On June 29, the society will host a concert by an Australian String Quartet for the first time. The Flanders Quartet will also come with a bonus – two of New Zealand’s most treasured musicians will be part of this concert. Violinist Wilma Smith is a member of the quartet and pianist Michael Houstoun will be joining them to perform Dvorak’s brilliant piano quintet.
The Ghost Piano Trio will return on August 3 to perform the work that gave the group its name – Beethoven’s famous “Ghost Trio”. The programme also includes music by Takemitsu and Shostakovich.
Waikanae Music Society Charitable Trust each year awards scholarships to outstanding young New Zealand musicians to help them further their studies. On August 24, one of the 2018 award-winners, Tony Yan Tong Chen, will return to perform a piano recital.
The season will end on Sunday, September 21 with a performance of Schubert’s Octet in F major, D. 803 for wind and strings. The well-known Aroha String Quartet are joined in this performance by four NZSO and Orchestra Wellington musicians on clarinet, bassoon, horn and double bass.
All concerts will be held in the Waikanae Memorial Hall at 2.30pm on Sunday afternoons.
For more information, pick up a brochure from libraries or visit the website www.waikanaemusic.org.nz. Enquiries can be made via phone on 04 905 6070 or 022 345 5316.