Chamber Music

Wellington ensemble Druz’ya Quartet has won the NZCT Chamber Music Contest with their performance of Shostakovich’s String Quartet no. 8. The players talk with Clarissa Dunn about the difficult work… Audio

Takács Quartet is known for its unique blend of drama, warmth and humour in its performances. The quartet is here for a flying visit playing Wellington and Auckland this weekend. Violist Geraldine… Audio

New Zealand pianist Xenia Pestova is playing a collection of new music by mostly contemporary and female composers as part of her Chamber Music New Zealand tour. One of the works she has commissioned… Audio

Auckland is swamped with musical performances this weekend, including bassoonist Ben Hoadley playing Weber’s Bassoon Concerto with the St Matthews Chamber Orchestra. He’s back from a recent trip to… Audio

Ensemble Paladino is about to embark on a seven centre tour as part of Chamber Music New Zealand's 2017 Season. Its players are motivated by the desire to present diverse and fearless chamber music… Audio

European early music group L’Arpeggiata give Henry Purcell’s famous songs a genre bending transformation into the 21st century in Music for A While. Familiar songs like Dido’s Lament and Strike the… Audio

Cantabrian turned Mexico based saxophonist and composer Jasmine Lovell-Smith is back on home soil for a series of concerts in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch promoting her new album Yellow Red… Audio

Christchurch has a new and unique chamber music ensemble that will perform their first concert at The Piano this week. The City Players combines flute, clarinet, cello and piano, and features some of… Audio

In 1990, Edward Ware took a punt and left NZ to become a musician in New York. He established himself as a composer, performer, and teacher there. Audio

Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Glow', in the Loft at Q Theatre, 27 September 2016 Audio

Performed by Xia Jing (guzheng) and NZTrio at their concert, 'Glow', in the Loft at Q Theatre, 27 September 2016 Audio

Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Glow', in the Loft at Q Theatre, 27 September 2016 Audio

Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Glow', in the Loft at Q Theatre, 27 September 2016 Audio

Top notch New York percussionist Ian Roesenbaum is beating his way to the Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson next month. He’s just 29 but already Ian has a reputation as one of the world’s best; he… Audio

Delvin Lin was one third of Aurelian Piano Trio who won the Pettman/Royal Over-seas League chamber music scholarship last weekend.   Delvin, along with violinist April Ju and cellist Matthias Balzat… Video, Audio

The Royal Overseas League’s annual chamber music competition is heading to Christchurch’s newest venue The Piano this weekend. It’s the first time the scholarship has been hosted in the garden city… Audio

Salina Fisher expands her cultural repertoire with Tōrino Video, Audio

Follow the 2016 NZCT Chamber Music Contest - the only nationwide chamber music competition for secondary school musicians and composers in the country.

18 year old Stokes Valley pianist Liam Furey has just won the senior composition section of the 2016 Chamber Music Contest with his first Piano Trio. The work was described as being a very distinctive… Audio

Three young New Zealand composers curate their own concert for NZTrio selecting music that has influenced or inspired them, performed alongside their own works. Alex Taylor's selection:

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