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William Dart review: APO at the Auckland Town Hall
APO launched its Beethoven’s Violin concert with a home-grown stunner.
William Dart review: NZ Symphony Orchestra gets cinematic with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter
Violinist's partnership with American film composer John Williams proves a crowd-pleaser.
William Dart review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Bayleys Great Classics
Languorous emotional outpourings were the order of the evening.
Review: APO explores spectacular sonic worlds of Mahler and Wagner
OPINION: The conductor stamped his distinctive mark on the performance.
Review: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Town Hall
William Dart reviews New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Holy Trinity Cathedral
William Dart reviews the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
Review: APO’s Symphonic Dances concert at the Auckland Town Hall
Might Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances become too familiar in our concert halls? Never.
William Dart review: Choristers bring the drama to Bach’s St Matthew Passion
Choir and soloists deliver thrilling highlights throughout revered choral work.
William Dart: Young talent, enthusiasm on display at NZ Youth Choir concert
The Gondwana Chorale showed its consummate polish in a cappella offerings.
William Dart review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s Mozart 40
APO concert lays on a menu of surprise and delight.
William Dart review: Ieremia brings classic to present-day South Pacific
There is so much to admire in Neil Ieremia’s production of (m)Orpheus.
NZSO puts on a night of America’s best
William Dart reviews the NZSO concert at the Auckland Town Hall.
Review: APO's In the Elements at the Auckland Town Hall
William Dart reviews APO's In the Elements concert.
William Dart review: Concert a fitting farewell for APO chief executive
William Dart reviews a concert to farewell the APO's chief executive of 17 years.
Manukau Symphony Orchestra marks milestone in style
William Dart reviews a Manukau Symphony Orchestra concert.
William Dart: NZSO serves up three-course feast for the senses
From radical to blissed-out, three-night Immerse festival proves delectable experience.
William Dart review: APO brings to life Harris symphony
William Dart reviews APO's Brahms 1 concert.
William Dart review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s Might & Majesty
An evening of fun and tenderness from the Auckland Philharmonia.
William Dart review: Troy Kingi and APO put on a star performance
William Dart reviews Troy Kingi and APO's stellar Matariki show.
Concert review: Die tote Stadt at the Auckland Town Hall
Excellence assured for one of the highlight's of the musical year.
William Dart review: Bach Musica NZ at Auckland Town Hall
Choir and orchestra fearlessly navigated the constantly changing time signatures.
William Dart review: APO’s salute to Sondheim a sparkling success
William Dart reviews APO concert.
William Dart review: Fitting finale for violin competition
Michael Hill International Violin Competition comeback welcome, finale high-calibre.
William Dart review: Cosi fan Tutte at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre
This opera has always been tricky territory with its sexual politics.
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra unleashes energy of Dragspil
Opinion: William Dart on APO concert.
William Dart review: Auckland Choral at Holy Trinity Cathedral
Individual talents shine in rich and varied selection of vocal works.
William Dart review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
OPINION: Conductor Carlos Kalmar gave his players a spectacular workout.
William Dart review: Enduring Spirit concert by the NZSO
The orchestra clearly enjoyed Ernest Bloch’s vivid palette.
William Dart review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Bach & Stravinsky
'Baroque & Beyond concerts can be relied upon for a most attractive musical cocktail.'
William Dart review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Opinion: Conductor Shiyeon Sung certainly confirmed the promise of last year.
William Dart review: Bach Musica NZ
Opinion: The audience’s enthusiasm was captured from the opening chorus.
William Dart review: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
The orchestra gave us Mahler’s Third Symphony with a difference.
William Dart review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
The underlying gloom in Rachmaninov’s music is inescapable.
William Dart review: NZOpera’s The Unruly Tourists
William Dart reviews NZOpera's concert.
Theatre: The Unruly Tourists - Bruce Mason Centre
The genesis of NZ Opera’s The Unruly Tourists, which premieres tonight
William Dart review: Six sing in great wonderment
One of the world's finest singing ensembles performed at Holy Trinity.
William Dart review: NZTrio Town Hall Concert Chamber
There was a certain charm in the brevity of these miniatures, says William Dart.
Bellincampi, musicians transport audience back in time with Beethoven symphonies
William Dart reviews the launch of the APO's New Zealand Herald Premier series.
