 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Archi d’Amore Zelanda with delightful programme of New Zealand compositions, plus Bach

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

8 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Choral singing flourishes in Wellington region Big Sing gala concert

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

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

4 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Acclamation for Auckland Viva Voce’s remarkable performance of enthralling work on pilgrimage: Camino de Santiago de Compostela

30 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Renowned Bach scholar and conductor Suzuki with fine baroque ensemble Juilliard415

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

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

28 May · Rosemary Collier

Interesting organ programme from Tom Chatterton at St James, Lower Hutt

27 May · Lindis Taylor

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

24 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Woodwind students present entertaining, varied music at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

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

18 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Peter Walls steps in to conduct Bach Choir in Vivaldi and the Bach family

8 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Piano and string quartet in unexpectedly contrasting scene

7 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Jennifer Shennan

Kindred Spirits indeed – Nota Bene and Guests at Sacred Heart Cathedral

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

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

3 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Renowned Bach scholar and conductor Suzuki with fine baroque ensemble Juilliard415

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

7 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

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

26 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

14 Mar · Rosemary Collier

Memorable Lower Hutt recital of the familiar and the unknown

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

1 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Göknil Biner and Tom McGrath deliver delightful recital of Schubert, Schumann and Fauré songs, plus Scriabin piano piece

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

9 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Unfamiliar but rewarding music to mark Conference on 17th and 18th century English music

8 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

St Andrew’s opens 2017 lunchtime concerts with enjoyable baroque concert

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16 Dec · Lindis Taylor

Melbourne’s Ring cycle revival a spectacular triumph

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

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

27 Nov · Rosemary Collier

Interestingly presented, varied programme of works on organ of St James Church

23 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Big lunchtime audience for interesting programme from professional musicians

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

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

13 Nov · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Capital Choir reveals musical values with fine performance of Donizetti’s Requiem

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

29 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

29 Oct · Rosemary Collier

Celebrity organ (and viola) recital at St James, Lower Hutt

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

11 Sept · Rosemary Collier

Sombre Music of the Low Countries from the Bach Choir

10 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Schubert’s “Great”, and Mahler-Berg connections explored brilliantly by Wilma Smith and Orchestra Wellington

10 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Plenty of pre-university talent for the school of music to draw on

4 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Promising new choir premieres with varied, courageous programme

31 Aug · Lindis Taylor

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

31 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Maaike Christie-Beekman with Rachel Thomson in admirable song recital

27 Aug · Lindis Taylor

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

26 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

‘Singers to listen for’: “A long way to hear singing as good as this”

24 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Polished guitar music from Poland, New Zealand and Japan from St Andrews

24 Aug · Hannah Playhouse · Lindis Taylor

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

21 Aug · Rosemary Collier

Young Korean piano trio at Waikanae with generally colourful, joyous music

20 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington, Orpheus Choir, clarinet in brilliant Mozartian form

14 Aug · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Renaissance of the song recital heralded with Poulenc and ‘Songbook’ at St Andrew’s

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

5 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Diverting, accomplished, baroque concert from Auckland’s NZBarok on a cold night

3 Aug · Rosemary Collier

Second of New Zealand String Quartet’s 12-concert tour in fine auditorium of Porirua’s Pataka museum

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 · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Woodwind students deliver a delightful variety of lunchtime music at St Andrew’s

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

16 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Enthusiasm for Orchestra Wellington, with Anna Leese, in war-time masterpieces by Strauss

15 Jul · Lindis Taylor

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

13 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Interesting variety of arias and songs from NZSM voice students

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

6 Jul · Rosemary Collier

Change of players leads to interesting programme nevertheless

3 Jul · Rosemary Collier

Fine concert from a three-nations piano trio in a three-nations choice of great music

2 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

29 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Two fine sopranos in rare, varied, Wigmore Hall-quality recital

19 Jun · Lindis Taylor

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

17 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Popular Russian orchestral show-piece, unfamiliar cello concerto and colourful, Hungarian, folk-based music

17 Jun · Lindis Taylor

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

15 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Another hearing from wonderful cellist Khamidullin, at St Andrew’s

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

4 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Marvellous music at St Andrew’s Schubert festival: The Trout and Notturno in E flat

