Chamber Music New Zealand
Peter Walls’ diverse musical involvement
Classical music has a great capacity to provide profound comfort in times of loss; one of the beloved such works in the repertoire is Fauré’s Requiem. Wellington choir Nota Bene is performing this… Audio
Upbeat for Friday 29 June
We have an update on the restructure of the University of Auckland’s School of Music, conductor Riccardo Muti stops the Chicago Symphony Orchestra mid-performance and Chamber Music New Zealand’s Peter…
Gareth FARR: Te Kōanga (première)
Heath Quartet, presented by Chamber Music New Zealand. Video, Audio
Telling stories with Taonga pūoro
Chamber Music New Zealand is marking Matariki with unique performances in some of our Museums. Ngā taonga puoro player Alistair Fraser and double bass player Phil Boniface team up with story teller… Video, Audio
Upbeat for Thursday 21 June
Today it’s all about technology - new copyright laws for Youtube and Alexa teaches us music. Plus a live performance by Nga Taonga Puoro player Alistair Fraser and bass player Phil Boniface. Video
Review: CMNZ presents Phantasm
The Viol ensemble Phantasm has been touring the country for Chamber Music New Zealand. They’ve performed in Auckland, Napier and Wellington so far, with two final performances – one in Christchurch…
Upbeat for Friday 4 May
May the 4th be with you! Five faves from NZSO timpanist Larry Reese; Peter Hoar reviews Phantasm, we discover how going to concerts makes you live longer, and we mark International Gardening Day.
Upbeat for Wednesday 2 May
More Kiwi music to mark NZ Music Month; Tony Ryan reviews Behn Quartet & drummer, composer and educator Chris O’Connor picks his five faves.
Musical scholar Alex Ross
Alex Ross is the music critic for The New Yorker and the author of The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century. He will appear at the Auckland Writers Festival and talk about his latest work, on… Audio
Review: Imani Winds
Vivacious American wind quintet Imani Winds conclude the Chamber Music New Zealand 2017 season. Peter Mechen attended their performance at the Michael Fowler Centre last night, which featured works… Audio
Chamber Music NZ launch 2018 season
Chamber Music New Zealand has a jam-packed 2018 season. It includes celebrating the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, an audio described concert with The New Yorker music critic Alex Ross… Audio
Making music accessible
Everyone should be able to access live music. That’s the ethos behind a series of concerts by Chamber Music New Zealand and the IHC Foundation that encourages inclusion and participation for diverse… Audio
Review: Takács Quartet
Considered to be chamber music “royalty” the Takács Quartet held court over the weekend in Wellington and Auckland. Elizabeth Kerr was in the crowd to hear the dynamic group perform Haydn, Webern… Audio
Chamber Music brought to life with technology
New Zealand pianist Xenia Pestova is playing a collection of new music by mostly contemporary and female composers as part of her Chamber Music New Zealand tour. One of the works she has commissioned… Audio
Kuijken Quartet: a family affair
Husband Sigiswald Kuijken, wife Marleen Thiers and daughter Sara Kuijken are three quarters of the Kuijken Quartet. They are currently on a Chamber Music New Zealand tour performing Hayden and Mozart… Audio
Review: Masaaki Suzuki & Juilliard415
Maestro Masaaki Suzuki and Juilliard 415 are touring the country as part of the Chamber Music New Zealand tour. They played an entirely Bach programme at Wellington’s Michael Fowler on Tuesday…
Auckland Arts Festival 2017 - L'Arpeggiata
The early music ensemble with a difference, L'Arpeggiata performs "Music for a While", a concert for the Auckland Arts Festival in association with Chamber Music New Zealand. They perform music by… Audio
Baroque jazz fusion to string quartet royalty
Chamber Music New Zealand’s Peter Walls takes us through a music journey of what to expect in 2017, from baroque jazz fusion, to string quartet royalty. Highlights include Masaaki Suzuki and… Audio
Conchord lands in NZ
London Conchord Ensemble has landed in New Zealand for Chamber Music New Zealand’s final concert tour of 2016. Pianist Julian Milford explains why eight principals from top London orchestras spend… Audio
QuintEssence reviewed
Peter Mechen reviews Chamber Music New Zealand’s mini-festival QuintEssence. The programme features performances from The New Zealand String Quartet, Grammy-nominated violist James Dunham, The Pettman… Audio