Previous Concerts

OVERVIEW Vieux Amis (“Old Friends”) reunites three friends, neighbours and long-standing colleagues, to perform together for the first time in over 20 years. Violinist, Justine Cormack, cellist, James Bush, and pianist, Sarah Watkins, three of New Zealand’s most accomplished musicians, have newly formed the trio, Vieux Amis. The trio members all grew up together in … Read more

Stephen de Pledge, a New Zealand pianist, has been described as one of the most exciting and versatile musicians of his generation, and as being “a pianist of exemplary taste and chutzpah”, after his performance as soloist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at their September Auckland concert ( NZ Herald 24/09/2020). The Whangarei Music … Read more

Purchase Tickets OVERVIEW Trio Élan is an electrifying new ensemble made up of three of New Zealand’s leading chamber musicians: violinist Donald Armstrong, saxophonist Simon Brew and pianist Sarah Watkins. Featuring this unique blend of instruments, classical music fans maybe sceptical of the place of the saxophone in chamber music. But it works. In a … Read more

Lucien Johnson Quartet ( Jazz) Time: 7:00 pm Date: Saturday 31st October, 2020 The Lucien Johnson Quartet of  highly accomplished players, together and separately, have received terrific reviews. Award winning composer Lucien Johnson is on tenor saxophone, with Jonathon Crayford on piano, Tom Calllwood playing double bass and Cory Champion on drums.   Programme: The Quartet will … Read more

NZ Trio Time: 7:00pm Date: Saturday, 10  October, 2020 The NZTrio, with Amalia Hall ( violin), Ashley Brown ( cello) and Somi Kim (piano) are highly accomplished musicians and have received terrific reviews. Programme: BEETHOVEN, Piano trio in C Minor, op.1, no.3 KRIZTOS HATZIS, Old Photographs, New Zealand Commission SALINE FISHER, Kintsugi DINUK WIJERATNE, Love Triangle … Read more