EntertainmentClassical review: Tennant-Austin DuoA Sunday afternoon recital by the Tennant-Austin Duo provided a stylish launch for Auckland's concert year.15 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Stuart MaunderAustralian Stuart Maunder has led the New Zealand Opera company for the past two years. He directed Tosca, now out in cinemas nationwide, and confesses to an unhealthy obsession with Gilbert and Sullivan operettas.15 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentClassic CD: Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky: Grand Sonata & The SeasonsPlaying Gershwin with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 2012, Freddy Kempf was a sleek cheetah on the keys, caressing moody chromaticisms into sinuous life.06 Feb 11:31 PM
EntertainmentJohn Psathas' ambitious musical remembrance of WWIJohn Psathas is very much at ease with big projects, as you'd expect of the man whose music opened and closed the 2004 Athens Olympics.29 Jan 06:00 PM
EntertainmentConcertgoers develop taste for the cool sound of baroque musicNew Zealand concertgoers have developed a taste for the cool, yet vibrant, sound of baroque music delivered in the performing styles of its day.22 Jan 04:00 PM
EntertainmentConcert review: Auckland Choral, Auckland Town HallUwe Grodd's introductions to Auckland Choral's annual Messiah are becoming as much of a tradition as the musical performances that follow them.16 Dec 06:13 AM
EntertainmentClassic CD: Yuja Wang, Clare HammondYou'll thrill early on, when Wang's massive piano cadenza capitulates into one of the composer's most searing cris de coeur.28 Nov 12:36 AM
EntertainmentExcursions into unexpected keysThe final concert of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's New Zealand Herald Premier series was a night to remember.20 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFantasies and fairytales cast their mysterious spellA night of telling tales lay ahead when Eckehard Stier took the podium on Thursday for his penultimate appearance as Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's music director.07 Nov 02:18 AM
EntertainmentTrio revel in the detailLast week, in conversation, the Vienna Piano Trio's Stefan Mendl confessed his intense admiration for Beethoven's Opus 70 no 2.25 Oct 04:00 PM
