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Review: Classical Favourites, APO

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra delivers an evening with a mood of celebration.

Verdi requiem a monumental achievement

George Bernard Shaw was sometimes sceptical of composers' motives in writing requiems.

Review: NZSO's salute to Steve Reich

NZSO describes its annual Bold Worlds: New Frontiers concert as an exploration of contemporary international repertoire and its connections.

William Dart reviews the CD Peter Maxwell Davies, An Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise

A great English composer is farewelled with poetry and politics.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa returns to Auckland

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa says her next Auckland recital is like putting together a personal story.

William Dart: Ashkenazy - one of the APO's finest performances of 2016

A full house was predictable with Vladimir Ashkenazy on the podium; it proved one of the APO's finest performances of the season.

Orchestra delights Qantas passengers

A plane full of lucky passengers flying Qantas from Sydney to Singapore has been treated to a classical surprise at 12,000 metres

William Dart: APO holds audience spellbound

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra rewarded a spellbound Auckland Town Hall with a brilliant display of the orchestral art.

Classics Review: Vivat's ambitious 10 CD set

Vivat's latest project is ambitious: 10 CDs spanning 100 years of song from 1810 to 1910, decade by decade.

Swing into Spring sets a party mood

The Rodger Fox Big Band and NZTO's Swing into Spring concert sets the party mood in a raucous fun way.

William Dart reviews Victor Herbert, Cello Concertos

Victor Herbert is mostly remembered for his operettas, now a new collection of his orchestral music reminds us this man had a very different life before he succumbed to the lure of Broadway.

William Dart finds chamber choir Viva Voce reaching for the stars

Viva Voce is possibly the country's liveliest chamber choir; next weekend, its<i>Heavenly Bodies</i> concert is inspired by The Bard's image of the orbs of heaven.

NZ Symphony Orchestra gets foxy

When it comes to Kiwi Big Band jazz, Rodger Fox is the man who set the template; now he's touring the country with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

William Dart reviews the latest classical cds

You're not too likely to encounter the music of Auber in today's opera houses and concert halls. Well, not in this country, although

Review: A satisfying feast of Mozart

Bach Musica NZ marketed this early evening concert as a Mozart Feast and a generous repast it was.

The guide dog that hates classical music

Yorrick, the German shepherd, has been banned from Auckland Town Hall concerts after barking in displeasure at brass solos.