Welcome to Groove Café, where the music is strong and the vibe is even stronger. 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. 

This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge 

The Programme

John Psathas (NZ) – Island Songs
Eliodoro Sollima – Tre movimenti
Vivian Fung – Ominous Machine
Nikolai Kapustin – Divertissement in 4 Movements

Duration approx 60mins, no interval

Welcome to Groove Café, where the music is strong and the vibe is even stronger. 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. 

This concert features guest pianist Stephen De Pledge 

The Programme

John Psathas (NZ) – Island Songs
Eliodoro Sollima – Tre movimenti
Vivian Fung – Ominous Machine
Nikolai Kapustin – Divertissement in 4 Movements

Duration approx 60mins, no interval

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Dreamscape traverses vivid musical worlds where memory and imagination converge. Roxanna Panufnik’s Around Three Corners opens with rich textures and unexpected harmonies then Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor follows, full of Romantic passion and lyrical depth. The intimate connection between performer and instrument is explored with inventive, tactile sounds in Claire Cowan’s wood : strings : hammers : flesh, before Charles Ives’ boldly original Piano Trio, blending American folk tunes, raucous humour and experimental techniques into a collage that is by turns nostalgic and witty.

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

This concert features guest pianist Jian Liu

Dreamscape traverses vivid musical worlds where memory and imagination converge. Roxanna Panufnik’s Around Three Corners opens with rich textures and unexpected harmonies then Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor follows, full of Romantic passion and lyrical depth. The intimate connection between performer and instrument is explored with inventive, tactile sounds in Claire Cowan’s wood : strings : hammers : flesh, before Charles Ives’ boldly original Piano Trio, blending American folk tunes, raucous humour and experimental techniques into a collage that is by turns nostalgic and witty.

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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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

This concert features guest pianist Jian Liu

Dreamscape traverses vivid musical worlds where memory and imagination converge. Roxanna Panufnik’s Around Three Corners opens with rich textures and unexpected harmonies then Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor follows, full of Romantic passion and lyrical depth. The intimate connection between performer and instrument is explored with inventive, tactile sounds in Claire Cowan’s wood : strings : hammers : flesh, before Charles Ives’ boldly original Piano Trio, blending American folk tunes, raucous humour and experimental techniques into a collage that is by turns nostalgic and witty.

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

This concert features guest pianist Jian Liu

Dreamscape traverses vivid musical worlds where memory and imagination converge. Roxanna Panufnik’s Around Three Corners opens with rich textures and unexpected harmonies then Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor follows, full of Romantic passion and lyrical depth. The intimate connection between performer and instrument is explored with inventive, tactile sounds in Claire Cowan’s wood : strings : hammers : flesh, before Charles Ives’ boldly original Piano Trio, blending American folk tunes, raucous humour and experimental techniques into a collage that is by turns nostalgic and witty.

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

This concert features guest pianist Jian Liu

Dreamscape traverses vivid musical worlds where memory and imagination converge. Roxanna Panufnik’s Around Three Corners opens with rich textures and unexpected harmonies then Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor follows, full of Romantic passion and lyrical depth. The intimate connection between performer and instrument is explored with inventive, tactile sounds in Claire Cowan’s wood : strings : hammers : flesh, before Charles Ives’ boldly original Piano Trio, blending American folk tunes, raucous humour and experimental techniques into a collage that is by turns nostalgic and witty.

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

This concert features guest pianist Jian Liu

Dreamscape traverses vivid musical worlds where memory and imagination converge. Roxanna Panufnik’s Around Three Corners opens with rich textures and unexpected harmonies then Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor follows, full of Romantic passion and lyrical depth. The intimate connection between performer and instrument is explored with inventive, tactile sounds in Claire Cowan’s wood : strings : hammers : flesh, before Charles Ives’ boldly original Piano Trio, blending American folk tunes, raucous humour and experimental techniques into a collage that is by turns nostalgic and witty.

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

This concert features guest pianist Jian Liu

Dreamscape traverses vivid musical worlds where memory and imagination converge. Roxanna Panufnik’s Around Three Corners opens with rich textures and unexpected harmonies then Robert Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor follows, full of Romantic passion and lyrical depth. The intimate connection between performer and instrument is explored with inventive, tactile sounds in Claire Cowan’s wood : strings : hammers : flesh, before Charles Ives’ boldly original Piano Trio, blending American folk tunes, raucous humour and experimental techniques into a collage that is by turns nostalgic and witty.

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

This concert features guest pianist Jian Liu

Experience the dynamic energy of Fazıl Say’s Space Jump, vividly portraying a thrilling ascent and descent with vibrant rhythms and textures. Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 2 follows, showcasing lyrical warmth and expressive melodies with underlying jovial optimism. The programme features a new work for NZTrio by Keith Moss, melding inventive textures with contemporary flair, before revelling in Reena Esmail’s Piano Trio, a compelling fusion of Indian raags and Western classical traditions, creating a rich and evocative soundscape that bridges diverse musical cultures. 

