From the moment that dancer Laura Saxon Jones stepped onto the stage to quizzically inspect the music stands already positioned...

This was the inaugural performance of BalletCollective Aotearoa in Wellington. They join forces with Chamber Music New Zealand to bring...

The stage in Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre is set with music stands and a large white sail-like backdrop painted in multi-coloured...

For all of my life when attending orchestral performances, I have wished that music could be visually amplified with movement...

This was an evening of triumph on several levels. Transfigured Night is the first of six concerts in Chamber Music NZ's nationally...

Chamber Music New Zealand has boldly incorporated a theatre element into their national tour, Transfigured Night, by commissioning...

When an audience leaves with smiles on their faces and chattering about the performance then you know it’s a hit...

Curated by artistic directors Helene Pohl and Gillian Ansell of the New Zealand String Quartet, the rich programme offered fourteen events.

As musicians the world over planned celebrations of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the New Zealand String Quartet decided to embark on...

Continuing its “tour” of Wellington venues by way of bringing to us all of Beethoven’s String Quartets during his 250th anniversary year...

These works are, of course, iconic representations of a whole genre of music, and as such well-known to audiences everywhere – but as with..