William Dart: Auckland Choral’s Messiah
Joanna Foote’s effortless ornamentation has lost none of its charm.
William Dart: Best of Bach gives reason to rejoice
William Dart reviews Bach Musica NZ concert.
William Dart: Auckland Phiharmonia Orchestra
Review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s Star-Crossed Lovers concert was launched
APO review: Chopin and Schumann salute to the Romantics
A fine pianist can effortlessly illuminate Chopin’s delicate dream world.
William Dart review: Loss relived in seven minutes
The New Zealand Chamber Soloists have a distinguished track record.
NZSO take audience on musical journey through life
Review of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra concert
APO rises to the moment with An Alpine Symphony
OPINION: William Dart reviews the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra concert.
William Dart Review: NZSO's Heavenly concert
The performance welcomes the return of conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
William Dart review: New Zealand Opera's Macbeth
Macbeth springs to life with powerhouse performances.
William Dart review: Bach Musica NZ at Auckland Town Hall
Sprightly woodwind injected high spirits into a dancing second movement.
William Dart Review: Grosvenor gives Grieg concerto a fresh touch
William Dart reviews APO concert
William Dart review: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Beethoven
Pianist and conductor were determined to bring out the dance as a key to this music.
William Dart review: NZSO's Truth and Beauty
Prokofiev's sleek orchestration and sinuous lines were never compromised.
Hall swept away by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
William Dart reviews the latest APO concert Il Trovatore.
Rob Ruha's Ka Pō, Ka Ao with Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra a stellar journey
The audience welcomed Matariki in the stellar presence of singer-songwriter Rob Ruha.
Music review: APO, Auckland Town hall
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Tall Tales was a mighty celebration with music to match.
William Dart: Auckland Philharmonia impress with Smetana's Ma Vlast
The APO undertook what is perhaps its most courageous programme for some years.
Review: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Light & Shade
This was a programme that spoke up for the minor masters, writes William Dart.
Concert review: APO, On the Danube
William Dart reviews Thursday's Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at the Town Hall.
Willliam Dart: NZSO celebrates Matariki
Friday evening belonged to Gareth Farr's 'symphonic' celebration of Matariki.
APO's Rediscovery stylish and full of gusto
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Rediscovery concert was something of a curiosity corner.
Bach Musica NZ reward loyal audience
William Dart reviews Rita Paczian and Bach Musica NZ.
Concert review: NZSO's 'Fantastique' appropriate description
Fantastique, from Berlioz's great symphony, was also an apt description for the evening.
William Dart: Beethoven opera chillingly relevant today
William Dart reviews Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's presentation of Fidelio.
NZSO celebrates Stravinsky in style
NZSO delivered main course of The Firebird and a punchy entree of Juliet Palmer's Buzzard.
On Cloud Nine with NZTrio's latest offering
REVIEW: NZTrio's performance was as stimulating to the eye as the ear.
William Dart: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - review
REVIEW: Joyous medley of Hungarian folk tunes to welcome APO's returning music director.
William Dart: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - review
The APO's excellent strings fuelled both momentum and body.
William Dart: Voices at the End - review
Voices at the End was a memorable keyboard spectacular to launch Auckland's Arts Festival.
William Dart: APO's Nordic Fire a glorious, quarantine-free trip to Scandinavia
REVIEW: The evening's centrepiece was an evocative timpani concerto written by Kalevi Aho.
William Dart: The Beethoven Birthday Concert - review
Michael Houstoun's achievement — a Beethoven Birthday Concert on the actual day itself.
William Dart: Auckland Choral's Messiah - review
Auckland Choral's Messiah is always a highlight of the city's musical calendar.
William Dart: NZTrio reach for the stars in final concert of the year
William Dart reviews NZTrio's final concert of the year.
Review: Seascapes concert a welcome homecoming for MSO
Andrew Joyce's opening cello concerto was anything but an earthbound experience
William Dart: Diva delights her bedroom audience
The Human Voice plays for a small audience in a Hotel DeBrett room.
William Dart: NZSO make welcome return
William Dart reviews the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's latest performance.
Review: Passion and betrayal thrill
APO's night at the opera sweeps away the cobwebs of lockdown isolation.
Finely tuned ensembles reminded us that opera is essentially theatre
Sunday night's Gala Concert drew a full house.