Muriwai
Award-winning musicians and collaborators Ariana Tikao (Kāi Tahu) and Bob Bickerton have joined forces to create Muriwai. The name refers to a confluence of two rivers, and their music is a convergence of Māori and Celtic musical traditions through Celtic harp, vocals, and taonga puoro.
The Young Virtuosi
South Korean born Yeyeong Jenny Jin is the winner of many awards including most recently, the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Also from South Korea, 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition winner, Jeonghwan Kim will be joining Jenny on this 11-centre tour.
Dan Costa Quartet
Inspired by the music of jazz legends Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea, Dan Costa is a dazzling jazz pianist, composer, and producer.
Piers Lane – Nocturnes
Australian, London-based pianist Piers Lane returns to New Zealand to perform the complete cycle of Frédéric Chopin’s beloved nocturnes.
Piers Lane – Nocturnes
Australian, London-based pianist Piers Lane returns to New Zealand to perform the complete cycle of Frédéric Chopin’s beloved nocturnes.
100 Winds
Rooted in a deep connection to the land and winds of Lake Taupō, 100 Winds uses the metaphor of wind and music to explore the shifting cultural, political, and social currents within New Zealand’s Māori and Pākehā communities.
Reimagining Mozart
Reimagining Mozart features the internationally acclaimed Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and a chamber ensemble of instrumentalists under the direction of Voices founder and Music Director Dr Karen Grylls.
Reimagining Mozart
Reimagining Mozart features the internationally acclaimed Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and a chamber ensemble of instrumentalists under the direction of Voices founder and Music Director Dr Karen Grylls.
The Tūī and the Kahikatea
A concert for our times, preeminent Aotearoa musicians Peter Scholes, Simeon Broom, James Tennant and Katherine Austin collaborate with poet Faumuina Felolini Maria Tafuna’i to draw lines between Olivier Messiaen’s extraordinary Quartet for the End of Time, composed and premiered in a Nazi detainment camp in 1941, and the urgent threat of climate change on Pacific Islands.
Ali Harper & Harry Harrison – Ella & Joe
Award winning singer Ali Harper and guitarist Harry Harrison reimagine the legendary partnership between Ella Fitzgerald and distinguished guitarist Joe Pass.
Mai Te Uira
Musician, producer, and innovator Tiki Taane (Ngāti Maniapoto) and multidisciplinary artist Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Āti Awa) join forces to create a unique performance experience.
John Chen
Winner of the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition, New Zealand pianist John Chen returns home to present an all-French programme of chefs-d’oeuvre by Francis Poulenc, Henri Duparc, César Franck, Gabriel Fauré, and Camille Saint-Saëns.
Mai Te Uira
Musician, producer, and innovator Tiki Taane (Ngāti Maniapoto) and multidisciplinary artist Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Āti Awa) join forces to create a unique performance experience.
Ghost Trio
The Ghost Trio explore the cultural diversity of the piano trio canon, including works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Tōru Takemitsu, Maurice Ravel, and the premiere of a new work by Aotearoa composer Glen Downie.
Ghost Trio
The Ghost Trio explore the cultural diversity of the piano trio canon, including works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Tōru Takemitsu, Maurice Ravel, and the premiere of a new work by Aotearoa composer Glen Downie.
Fellowship Ensemble
A group of young musicians on the cusp of professional careers are selected by audition to form an ensemble at the 2025 Adam Summer School for Chamber Music.
Takács Quartet
Celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2025, the Takács Quartet are among the world’s top tier chamber ensembles.
From Scratch
New Zealand’s oldest and most avant-garde chamber music ensemble, From Scratch, has been performing nationally and internationally since 1974.
Silent Movies Live
Pianist David Selfe and percussionist Jeremy Fitzsimons add live musical accompaniment to two silent Charlie Chaplin films selected from: The Pawn Shop (1916), A Dog’s Life (1918), and The Kid (1921).
Four Last Songs
Composed in the year before his passing, the Four Last Songs are held by many to be Richard Strauss’ most beautiful, sensuous, and moving composition.
Daniel Müller-Schott – Bach Solo Cello Suites
The six dances that comprise each of the six suites for solo cello provide the musical architecture around which Johann Sebastian Bach has explored the dichotomy of human emotion and intellect, creating some of the most extraordinary music ever composed for a solo instrument.
