EntertainmentBuonissimi flautistsLuca Manghi is in rehearsal week for tonight's Flautissimo concert, one of the regular chamber music evenings sponsored by Auckland's 26 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: APO Bach CollageDuring the past few years, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra has presented annual Choral Masterpieces evenings, focusing on one particular 25 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentDynamic duo for APO collageStephen Layton knows his Bach. The English conductor, together with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, delivered a memorable Mass 19 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: APO Calm SeasMendelssohn's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage has always seemed a poor cousin to his more popular Hebrides Overture, despite its literary 18 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentFirst two string quartets of Brahms now on disc from NZ String QuartetThe New Zealand String Quartet has a distinguished track record on disc, balancing homegrown with international repertoire. Its latest 18 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSpirited piano recital has intimate touchThe intimacy of Auckland Museum's auditorium must have appealed to Javier Perianes, introducing his Fazioli recital as more of a family concert.14 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentRoss Harris: Symphony No.5 & Violin ConcertoThe Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra take on the music of Ross Harris with excellent results.12 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentIt's a kind of journeyI catch Javier Perianes by phone at his Hobart hotel and the Spanish pianist quickly assures me that, no, he's not watching the Olympics 12 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentThe world must strive for peaceTonight's second instalment of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Degenerate, Denounced, Outrageous series was always going to be the 11 Aug 07:00 PM
EntertainmentBrilliant performance brings evening of joyThe evening almost stole upon us. First up, clarinettist Julian Bliss gave us Debussy with pianist Sarah Watkins and, with shivery 08 Aug 05:30 PM
EntertainmentSpine-tingling moments punctuate winter concertIt was cheering that the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra opened its latest concert with an indisputable Strauss masterpiece.07 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentBasking in the warm glow of musicWhen the dinner conversation turns to crocodiles, you know this is no ordinary music festival. Crocodiles are a regular part of life 05 Aug 06:00 PM
EntertainmentCD Review: Granada 1013-1502Jordi Savall's latest project explores five centuries of shifting cultures in southern Spain, focusing on the city of Granada from 05 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentFrom Germany - via Seattle - with loveThe classical music world is nothing if not cosmopolitan. German soprano Christiane Libor makes her debut with the New Zealand Symphony 03 Aug 06:00 PM
EntertainmentGetting blissful with the NZTrioAt 27, Julian Bliss knows what it's like to be a wunderkind. The British clarinetist won his first major concerto competition at 1203 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAppreciative house for annual eventAudiences have become accustomed to the seemingly inevitable triumph of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's annual Opera in Concert.31 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentCd Review: Martha Argerich, Early RecordingsDeutsche Grammophon has taken Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich's 75th birthday very seriously. New releases include a Bueno Aires 29 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentCD Review: Paradis sur Terre: A French SongbookNicky Spence's impassioned performance of Andre Caplet's 1917 song-cycle, Les Prieres inevitably takes on new resonances, after an 29 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentLexus winner thrilled, blessed and excitedFour days after winning the country's most prestigious song contest, Benson Wilson was at his Onehunga home helping to put away groceries29 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMusicians of tomorrow here todayFinals night looms for the cream of young chamber musicians.29 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSymphony lights up AucklandSir Andrew Davis, who conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Illuminations concert, roars with laughter when I tell him how29 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentLexus judge offers adviceThe race is on for the one of New Zealand's premier music competitions, the Lexus Song Quest. After five days working with Head Judge29 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMusic and drama uniteIn August 1901, a Hugh McLeod, writing in The New Zealand Illustrated Magazine on the occasion of yet another performance of Il Trovatore29 Jul 12:00 AM
EntertainmentReview: Big scores softened by breezy MozartSinfonia Domestica of Richard Strauss offered 44 minutes of uber-romantic immersion in the second half of the NZSO's Mozart & Strauss concert.24 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMusic tells heartbreaking storyAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra's major 2016 commission, a sixth symphony by Ross Harris, was the musical and emotional core of Thursday's 22 Jul 03:34 AM
EntertainmentViolinist pursues decorative dialoguesAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra seems happy that Music Director Giordano Bellincampi is back in town, and one sensed it in the first 13 Jul 10:29 PM
EntertainmentPlaying in the sunshineAuckland music-lovers are more accustomed to seeing Piers Lane on the town hall stage at the Steinway than under tropical palms enjoying Queensland sunshine.12 Jul 03:25 AM
EntertainmentReview: Divine immersion thrills Aotea crowdSir Andrew Davis prefaced an enthralling Eclairs sur l'au-Dela by saying how privileged he felt to be conducting this Messiaen work for his second and probably last time.10 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentIntimate venue adds punch to tasty worksAuckland Chamber Orchestra, under the admirable Peter Scholes, set off tonight with a welcome taste of the local.04 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSuyeon Kang reveals interpretative scope that made her a winnerSuyeon Kang, the first Australian to take top honours in the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, has undertaken her winner's recital tour and concerto performance.30 Jun 04:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: Choir sure to stun on tourThe Youth ensemble in thrilling form on eve of departure for Europe.28 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Suite a reliable audience magnetWe had been told that Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade had been programmed at least 23 times in the orchestra's history and, once again, it proved a reliable audience magnet.26 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentGallery of sound and poetryThe music of Eve de Castro-Robinson is well represented on CD, with three fine albums on the Atoll label.17 Jun 08:30 PM
EntertainmentViolinist to undertake recital tourTown Hall to host Michael Hill International Violin Competition star.17 Jun 08:00 PM