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

29 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Youth Choir farewell concert before tour to Europe and a competition in Czech Republic

28 May · St James Theatre · Lindis Taylor

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

28 May · Rosemary Collier

Diverting harp duo recital affected by too much musical competition

25 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Viola central to an interesting programme of student performances from three centuries

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

15 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Marvellous programme of string sextets from Amici Ensemble and Wellington Chamber 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

8 May · Rosemary Collier

Forty years celebrated by Wainuiomata Choir, in excellent spirits with fine choral music

7 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

The Orpheus Choir and Orchestra Wellington at Sea with Brent Stewart

6 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

4 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

First-class performances of Vivaldi with guitar and viola d’amore from 8-piece Archi d’Amore Zelanda

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

An introductory feast – Inbal Megiddo and Jian Liu

24 Apr · Rosemary Collier

A thousand years of church music in well chosen programme for voice and organ

22 Apr · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Secondary Students’ Choir celebrates thirtieth anniversary: stylistic and period adaptability, sheer quality

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

20 Apr · Rosemary Collier

New Zealand String Quartet, minus 2nd violin, avoids any string quartets in different combinations with pianist Jian Liu

17 Apr · Lindis Taylor

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

16 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Full house for Edo de Waart and the NZSO in magnificent Eroica and an epic Double Concerto by Brahms

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 · Rosemary Collier

Aroha Quartet revisits Waikanae Music Society with polished, well-balanced programme

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

Committed and successful concert of Russian classics from Wellington Chamber Orchestra

9 Apr · Rosemary Collier

Superb song tribute for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, from the resourceful Nota Bene

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

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

2 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Breaking the song recital drought with a fine, adventurous recital of unfamiliar songs by great composers

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

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

23 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Popular trios from NZSO players at St Andrew’s at lunchtime

17 Mar · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Enterprising concert of New Zealand music at St Andrew’s lunchtime

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

27 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Monteverdi gets keen, sharp-edged and exciting treatment

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

Waikanae’s chamber music year starts brilliantly with Amici Ensemble

20 Feb · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Inbal Megiddo and friends stage fifth Cellophonia at School of Music

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

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17 Dec · Rosemary Collier

Happy Christmas concert from Nota Bene at The Prefab in Jessie Street

9 Dec · Rosemary Collier

Fine a cappella singing from Supertonic Choir and Tawa College Blue Notes

9 Dec · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Palliser Viols and Pepe Becker enjoyed at St Andrew’s lunchtime concert

4 Dec · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

A few days in Sydney for opera and symphony

4 Dec · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Final concert in marathon Bach organ project at Cathedral of Saint Paul

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

31 Oct · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Audience rapture with splendid performance from Tudor Consort

28 Oct · Rosemary Collier

Sistema Hutt Valley’s Arohanui Strings and related ensembles offer wonderful example

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

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

23 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Monumental complete organ works of Bach continue from organists of St Paul’s Cathedral

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

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

21 Oct · Rosemary Collier

Nikau Ensemble at St Mark’s Lower Hutt with Mozart and Dohnányi

19 Oct · Lindis Taylor

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

16 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Wonderful recital of music by Viennese composers from Vienna Piano Trio

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

8 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Violist Gillian Ansell and student Aidan Verity with viola concertos at NZSM Showcase

6 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

NZSM Voice-Students at St Andrew’s

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

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

30 Sept · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Rather short and variable concert from university voices and instruments

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

Guitarist Jamie Garrick in charming, idiomatic lunchtime recital

20 Sept · Rosemary Collier

New Zealand String Quartet’s extensive tour ends in Wellngton, a triumph

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

16 Sept · admin

Technically brilliant, varied and versatile recital by New Zealand Guitar Quartet

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

12 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Memorable, glamorous, musically interesting evening with Renée Fleming and the NZSO

6 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Talent aplenty at Wellington Aria Contest but poor publicity denies finalists deserved audience

5 Sept · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Fine choral concert spanning the centuries from The Tudor Consort

2 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Audience delights in evocative, danceable music from the age of Shakespeare from Robert Oliver’s consort of viols