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Experience the dynamic energy of Fazıl Say’s Space Jump, vividly portraying a thrilling ascent and descent with vibrant rhythms and textures. Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 2 follows, showcasing lyrical warmth and expressive melodies with underlying jovial optimism. The programme features a new work for NZTrio by Keith Moss, melding inventive textures with contemporary flair, before revelling in Reena Esmail’s Piano Trio, a compelling fusion of Indian raags and Western classical traditions, creating a rich and evocative soundscape that bridges diverse musical cultures. 

Book a subscription tickets to all three 2026 Concert Chamber concerts: https://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/2400636ACBFC4845

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Experience the dynamic energy of Fazıl Say’s Space Jump, vividly portraying a thrilling ascent and descent with vibrant rhythms and textures. Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 2 follows, showcasing lyrical warmth and expressive melodies with underlying jovial optimism. The programme features a new work for NZTrio by Keith Moss, melding inventive textures with contemporary flair, before revelling in Reena Esmail’s Piano Trio, a compelling fusion of Indian raags and Western classical traditions, creating a rich and evocative soundscape that bridges diverse musical cultures. 

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Experience the dynamic energy of Fazıl Say’s Space Jump, vividly portraying a thrilling ascent and descent with vibrant rhythms and textures. Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 2 follows, showcasing lyrical warmth and expressive melodies with underlying jovial optimism. The programme features a new work for NZTrio by Keith Moss, melding inventive textures with contemporary flair, before revelling in Reena Esmail’s Piano Trio, a compelling fusion of Indian raags and Western classical traditions, creating a rich and evocative soundscape that bridges diverse musical cultures. 

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Experience the dynamic energy of Fazıl Say’s Space Jump, vividly portraying a thrilling ascent and descent with vibrant rhythms and textures. Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 2 follows, showcasing lyrical warmth and expressive melodies with underlying jovial optimism. The programme features a new work for NZTrio by Keith Moss, melding inventive textures with contemporary flair, before revelling in Reena Esmail’s Piano Trio, a compelling fusion of Indian raags and Western classical traditions, creating a rich and evocative soundscape that bridges diverse musical cultures. 

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Experience the dynamic energy of Fazıl Say’s Space Jump, vividly portraying a thrilling ascent and descent with vibrant rhythms and textures. Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 2 follows, showcasing lyrical warmth and expressive melodies with underlying jovial optimism. The programme features a new work for NZTrio by Keith Moss, melding inventive textures with contemporary flair, before revelling in Reena Esmail’s Piano Trio, a compelling fusion of Indian raags and Western classical traditions, creating a rich and evocative soundscape that bridges diverse musical cultures. 

Book tickets via efjacooke@gmail.co.nz

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

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

In this very special collaboration of musicians from NZTrio and NZSO, you’ll be transported to the contemporary sound worlds of Aotearoa and America before getting the chance to sit back and enjoy one of the most beloved chamber works to exist. Schubert’s ‘Trout Quintet’ is full of charm, lyrical beauty and joyful spirit, making it a favourite amongst musicians and audiences alike. You’ll leave the concert tapping your toes and whistling the theme on repeat for days on end.

Musicians
Violin, cello, piano: NZTrio
Viola: Alexander McFarlane
Double bass: Damien Eckersley

Programme
Gareth Farr – Ahi
Caroline Shaw – Thousandth Orange
Franz Schubert – Trout Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (40-45’)

An intimate journey exploring devotion, memory, and the intersection between joy and sorrow.

Edvard Grieg’s Andante con moto begins the concert: a deep, solemn movement, the sole fragment of an unfinished trio, it is an intense meditation on loss and profound melancholy. Sorrow gives way to the breathless excitement of courtship and tantalising romance of Claire Cowan’s Subtle Dances, before Robert Schumann finishes with brilliant, joyful devotion in Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major. Written shortly after his long-awaited marriage to Clara, this sunlit masterpiece is filled with the effusive affection of a besotted husband, a beautiful “luminous image” of love realised.

LOVE AND LOSS
Edvard Grieg | Andante con moto
Claire Cowan | Subtle Dances
Robert Schumann | Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

Book a subscription tickets to all three 2026 Concert Chamber concerts: https://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/2400636ACBFC4845

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval

Join us and Orchestra Wellington for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and hear Amalia perform Ravel’s fiery and beguiling Tzigane!

Tzigane
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Amalia Hall, violin

Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, op. 56
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
NZTrio

Ocean
Victoria Kelly (1973–)
WORLD PREMIERE

Reverie opens with a mesmerizing, atmospheric work that gently rocks between dream and reality – Hanna Kulenty’s A Cradle Song – before entering a state of Romantic fervour with Schumann’s Piano Trio No. 3, brimming with lyrical expression. Adam Schoenberg’s Las Estrellas highlights shimmering textures and celestial inspiration, while new commission Icarus on Titan from Karlo Margetič offers a fresh and distinctive New Zealand perspective. Finally, Leonard Bernstein’s youthful Piano Trio provides a taste of his early brilliance and quirky personality, foreshadowing the irrepressible energy of his later Broadway compositions.

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 

Duration approx 105mins including 20min interval