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2011 NZTrio Auckland Museum Series
01 March 2011
Hear NZTrio perform in five concerts 2011 Auckland Museum Series. Following on from our celebration of Schumann in 2010, this year we will be weaving works of Johannes Brahms through our 4 concerts in the museum's Auditorium.
In addition, we are presenting a special NZ Music Month concert in May – a celebration of our favourite NZ compositions, to be performed in the museum's Maori Court.
Alongside the magnificent works of Johannes Brahms, each concert will also feature a jazz-inspired snippet from the pen of young New York composer, Kenji Bunch. True to NZTrio tradition, fresh New Zealand compositions will sit at the heart of each programme – this year’s trios from composers to watch (and listen to) Chris Gendall, Clare Cowan and Chris Adams. In addition, masterful trios by Haydn, Saint Saens and Schubert will complete the first 3 programmes.
The final concert of the series will be NZTrio+2: a rare opportunity to hear a concert of three glorious piano quintets. The Auckland Philharmonia’s Assistant Concertmaster Miranda Adams and Principal Viola Robert Ashworth will join NZTrio for quintets by Shostakovich, our very own John Psathas and the mighty Brahms, appropriately rounding off our Brahms season.
Concert 1: Sunday 17 April, 5pm
Haydn Hob XV: 26 in f sharp minor
Chris Gendall (NZ): Intaglio (2006)
Kenji Bunch (USA): Swing Shift – Groove Boxes
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Brahms Trio No.1 in B Major, Opus 8
Concert 2: NZTrio's Kiwi Sampler 2 - Celebrating NZ Music Month: Sunday May 29, 7pm
Special performance in the Maori Court, Auckland Museum
Michael Norris dirty pixels
Maria Grenfell Feather of Blue
Samuel Holloway Stapes
Victoria Kelly Songs without Words (string quartet)
Ross Harris Senryu
Gao Ping Four Sketches
John Psathas Piano Quintet
Concert length approximately 75 minutes
Concert 3: Sunday 31 July, 5pm
Brahms Piano Trio 2 in C Major, Opus 87
Chris Adams (NZ) Jekyll Rat
Kenji Bunch – Swing Shift: Night Flight
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Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B Flat major, Opus 99
Concert 4: Tuesday 13 September, 8pm
Saint Saens Piano Trio No.1 in F major, Opus 18
Clare Cowan (NZ) wood : strings : hammers : flesh
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Kenji Bunch – Club Crawl
Brahms Trio No.3 in c minor, Opus 101
Concert 5: Sunday 6 November, 5pm
NZTrio + 2: The trio will be joined by Auckland Philharmonia Assistant Concertmaster Miranda Adams on violin and Principal Viola Rob Ashworth on viola to round off the Museum Series with Brahm's mighty Quintet in F minor, Op. 36, along with John Psathas' thrilling Piano Quintet and more...