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

15 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

The Big Sing Finale Gala Concert at the Michael Fowler Centre

14 Aug · Lindis Taylor

Gallic musical entertainment chez L’Alliance Française

12 Aug · Rosemary Collier

Fine cello and piano lunchtime recital at St Mark’s, Lower Hutt

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

29 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Recorders and piano leap into the 20th century with attractive, interesting English music

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

Music Futures’ praiseworthy venture with young Wellington musicians

19 Jul · Rosemary Collier

Young pianist Stella Lu plays delightful recital for Pataka Friends

19 Jul · Lindis Taylor

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

15 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

School of Music voices on display with varied and interesting programme

9 Jul · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Excellent singing from Choir of Christ’s College, Cambridge with minor non-musical shortcomings

2 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

28 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Te Koki Trio at Waikanae balances Schubert’s E flat trio with trios by Psathas and Fanny Mendelssohn

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

Defences overwhelmed by seductive songs from Nota Bene under Julian Raphael

26 Jun · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

An impressive, major programme in the series of Bach’s complete organ music at St Paul’s Cathedral

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

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

21 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Excellent opera recital with Friends of New Zealand Opera

19 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Enterprising new choir of youngish voices makes a real mark on Wellington’s choral scene

18 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Turnovsky Jubilee Ensemble of former competitors celebrate 50 years of schools chamber music competitions

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

13 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Triumphant farewell to Inkinen with a neglected Sibelius masterpiece and standing ovation

12 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

10 Jun · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Pianist Catherine Norton initiates delightful, welcome renaissance in song recitals

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 · Rosemary Collier

A new Baroque ensemble on a cold evening at Wesley Church, Taranaki Street, musical strengths, but…

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

27 May · Rosemary Collier

Revival of Victoria Voices for all-comers a welcome return

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

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

23 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Impressive semi-staged Elijah from Orpheus Choir, Orchestra Wellington and superb soloists

19 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

School of Music Orchestra wins audience delight with demanding programme

17 May · Rosemary Collier

Auckland Ensemble in delightful programme at Waikanae, but need time to mature in ensemble and articulation

9 May · St James Theatre · Rosemary Collier

Cenerentola brilliant in every aspect – principals’ singing and acting, orchestra and chorus, production, sets and costumes from New Zealand Opera

9 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

8 May · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Benefit for organist Thomas Gaynor, studying in United States, covers satisfying range of organ masterworks

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

30 Apr · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Memorable choral singing from Copenhagen Royal Chapel Choir

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

26 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

New Zealand String Quartet in challenging music including pieces by Ross Harris

19 Apr · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

Italian Embassy brings pianist to Wellington with interesting programme

19 Apr · Rosemary Collier

Outstanding programme by New Zealand String Quartet at Waikanae

18 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

15 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

First-class performances from Sydney Conservatorium violin and piano duo for IRMT

12 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Douglas Mews makes most of St Andrew’s chamber organ’s limitations in fine Bach performances

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

29 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Spectacular NZSO concert with violinist Janine Jansen in the Tchaikovsky

20 Mar · Adam Concert Room · admin

Acclaimed Guitarist Recital highlights venue shortcomings

14 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Bravos for the second of Freddy Kempf’s Beethoven concerto concerts with the NZSO

5 Mar · Lindis Taylor

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

28 Feb · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Ecstatic applause for Freddy Kempf’s first three Beethoven concertos with the NZSO

28 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Opera Boutique with a boisterous Pergolesi double bill

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

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

12 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

St Andrew’s lunchtime concerts resume for 2015 with a piano quintet

10 Feb · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Great New Zealand tenor Keith Lewis in rare recital

10 Feb · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Unorthodox organist Christopher Hainsworth with brilliant late trumpeter Nicolas Planchon

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 · 144

14 Dec · Adam Concert Room · Lindis Taylor

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

13 Dec · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Splendid Orpheus Choir and NZSO shine along with Madeleine Pierard in Trans-Tasman Messiah

7 Dec · Lindis Taylor

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

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

30 Nov · Rosemary Collier

Entertaining Christmas concert from the Northern Chorale

29 Nov · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Tudor Consort with marvellous music: Motets by Bach and settings of the texts by others

