Repertoire
NZ music is at the heart of NZTrio. We are proud to present the hugely varied music of our talented and valuable composing colleagues both locally in NZ and on the international stage. Below is a list of the composers and works we have commissioned to date (both from NZ and elsewhere in the world), with links through to their programme notes.
Adams, Chris
Jekyll Rat (written for NZTrio 2010) – 10′
Bailey, Judy
So many rivers – 10′ (2010)
Ballard, Sarah
Prema Lahari (2020) – c. 10′
Body, Jack
Pain in the Arse (2012) – 8′
O Cambodia (2011) – 20′
Fire in the Belly (2006) – 7′
Arranged for NZTrio:
Tribute to the Blues: Mary Lou’s Dreams and John Lee’s Pluck (2008) – c. 8′
Rainforest II: Hunting song, Returning from a hunt, Lament – c. 9’
Chen, Musheng
Gusu melody capriccio (2009) – c. 10′
Clement, Rachel
Shifting states (2005) – c. 12′
Cowan, Claire
Ultraviolet (2015) – 8′
Subtle Dances (2013) – 10′
Cree Brown, Chris
Gallipoli Fragments for Piano Trio (2015) – c. 27′
The Triumvirate (2005) – c. 4′
Cresswell, Lyell
Moto Perpetuo (2006) – c. 6′
Dadson, Phil
Firestarters [zones of darkness and unexpected light] (2008) – c. 25′
de Castro-Robinson, Eve
At Water’s Birth (2008) – c. 10′
de Lautour, Reuben
An Auscultation of Water (2021) – c. 8′
Downes, David
Kingdom – for piano trio and film (NZTrio commission 2009) – 10′
Elmsly, John
Ritual Triptych (2014) – c. 17′
Farquhar, David
Woven Strands (1999) – c. 6’
Farr, Gareth
Forbidden Colours (2015) – c. 10′
Mondo Rondo (Arranged for NZTrio 2012) – c. 12′
Triple Concerto (2006) – c. 25′
Farr, Gareth | Nunns, Richard
Nga Kete e Toru for piano trio and taonga puoro (2010) – c. 20′
Fisher, Salina
Kintsugi (2020) – c. 5′
Gao, Ping
Feng Zheng/Kite, written for piano trio and guzheng (2016) – c. 19′
Su Xie Si Ti/Four Sketches (2009) – c. 10′
Gardner, James
Blessed Unrest (2006) – c. 7.5′
Gendall, Chris
Dulcet Tones (2016) – c. 9′
Triple Concerto (2011) written for Orchestra Wellington and NZTrio
Intaglio (2006) – c. 10′
Greenbaum, Stuart
The year without a summer (2010) – c. 15′
Grenfell, Maria
A Feather of Blue (2000) – c. 10’
Guo, Ming
Spring at Westlake
Hamilton, David
The Faraday Cage (2015) – c. 13′
Harris, Ross
Senryu (2006) – c. 4′
Him, Sophy
The First Strike (written for NZTrio and Cambodian ensemble Tray So – premiered March 2011) – 10′
Holloway, Samuel
Corpse and Mirror (2017) – c. 15′
Holmes, Leonie
…when expectation ends (2014) – c.10′
Kelly, Victoria
Toi Huarewa/The Suspended Way for piano trio and taonga puoro (2013) – Composed in collaboration with Horomona Horo, NZTrio and Tim Worrall – c. 20′
Ker, Dorothy
String Taxonomy, written for piano trio and guzheng (2016)
Performed in collaboration with Chinese guzheng master, Xia Jing
Lardelli, Dylan
Shells, for piano trio and guzheng (2016) – c. 5′
Between Strings, for piano trio and guzheng (2013) – c. 10′
Li, Jun
The Steps of Life
Li, Pan
The Flame
Lodge, Martin
Ngã Whetu Hou (2019) – c.
Margetić, Karlo
Matthews, Stephen
Quartet with Tenor (2016)
Mayall, Jeremy
Ahakoa he iti he pounamu (2019) – c. 3′
McLeod, Jenny
Clouds (2021) – c. 7′
Norris, Michael
dirty pixels (2003) – c. 12’
Oram, Celeste
the naming of waters (2018) – c. 10′
Palmer, Juliet
Vermillion Songs (2016) – c. 10′
Performed in collaboration with Simon O’Neill, tenor.
Psathas, John
Helix (2006) – c. 23′
Island Songs (arr. piano trio 1998) – c. 13’
Rimmer, John
Burning the Calories (2006) – 6’45”
Shen, Nalin
Meng Yuan 朦塬 for piano trio and guzheng (2014)
Meng Yuan 朦塬 for piano trio (2016)
Speak, Jeroen
Serendipity Fields, for piano trio and guzheng – c. 11′
Taylor, Alex
burlesques mécaniques (2012) – c.10′
Tian, Gang
Circle Dances
Ung, Chinary
In Memorium, for amplified piano trio and voices (2011) – c. 10′
Whitehead, Gillian
Te waka o te rangi (2019) – c. 4′
The river flows on… (written for NZTrio and Cambodian ensemble Tray So, 2011) – c. 20′
Piano Trio (2004) – c. 20′
Young, Ken
Piano Trio (2015) – 17′
Yudane, Wayan
Entering the Stream (2009) – 10′
Zhang, Xin
Blooming Ripple
Zhang, Yin
White Stones
Zhang, Zeyi
Blooming
Zhu, Uni
Walking on Lotus in Rainy Night
