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August 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Jennifer Stumm & Te Koki Trio (August 8, Wgtn)

Jennifer Stumm & Te Koki Trio: Secrets & Hidden Messages  MFC  Thursday, August 8  This Chamber Music NZ concert featured touring American violist Jennifer Stumm with local musicians Inbal Megiddo (cello), Jian Liu (piano) and Martin Riseley (violin): Te Koki Trio.  The opening piece was just for the trio, a Chamber Music-commission by local composer Michael Williams. Over a see-sawing frenzy of violin the piano provided […]
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May 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Brodsky Quartet (May 20, Wgtn)

Brodsky Quartet MFC Monday, May 20 Britain’s long-running Brodsky Quartet (formed in 1972 and still with two original members) are known for their regular touring (including at least four visits to New Zealand) and their crossover pop collaborations (Elvis Costello, Bjork, Paul McCartney) as well as their refined chamber work – including a fondness for the string-quartet […]
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May 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Five Albums I’m Loving Right Now: Anna van der Leij

Anna van jer Leij works with “the fantastic folks at Chamber Music New Zealand”, and they’re touring The New Yorker music critic and author Alex Ross with New Zealand mezzo soprano Bianca Andrew and STROMA – an ensemble made up of a selection of NZSO players and pianist Emma Sayers. They mostly perform modern chamber […]
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March 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Kronos Quartet (March 11, Wgtn)

Kronos Quartet MFC Monday, March 11 To see Kronos Quartet (finally!) 40 years after the group was formed is to witness an ensemble committed to the redefinition of chamber music; this fiercely experimental quartet can play it straight – very straight – as the three curtain-calls showed, offering Greek folk song, Chinese courting music and […]
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