28 Nov · admin

Large audience hear unfamiliar Christmas music in enthusiastic performance by Festival Singers

22 Nov · Circa Theatre · Peter Mechen

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

21 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

A divided NZSO with a breathtaking cellist in a sparkling touring programme for the South Island

16 Nov · Futuna Chapel · Peter Mechen

Tingling strings at Futuna – Dean Major and Robert Ibell

15 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Orchestra Wellington ends its year in blaze of irreverent glory

14 Nov · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Third of the Cathedral’s recitals for the new Steinway, from Jian Liu

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

Polished and delightful lunchtime with winds at St Andrew’s

9 Nov · Futuna Chapel · admin

Diversity and enthusiasm from Gale Force voices at Futuna

8 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Musicians join in with the fireworks in Wellington

5 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Carnival for Guy Fawkes’ Day – the music of Alfred Hill

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

29 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Glittering prizes from a talented duo at St.Andrew’s

26 Oct · Futuna Chapel · Rosemary Collier

Two Harps create magic at Futuna Chapel

22 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Inspiring lunchtime performances from NZSM string players

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

15 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Alexa Thomson – possibility and accomplishment on the viola

12 Oct · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · admin

Illuminating the Bard – sonnets for a 450th birthday

11 Oct · St James Theatre · Rosemary Collier

NZ Opera’s “Don Giovanni” in Wellington enthralling

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 · Rosemary Collier

Youth and experience: organ-playing at St John’s, Willis St.

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!

23 Sept · Old St Paul’s · admin

NZSM Classical Guitar students square up to a challenging recital

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

14 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Nota Bene splendidly celebrates its 10th Anniversary

14 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Eggner Trio and Amihai Grosz win all hearts

14 Sept · Rosemary Collier

Douglas Mews at the organ – St.John’s, Willis St

7 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Plentiful talent at Wellington’s Aria Contest courtesy Hutt Valley Competitions Society

7 Sept · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

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

6 Sept · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · admin

Fine Israel in Egypt from Tudor Consort in challenging acoustic

6 Sept · Opera House · Peter Mechen

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

3 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Nikau Trio celebrates Spring with enchanting, vivacious music

2 Sept · Peter Mechen

Passion and circumspection from the wonderful Faust Quartet

31 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Faust Quartet with a different view of Schubert and a perplexing study of mythological horses

29 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Brilliant, rewarding performance of The Creation from NZSO and Orpheus Choir

26 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Chamber Music New Zealand hosts exciting concert by pianos and percussion

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

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

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

21 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Product of Terezin concentration camp survives as admirable, enjoyable children’s opera

21 Aug · Peter Mechen

LUDWIG TREVIRANUS – at ease with the music

11 Aug · Rosemary Collier

Many Magnificats in interesting Bach Choir concert

9 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Imaginative programme of too rarely played masterpieces from Orchestra Wellington

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

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

27 Jul · Rosemary Collier

A challenging conspectus of unfamiliar Nordic song, from Kapiti Chamber Choir

26 Jul · Lindis Taylor

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

25 Jul · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Echt-quartet experiences from the Doric String Quartet

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

Engaging lunchtime concert by woodwind students

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

13 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Dalecarlia Quintet in a third and different programme in Greater Wellington

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 · Lindis Taylor

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

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

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

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

20 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

17 Jun · Old St Paul’s · Peter Mechen

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

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

13 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

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

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

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

30 May · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Lindis Taylor

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

26 May · Peter Mechen

Trio launches Hutt Valley’s Chamber Music season with élan

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

18 May · Rosemary Collier

Innovative and balanced programme from Aroha Quartet at Waikanae

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

14 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Diverting woodwinds a delight from first to last at St Andrew’s

10 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

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

9 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

8 May · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Remembering David – a Farquhar tribute from the NZSM

7 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Highly attractive lunchtime guitar recital at St Andrew’s

6 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

MFC proves fine venue for superb string quartet plus clarinet concert

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

26 Apr · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · Rosemary Collier

Audience stands to honour fine performance by Secondary Students’ Choir

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 · Rosemary Collier

A rare conjuction of string octets, Enescu, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, from the Amici Ensemble

