Nau mai, haere mai
Welcome to our 2026 series!
We’ll be exploring the depth and lyrical warmth of Robert Schumann’s piano trios, paired with musical gems from Aotearoa, the USA, India, Turkey and Poland, passing through surreal and unexpected sonic worlds.
Dreamscape traverses vivid musical worlds: Panufnik’s colourful Around Three Corners, Schumann’s passionate Piano Trio No. 1, Cowan’s inventive wood : strings : hammers : flesh, and Ives’ playful Piano Trio – a journey through memory, imagination, and sonic exploration.
Roxanna Panufnik | Around Three Corners
Robert Schumann | Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor
Claire Cowan (NZ) | wood : strings : hammers : flesh
Charles Ives | Piano Trio
This concert features guest pianist Jian Liu
Fazıl Say’s energetic Space Jump opens the programme, followed by Schumann’s lyrical Piano Trio No. 2. Keith Moss’ new work for NZTrio adds contemporary flair, before concluding with Reena Esmail’s rich fusion of Indian and Western musical traditions.
Fazıl Say | Space Jump for piano trio
Robert Schumann | Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major
Keith Moss (NZ)| New work written for NZTrio
Reena Esmail | Piano Trio
23 August
Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui, Wellington
30 August
Greytown Music Society
Book tickets through efjacooke@gmail.co.nz
Hanna Kulenty | A Cradle Song
Robert Schumann | Piano Trio No. 3 in g minor
Adam Schoenberg | Las Estrellas
Karlo Margetić (NZ) | Icarus on Titan (2026 NZTrio / SOUNZ Tarling Trust Commission)
Leonard Bernstein | Piano Trio
3 December
Sir Howard Morrison Centre, Rotorua
4 December
Taupō
Book tickets via tracey.lidington@gmail.com
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2026 Series photography by Jen Raoult
Somi dressed by WORLD Brand
Matthias dressed by Crane Brothers
Join us for our 2026 Summer Series – Groove Café!
On tour Feb/March 2026
John Psathas’ Island Songs bring sun, surf, and a dash of Kiwi cool – no sunscreen required. Then you’re kept guessing with Eliodoro Sollima’s Tre movimenti, leaping from atonal intrigue to melodic surprises faster than you can say “cin cin”. Vivian Fung’s Ominous Machine whirs, glitches, and grooves like your favourite gadget on a caffeine rush. And it all ends with Nikolai Kapustin’s Divertissement, the ultimate musical cocktail: equal parts classical poise and jazz swagger, shaken (not stirred) into four sparkling movements.
The Programme
John Psathas (NZ) | Island Songs
Eliodoro Sollima | Tre movimenti
Vivian Fung | Ominous Machine
Nikolai Kapustin | Divertissement in 4 Movements
This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge
