As part of the Wānaka Festival of Colour, internationally renowned and Grammy award winning New Zealand tenor Simon O’Neill is joining forces with ‘national treasure’ NZTrio.

This is a special chance to hear Simon O’Neill outside of concert halls and opera houses for an intimate concert featuring Mahler’s Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and a selection of Strauss Lieder. Filled with deep longing, moments of joy and turmoil, these songs have been arranged for piano trio by New Zealand composers Ken Young and Alex Taylor. Don’t miss your chance to hear Simon O’Neill in his element with NZTrio.

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This gorgeous, rejuvenating evening of eight world premieres celebrates the vital conservation work of Forest & Bird, reminding us all of the precious beauty of our whenua, moana, flora and fauna.
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Founded in 1923 by war veteran Ernest ‘Val’ Sanderson after a campaign to restore Kāpiti Island and honour its status as a nature reserve, Forest & Bird has played a crucial role in preserving New Zealand’s wildlife and wild places.

Collaborating in concert to salute the mahi of its members and supporters, composers and performers including NZTrio, Peter Scholes, Bridget Douglas, Rob Thorne and Yoshiko Tsuruta bring their command of acoustic chamber instruments to the fore.

Featuring atmospheric visual design capturing unique environments and native species, both on land and in the sea, this stirring one-off performance is inspired by – and aspires to the future of – the Aotearoa way of life.

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Proudly supported by Forest & Bird

This gorgeous, rejuvenating evening of eight world premieres celebrates the vital conservation work of Forest & Bird, reminding us all of the precious beauty of our whenua, moana, flora and fauna.
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Founded in 1923 by war veteran Ernest ‘Val’ Sanderson after a campaign to restore Kāpiti Island and honour its status as a nature reserve, Forest & Bird has played a crucial role in preserving New Zealand’s wildlife and wild places.

Collaborating in concert to salute the mahi of its members and supporters, composers and performers including NZTrio, Peter Scholes, Bridget Douglas, Rob Thorne and Yoshiko Tsuruta bring their command of acoustic chamber instruments to the fore.

Featuring atmospheric visual design capturing unique environments and native species, both on land and in the sea, this stirring one-off performance is inspired by – and aspires to the future of – the Aotearoa way of life.

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Proudly supported by Forest & Bird

Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join NZTrio as they celebrate their 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

Adults $30
Students $15

Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Join us as we celebrate our 21st birthday in a concert that bursts with colour and emotion, featuring the music of past and present masters.

At the heart of the programme are Brahms’ remarkable Piano Trios, composed during the early, mid, and late stages of his life. Each concert features one of the trios with the cycle completed at the conclusion of the national tour.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Trio in B flat major K 502
Arvo Pärt/Mozart Adagio
Gareth Farr Forbidden Colours
Johannes Brahms One of either Piano Trio No 1, Piano Trio No 2, or Piano Trio No 3
Claire Cowan Ultra Violet (performed only Brahms Trio No 3)

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Travelling in invisible waves that transform how we experience the world, light has fascinated artists for centuries. In this exciting event, be amazed as waves of sound create an original painting before your eyes. As NZTrio perform a new commission from accomplished New Zealand composer Alex Taylor, EEG (electroencephalogram) headsets will capture their brainwaves as they respond to music stimuli. This data is then expressed in a painting that is created in real time. Developed by contemporary artist Simon Ingram, this incredible music-to-painting digital technology visualises the visceral unseen forces shaping our experiences of art and life.

Simon Ingram is a New Zealand-based artist whose work creates a dialogue between art and technology, reinventing painting as a contemporary practice for the digital age. It is situated as a collaboration between artist, apparatus, and our life world. His practice exists in multiple dimensions: from machines that paint radio waves from space or the brain waves of people, to synthetic images made by artificial intelligence networks. He teaches at Elam School of Fine Art at The University of Auckland.

Tickets
This event is part of Auckland Art Gallery’s Pay-what-you-can pricing trial, which means you can choose to pay $10, $20 or $30 (plus fees) for your ticket. Any contribution is appreciated and will support the Gallery, including exhibition development, education, conservation, and programming. There will be a paid bar and Q&A to follow.

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As part of the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, NZTrio will be playing along with international soloist Ning Feng (2005 winner and 2023 judge) in this one-off performance at Westlake Girls High.

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For more details about this, and other concerts as part of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition visit: https://michaelhillviolincompetition.co.nz/schedule/

Homeland 2 begins in Romania with Enescu’s luscious A minor trio, one of the very few works he composed during WWII and a strong witness to his fascination with the countryside and folk music of his homeland. Then, Chen Yi transports us half a world away to her upbringing in China with musical stories filled with bustling energies and happy memories, before the warmness of a serenade composed by a young Enescu melts our hearts. Victoria Kelly’s gently rhythmic and mystical sound world brings us back home to Aotearoa before our final stop in Prague, where a 42-year old Dvořák takes us into the depths of Czech folk music traditions and into the dark and brooding romanticism of his F minor piano trio.

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Homeland 2 begins in Romania with Enescu’s luscious A minor trio, one of the very few works he composed during WWII and a strong witness to his fascination with the countryside and folk music of his homeland. Then, Chen Yi transports us half a world away to her upbringing in China with musical stories filled with bustling energies and happy memories, before the warmness of a serenade composed by a young Enescu melts our hearts. Victoria Kelly’s gently rhythmic and mystical sound world brings us back home to Aotearoa before our final stop in Prague, where a 42-year old Dvořák takes us into the depths of Czech folk music traditions and into the dark and brooding romanticism of his F minor piano trio.

Season passes are available now

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Single tickets on sale from 1 January 2023

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Join us for a 1 hour concert of selections from our Homeland 3 programme

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer. We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

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Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer. We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

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Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer. We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

<< BOOK NOW >>

Prepare to be swept away by the heartfelt melodies of Novak’s dramatic one-movement ballade, written when he was simultaneously gazing back in time to traditional Czech folk melodies, yet also looking ahead to tonal modernism. Swiss-American composer Ernest Bloch’s evocative Three Nocturnes showcase his Jewish heritage with staggering impressionistic beauty, before Frank Martin takes us on a rambunctious journey through popular Irish melodies that will be sure to awaken your inner dancer. We return to the sounds of Aotearoa with an exciting new work by celebrated NZ composer Ross Harris, before we embark upon the joy and nostalgia of Dvorak’s famous “Dumky” Trio, overflowing with a wealth of village songs and Czech country dances.

Season passes are available now

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Single tickets on sale from 1 January 2023

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