Previous Concerts
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Jason Bae
We are sorry to advise that Sonja Radojkovic will not be able to travel to New Zealand due to ill health. Fortunately pianist Jason Bae has agreed to present a superb programme for us on 9th May.
- Beethoven - Sonata Op. 10 No. 2
- Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit
- Chopin - Mazurkas Op. 59
- Rachmaninov - Piano Sonata No.2 Op. 36
Born in South Korea in 1991, emerging piano star Jason Bae is a talent to watch. In 2008, Jason was awarded 1st Prize in the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition in New York, which gained him a performance at the Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall. In the same year, he won the New Zealand Young Performer of the Year. In 2009, he won 2nd Prize at the Lev Vlassenko International Piano Competition in Brisbane, Australia, where he also received the prize for the best performance of a work by Chopin. In 2010 he won the University of Auckland Gala Concerto Competition, performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 1. Now only 20 years of age, Jason recently competed in the prestigious Dublin International Piano Competition, graduating to the second round.
Jason made his recital debut in Auckland in 2012, and has performed widely as a concerto soloist with orchestras including the 2010 NZSO National Youth Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Brisbane. He is currently studying towards his Bachelor of Honours in piano performance at the University of Auckland with Rae de Lisle.
Tickets are available online in advance through EventFinder.
New Zealand Guitar Quartet
The New Zealand Guitar Quartet came together in 2011 and has performed to enthusiastic reviews throughout N Z since. Owen Moriarty, Christopher Hill and Tim Watanabe each graduated from Schools of Music in Wellington before furthering their guitar and liberal arts interests in California, Spain and Wellington (respectively). In 2010 Jane Curry completed a doctorate from University of Arizona and is now Head of Classical Guitar Studies at the NZ School of Music.
- Paulo Bellinati - Baiao de Gude
- J S Bach (arr) - Brandenburg Concerto no 3, BWV 1048
- Craig Utting (arr) - Onslow Suite (II)
- Manuel de Falla (arr) - selection from El amor brujo
- Carlos Rafael Rivera - Cumba-Quin
- Leo Brouwer - Cuban Landscape with Rain
- Rimsky-Korsakov (arr) - Capriccio Espagnol, Op 34
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Aroha String Quartet and Andrew Joyce
With "accomplished brilliance, soulfulness and sublime intensity in perfect balance and tonal unity", the Aroha Quartet has become firmly established as one of the finest chamber music ensembles in New Zealand. The programme features Schubert’s wonderful cello quintet (D 959). It also includes a String Quintet, written for the group by Peter Tornyai in 2010, which is said to begin where Schubert’s cello quintet ends.
- Haydn - String Quartet in Bь, Op 76/4 Sunrise
- Peter Tornyai - String Quintet
- Schubert - String Quintet in C major, D 956
Presented in association with Chamber Music New Zealand.
Please note that EFT-POS will not be available at St. Marks so we will unfortunately only be able to accept cash sales at the door. Tickets are available online in advance through EventFinder.
Pepe Becker and Helen Webby
Pepe Becker and Helen Webby - "Life leads to death and out of death comes new life and love - 'tis the nature of things." Their enchanting programme - Love's Nature - sings of births, deaths and lovers' unions. Beginning with haunting mediæval monody it progresses through baroque, classical, romantic, 20th century and contemporary works, coming full circle with arrangements of Irish folk songs. Featuring the songs of:
- Hildegard of Bingen, Guillaume de Marchaut, Henry Purcell, G F Handel
- Louis Spohr, Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré
- Philip Cannon, Gareth Farr, Helen Bowater, Irish folk songs
"Webby and Becker bring intensity to the music, passionate yet unexaggerated."
Presented in association with Chamber Music New Zealand.
Please note that EFT-POS will not be available at St. Marks so we will unfortunately only be able to accept cash sales at the door. Tickets are available online in advance through EventFinder.
Leonari Piano Trio
Leonari Trio was created when Maria Mo and Eddy King teamed up to butcher Beethoven's lovely third cello sonata. Two years of screaming abuse and a lotta chamber love later, they plucked the blondest child (Hilary Hayes) from kindergarten to contribute on the fiddle - Leonari Trio was born, an event not yet noted in Grove's Dictionary. The Trio is tutored by members of NZ Chamber Soloists at the University of Waikato.
- Beethoven - Piano Trio in D maj, Op 70/1 Ghost
- Rachmaninov - Trio Élégiaque no 1 in G minor
- Arensky - Piano Trio no 1 in D minor, Op 32
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Presented in association with Chamber Music New Zealand.
Sergey Malov and Michael Houstoun
Sergey Malov, born 27 years ago in Russia, has won nine major violin competitions during the past 12 years, culminating with the Michael Hill International Violin Competition in 2011.
Throughout this nation-wide tour he is accompanied by the acclaimed New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun.
- Schubert - Sonata in A minor, D 821 Arpeggione for viola and piano
- Bartok - Sonata for solo violin, Sz 117
- Schumann - Sonata no 1 in A minor, Op 105
- A selection of works by Paganini
Presented in association with Chamber Music New Zealand.
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Halida Dinova
Halida Dinova is a champion of rare and interesting twentieth-century repertoire from her native Russia and America, as well as the classical repertoire.
