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Classic CD: Yuja Wang, Clare Hammond

You'll thrill early on, when Wang's massive piano cadenza capitulates into one of the composer's most searing cris de coeur.

Lively take on old-school show

Excursions into unexpected keys

The final concert of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's New Zealand Herald Premier series was a night to remember.

Fantasies and fairytales cast their mysterious spell

A 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.

Trio revel in the detail

Last week, in conversation, the Vienna Piano Trio's Stefan Mendl confessed his intense admiration for Beethoven's Opus 70 no 2.

Themes proved a shrewd choice for orchestral series