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

Splendour and Strife from the Wellington Chamber Orchestra

12 Apr · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · admin

Superb performance of Renaissance Easter music by Tudor Consort

9 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Exhilarating and musicianly recital by senior NZSM students

7 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Peter Mechen

Jeffrey Grice – “interprète extraordinaire” at the NZSM

6 Apr · Rosemary Collier

Impressive performances of Brahms choral works, including the German Requiem from Kapiti Chamber Choir

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

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

6 Apr · Lindis Taylor

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

5 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Audience gives enthusiastic reception to splendid NZSO concert

5 Apr · Peter Mechen

Bach Choir of Wellington – Faure and other delights

2 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Sparkling playing of Bach for flute and organ at St Andrew’s

29 Mar · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Memorable, varied programme from singers and instrumentaists of Note Bene

28 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

NZSO with Farr’s first piano concerto plus Respighi celebrating Rome

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

25 Mar · Sacred Heart Cathedral · admin

Rich opportunities for NZSM Orchestra’s youthful freshness, commitment, poetry and dynamism

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

18 Mar · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Concert of rare 17th century instruments at New Zealand School of Music

13 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

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

10 Mar · St James Theatre · admin

Distinguish Strike and Psathas from the hoi poloi of noise makers of the gig world

10 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Marc Taddei and NZSO with a splendid Sibelius Fifth

9 Mar · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

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

8 Mar · Rosemary Collier

Admirable, engaging performance of Noye’s Fludde in the Festival’s periphery

7 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Festival’s return to lunchtime concerts, now with the NZSO and Tchaikovsky, a triumph

6 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Bach Collegium Japan leaves audience wanting much more after Bach Lutheran masses

5 Mar · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Bach’s St John Passion from Masaaki Suzuki’s Bach Collegium Japan

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 · Peter Mechen

Schubert with the NZSO – head held high in symphonic company

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 · Rosemary Collier

Festival presents Shakespeare songs from two choirs in admirable literary and musical contexts

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

15 Feb · Peter Mechen

Fabulous and compelling evocation of times past

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 · 95

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

24 Nov · Te Papa · admin

Eclectic Christmas music from the choir with audience sing- along too

20 Nov · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Italian Embassy sponsors fine recital by violin and piano duo

17 Nov · Opera House · admin

Orchestra Wellington – breathlessly exciting Beethoven and Bernstein

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

13 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

A partnership going places – Inbal Megiddo and Jian Liu

11 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Beethoven’s and Michael Houstoun’s “Les Adieux” – for now…….

9 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

“Un spectacle fantastique” from orchestra and fireworks

6 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Schubert’s “Trout” engaging despite wayward balances

1 Nov · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Festival Singers and Cantoris – Choirs for all Seasons

30 Oct · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Owen Moriarty – challenging but rewarding guitar recital

12 Oct · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

NZSO’s “Tall Tales and Tangos” musically resplendent but dramatically inert

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

30 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Goldner Quartet and Piers Lane shine and glow…

29 Sept · Wellington Cathedral of St Paul · admin

R.S.Thomas – a centenary remembered in poetry, scripture and music

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

Wellington Chamber Orchestra – after the First Cuckoo……

22 Sept · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Lazarus String Quartet tackles the classics

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

30 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

2013 National Youth Orchestra shines and glows

23 Aug · Adam Concert Room · Alan Wells

NZSM tutors as composers and performers

22 Aug · Peter Mechen

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

21 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Cellos galore at St. Andrew’s

21 Aug · Adam Concert Room · Alan Wells

Electric music and music-theatre – Nicholas Isherwood

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

Worlds of experience and sensibility – the Antipodes String Trio

11 Aug · admin

SMP Ensemble plays Contag for “The Crowd”

10 Aug · Opera House · Lindis Taylor

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

9 Aug · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Mozart from the NZSO – magical music and music-making

8 Aug · admin

Brief but rewarding guitar recital at Wesley Church

4 Aug · Peter Mechen

Endres wows ’em at Waikanae

1 Aug · Alan Wells

Stroma, with percussionist Claire Edwardes

29 Jul · Peter Mechen

Nikolai Demidenko at Upper Hutt’s Classical Expressions

26 Jul · Opera House · admin

Il Corsaro a delight and a triumph

25 Jul · Circa Theatre · admin

The Big C from Circa Theatre

24 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

NZSM students get the wind up

21 Jul · Wellington Town Hall · Rosemary Collier

Chamber classics from the Te Kōkī Trio

18 Jul · St James Theatre · Peter Mechen

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

17 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Variable winds at St.Andrew’s over lunchtime

