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
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
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 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
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 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
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
EntertainmentClass missing in Lang Lang circusThe Lang Lang circus came to town, pitching a tent in our most exotic movie palace.13 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNZ Opera: The Magic Flute, ASB TheatreNew Zealand Opera is bringing Sara Brodie's production of The Magic Flute to Auckland after a successful season in the capital.10 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPianist set for poetic perfomanceLang Lang may call China his first home but "it's not like I'm living here at the moment," he explains. "I'm just touring all the time. In fact, I'm not living anywhere."04 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentRussian soul shines in choral jewelRachmaninov's Vespers holds a special place in the composer's output, far removed from the popular concertos that reflect his international career as a concert pianist.30 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentQuartet deliver earth and verve with sweet FinnishEnso String Quartet still has the freshness and attack that spurred one critic to rationalise the group's smouldering power as half honey and half molten lava.29 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPianist leads NZSO right across the scaleExperiencing Stephen Hough's magisterial Brahms Second Piano Concerto brought back a conversation in which the Englishman talked of the power that came from the work's sense of emotional containment.22 May 05:00 PM
