Middle C

Classical music reviews since 2008
Te Whanganui-a-Tara · Wellington
Wednesday, 4 November 2026

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piano quartet

4 reviews

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

Monday 26 October, 2:30 pm This concert was to have been given by ‘Wilma and Friends’ – that is Wilma Smith, the former concertmaster of the New Zealand and Melbourne symphony orchestras; she lives in Victoria and was prevented from…

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

Sunday 19 May, 2:30 pm Concerts featuring Michael Houstoun, alone, or with others, have usually attracted big audiences at Waikanae. This Sunday afternoon concert, which attracted, I’d guess, around 400, couldn’t have been accommodated in…