- Bach-Liszt - Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
- Liszt - Légende: St. Francis of Assisi's sermon to the birds
- Debussy - Reflets dans l'eau from Images Book 1, Poissons f'or from Images Book 2, Valse - La plus que lente and Clair de Lune
- Mendelssohn - Scherzo in E minor, Op 16/2
- Scriabin - Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op 9
- Rachmaninoff - Two preludes from Op 23
- Balakirev - Islamey: an oriental fantasy, Op 18
- Schubert-Liszt [transcriptions] - Auf dem Wasser zu singen, Der Erlkönig
- Chopin - 24 Preludes, Op 28
"Music's humanity soars in this pianist's expressiveness ... She has all of the equipment to tackle the most demanding technical beasts, but she draws attention principally to the expressive elements that make music so human." Donald Rosenberg, Cleveland
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MELERensemble
Featuring Josef Špaček, winner of the 2009 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, this piano quartet highlights unusual and rarely performed chamber works including a new New Zealand commission.
- Mozart - Piano Quartet in G minor, K478
- Turina - Piano Quartet in A minor, Opus 67
- New Zealand commissioned work
- Schumann - Piano Quartet in Eь major, Opus 47
Jun Bouterey-Ishido
At age 18 years, Jun won first prize in the 2008 National Piano Competition and is studying at the Liszt Academy. This is your opportunity to hear an exciting young pianist.
- J S Bach - Suite no.1 in A major, BWV 806
- Bartok - Out of Doors Suite (1926)
- Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin (1914-17)
- Brahms - Variations on a theme of Handel, Opus 24
Alexa Still with Diedre Irons
Two of Australasia’s most revered musicians reunite in a programme that features the familiar and the unexpected - in music from the 17th to 21st centuries:
- Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano (1957)
- Anne Boyd - Goldfish through Summer Rain (1979)
- Prokofiev - Sonata, Opus 94
- Robert Dick - Fish are Jumping (flute solo) (1999)
- Marin Marais - La Folies d’Espagne (flute solo) (1701)
- Chopin - Fantasie in F minor, Opus 49 (piano solo)
- Borne - Fantasie on Bizet’s Carmen (1900)
Tudor Consort
Directed by Michael Stewart.
Wellington’s specialist early music choral group, acclaimed internationally, returns to present with exquisite quality an exciting repertoire based around the theme of Prophecy.
“Songs of Prophecy” featuring:
- Orlande de Lassus Prophetiae Sibyllarum (~1560)
and concluding with - Heinrich Schütz Teutsch Magnificat (~1665)
NZTrio
Justine Cormack (violin), Ashley Brown (cello) and Sarah Watkins (piano)
- Haydn - Trio in F# minor, Hob XV:26
- Chris Gendall - Intaglio (2006)
- Kenji Bunch - Swing Shift-Groove Boxes (2002)
- Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio in A minor, Opus 50
These players fuse modern and ethnic sounds in piano trio performances that “...blend deep musical insight with vibrant energy … one of our premier ensembles ...” - John Psathas
Hot Young Strings directed by Donald Armstrong
Featuring Hot Young Strings directed by Donald Armstrong with a programme including:
- Antonio Correlli - Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No 4
- William Walton - From the film music for Henry V
- Richard Rodney Bennett - Reflections on a theme of William Walton
- J S Bach - Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
- J S Bach - Air from Suite No 3 in D, BWV 1068
- Elgar - Serenade for Strings in E minor, Opus 20
Amalia Hall (violin) and John Paul Muir (piano)
Featuring Amalia Hall (violin) and John Paul Muir (piano) with a programme :
- Mozart - Violin Sonata in E minor K304
- Fauré - Sonata for piano and violin in A, Opus 13
- Brahms - Sonata for violin and piano No.1 in G major Opus 78
- Debussy - Sonata for violin and piano in G minor L 140
NZ Chamber Soloists
Featuring the New Zealand Chamber Soloists with a programme including:
- Rachmaninoff - Trio Élégiaque No. 1 in G minor, Opus posth
- Shostakovich - Trio No. 2 in E minor, Opus 67
- Jonathan Crehan - Trio Fantasia for piano, violin and cello
- Schumann - Trio No. 1 in D minor, Opus 63
Zephyr Wind Quintet with Diedre Irons (piano)
Featuring the Zephyr Wind Quintet with Deidre Irons (piano) with a programme including:
- Mozart - Quintet for piano and winds in E flat, K.452
- Ken Wilson - Woodwind Quintet
- Berio - Opus Number Zoo
- Poulenc - Sextuor for piano and wind quintet
New Zealand String Quartet
With a programme including:
- Schubert - Quartet in G minor / B flat major, D18
- Tan Dun - Eight Colors
- Helen Fisher - String Quartet (commissioned by Chamber Music Hutt Valley in 1994)
- Beethoven - Duet "With Two Obligato Eyeglasses" for viola and cello, WoO 32
- Haydn - Quartet in G minor, Opus 74 No. 3, The Rider
Liebeck & de Pledge
Featuring Jack Liebeck, violin and Stephen de Pledge, piano with a programme including:
- Mozart - Sonata in G major, K301
- Arvo Part - Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirrors in the mirror)
- Mozart - Sonata in B flat major, K378
- Arvo Part - Fratres
- Franck - Sonata in A major
Cook Straight Trio
Featuring the Cook Strait Trio with a programme including:
- Turina - Trio No. 2 in B minor, Opus 91, Circulo
- John Psathas - Island Songs
- Dvorak - Piano Trio in F minor, Opus 65
