Gillian Whitehead

What do composers Dame Gillian Whitehead and Douglas Lilburn, and the ceramic artist Barry Brickell have in common? Trains, of course! Bryan Crump talks with Dame Gillian about her compositions used… Video, Audio

The New Zealand Chamber Soloists continue their commissioning project 7x7 with a new work from Gillian Whitehead, surrounding it with music by Haydn, Shostakovich and Robert Schumann. Audio

Pianist Stephen De Pledge and the New Zealand SO performed this concert as part of the Orchestra's 75th anniversary celebrations. It includes the premiere of a Gillian Whitehead work with a timely… Video, Audio

Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Mōtete', Auckland Concert Chamber 16 July 2023. Audio

Composer Dame Gillian Whitehead has been commissioned by the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra to write a new work Nga Whetu o Matariki - Stars of Matariki. It will be performed for the first time next… Audio

Performed by Andrew Beer and Sarah Watkins at the ISCM World New Music Days concert 'Ngā Kaiwaka', The Loft at Q Theatre, 27 August 2022. Audio

Performed as an encore by violinist Andrew Beer at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert, 'Ebb and Flow', Auckland Town Hall, 10 June 2022. Audio

The world premiere performed by violinist Andrew Beer and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Feddeck at their Premier Series concert, 'Ebb and Flow', Auckland Town Hall, 10 June… Audio

Dame Gillian Karawe Whitehead's new violin concerto, written for Andrew Beer and the Auckland Philharmonia, is the highlight of this concert. James Feddeck conducts. Audio

Performed by Bob Bickerton (taonga puoro) with New Zealand String Quartet at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2022. Video, Audio

Performed by pianist Jian Liu at his concert, 'Nocturnes', for Chamber Music New Zealand, Public Trust Building, Wellington, 14 April 2021. Audio

Performed by NZTrio at their concert "Dramatic Skies - Cirrus", Auckland Concert Chamber, 12 December 2021. Audio

Soprano Joanne Roughton-Arnold joins NZTrio to perform the NZ premiere of Gillian Whitehead and Fleur Adcock's short opera, 'Iris Dreaming', based on the life of Robin Hyde. Video, Audio

Performed by NZTrio in the Loft at Q Theatre, 14 July 2019. Audio

Anna McGregor (clarinet). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 16 March 2010 Audio

The Tudor Consort, Michael Stewart (conductor). Audio

Thomas Hutchinson (oboe). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 11 April 2012 Audio

Aroha Yates-Smith (voice), Richard Nunns (taonga puoro), Stroma, Hamish McKeich (conductor). Audio