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

Mellifluous flute and piano at St.Andrew’s

7 Jul · Rosemary Collier

Beauty and truth from Amici at Waikanae

7 Jul · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Peter Mechen

Capital Choir – joys and travails through Solstice and Winter

3 Jul · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · admin

Young Musicians enliven lunchtime at St.Andrew’s

2 Jul · Old St Paul’s · Rosemary Collier

Quintessential winds at Old St.Paul’s

30 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Beethoven from Houstoun Concert 4 – recycle plus renewal….

30 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Pataka piano recital pleases

29 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

Tremendous panache from performers in Verdi’s epic Requiem

23 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Old and new, far and near, from the New Zealand String Quartet

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

15 Jun · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Pieces of eight from Nota Bene

14 Jun · Michael Fowler Centre · Peter Mechen

Antipodean stargazing and planetwatching from the NZSO

12 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

NZSM students stringing things together

7 Jun · Rosemary Collier

Scholarly and musical – Sergey Malov plays Bach

6 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Rosemary Collier

Big Sing for a big occasion

5 Jun · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Their own sounds: Viola students from the NZSM

2 Jun · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

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

29 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Saxophones for all seasons from the NZSM

28 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Heavyweight opera composer-contenders put through their paces

28 May · Wellington Town Hall · Rosemary Collier

Twin Peaks – a concert of Verdi and Wagner

26 May · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Orchestra of Swing, courtesy of “The Duke”

24 May · Rosemary Collier

Wellington Youth Choir – stories for the telling

22 May · Peter Mechen

The Goldbergs with strings attached…

19 May · Rosemary Collier

Delights and disappointments from the Poinsett Trio

17 May · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

Larks and serious business, with Yevgeny Sudbin and the NZSO

15 May · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Fair, fresh winds from home

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

11 May · Wellington Town Hall · Rosemary Collier

Wellington Youth Orchestra trumps with Shostakovich

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 Andrew’s on The Terrace · Julia Wells

Cantoris takes on The Armed Man

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

18 Apr · Adam Concert Room · Rosemary Collier

Konstanze Eickhorst – recital from Vienna

15 Apr · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Michael Houstoun – Beethoven Revisited

14 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

“Round the Horn” – Wellington Chamber Orchestra and Samuel Jacobs

13 Apr · Michael Fowler Centre · Rosemary Collier

NZSO’s “Home is where the Heart is….”

10 Apr · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Youthful voices savoured – NZSM Voice Students

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

8 Feb · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Youthful brilliance from the NZSO National Youth Orchestra

2012 · 67

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……

10 Nov · Michael Fowler Centre · admin

JS Bach and Mahler – worlds of sensibility from Inkinen and the NZSO

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 · St Mary of the Angels · Rosemary Collier

Classical concert “crowding-out” on Sunday afternoons

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

19 Sept · Rosemary Collier

Young pianists delight and impress

16 Sept · Sacred Heart Cathedral · Rosemary Collier

Enter Spring – wishful encouragement from Nota Bene

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

22 Aug · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Rosemary Collier

Douglas Mews and Broadwood give Haydn his dues

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

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

2011 · 13

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

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

29 Sept · Wellington Town Hall · Peter Mechen

Of conflict and tragedy – New Zealand School of Music Orchestra

22 Sept · Michael Fowler Centre · Lindis Taylor

Celebrating the rugby, with Beethoven, without the violence

6 May · Lindis Taylor

Royal New Zealand Ballet puts Stravinsky in the limelight

23 Mar · Lindis Taylor

NZSO concert this Friday the 25th – correction

16 Mar · St James Theatre · Rosemary Collier

Handel’s Xerxes from New Zealand Opera in brilliant period orchestral setting

2009 · 1

29 Jan · Lindis Taylor