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Ā mua
A new work, created by Tina Makereti and Riki Pirihi, in partnership with Chamber Music New Zealand, that seamlessly integrates kupu, taonga puoro, and orchestral string instruments.
Swing 42
For over 20 years, Ōtautahi Christchurch-based Swing 42 has been dedicated to the performance of gypsy swing, also known as jazz manouche.
Matthew Barley & Stephen De Pledge
Matthew Barley and Stephen De Pledge pull back the curtain on Beethoven’s extraordinary Cello Sonatas to shine fresh light on the composer’s epoch-defining journey.
ami3
Three of New Zealand’s preeminent chamber musicians, Monique Lapins, Ashley Brown, and Ingrid Bauer, present a programme with a French lean for the enticing combination of violin, cello and harp, including works by Jacques Ibert, Maurice Ravel, and Mel Bonis, alongside Johann Sebastian Bach and David Hamilton (NZ).
Beatrice Colombis
Italian-Australian violinist Beatrice Colombis joins NZSO principal cellist Andrew Joyce and acclaimed concert pianist Jian Liu to share a kaleidoscopic programme.
Piers Lane
An artist of extraordinary heart and virtuosity, Piers Lane will perform the complete cycle of Frédéric Chopin’s Preludes and Ballades - the quintessential pairing of artist and programme.
Bruno Guedea
New Zealand-Mexican classical guitarist Bruno Guedea has devised a solo programme that considers the perennial ebb and flow of human emotion across different epochs and cultural perspectives.
Ā mua
Ā mua takes audiences on an immersive, intimate journey that is grounded in mātauranga Māori.
Juniper Reed Trio
After crossing paths for decades over different continents, the members of Juniper Trio have intersected once again within the NZSO, providing them with the opportunity to fulfil a long-standing ambition to form an ensemble.
STROMA
Art is most powerful where it is an agent for change - from social reflection and critique through to composers that have devised work that takes everyone out into deeper water.
Beethoven’s Fortepiano
Los Angeles-based New Zealand fortepianist Mike Lee commemorates the 200-year anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s death by presenting an all-Beethoven programme on an instrument that closely resembles one of the composer’s own.
Ensemble Q
Comprising some of Australia’s most celebrated musicians, Queensland-based Ensemble Q have offered presenters a choice of two programmes, both of which include a newly commissioned six movement work from three Australian and three New Zealand composers.
Caroline Shaw
Frequently listed amongst the most performed living composers globally, Caroline Shaw has created a sound world that is unique, but so resonant that you imagine that it has always existed.
He Āria
He Āria presents the Twenty-Four Italian Arie Antiche in te reo Māori - a landmark transcreation of one of the most enduring collections in the vocal repertoire.
