30 Sept · 2026 · Peter Mechen
Somehow I had missed out on hearing the previous “The Long Hall” concert in Roseneath, one that had featured a new string quartet ensemble – the “Amada Quartet”, who, on all accounts had played a wonderful programme that included a…

14 May · 2026 · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Peter Mechen
Trio Obscura’s name reminded me somewhat of TS Eliot’s wonderfully idiosyncratic poem “The Naming of Cats”, in which the poet describes a cat’s reverie when contemplating “…his ineffable, effable, effanineffable, deep and inscrutable,…
30 May · 2024 · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Maya Field
It’s not often I get to share my lunchtime concert routine with others, but this week I was joined by my friend (and flatmate). Thankfully, she’s a flutist, and was very generous in helping me with my terminology. As someone with a…
8 Sept · 2020 · Peter Mechen
Tuesday 8 th September 2020 I thought this concert featured a most enterprising programme, a combination of familiar and relatively unfamiliar music, with works for oboe and strings framing two strings-only pieces, providing continual…
8 Jun · 2016 · St Andrew’s on The Terrace · Lindis Taylor
Wednesday 8 June, 12:15 pm Most of the lunchtime concerts at St Andrew’s offer interesting music, either familiar or unusual, played by fine musicians. Students are worth hearing as they almost always exceed one’s expectations for the…