Past Events
David Yu House Concert
| Date: | 12 February 2011 |
| Time: | 2:00 pm |
| Location: | Auckland |
| Venue: | 241 Broomfields Road, Whitford For directions, see General Information below |
Programme
Haydn Hob XV: 26 in f sharp minor
Chris Gendall (NZ): Intaglio (2006)
Kenji Bunch (USA): Swing Shift – Groove Boxes
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in a minor, op. 50
NZTrio kicks off its 2011 season with a programme of musical passion and
intensity. Beginning with Haydn’s piano trio in F sharp major – a
striking work, full of subtlety and changing moods – the trio soon
switches pace with a piece by Chris Gendall, one of NZ’s leading young
composers (he has just finished a Doctorate at Cornell University, and
in 2008 was the winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award). His “Intaglio”
demands a high level of precise ensemble playing – but the effect is
fantastic, and utterly riveting. American composer/viola player Kenji
Bunch is fast becoming a ‘composer to watch’ (as described by the NY
Times), and his music is immediately accessible and engaging.
“Grooveboxes” is a movement from a larger work called “Swing Shift”, and
its intense rhythmic groove is guaranteed to keep the toes tapping!
Rounding
out the programme is one of the masterworks of the piano trio
repertoire, the epic Trio in A minor by Tchaikovsky. Written ‘in the
memory of a great artist’ (the pianist and conductor Nikolay
Rubinstein), it is highly romantic and incredibly virtuosic, full of
soaring themes and great emotional depth. This is a concert you won’t
want to miss.
Booking Information
Tickets: Contact NZTrio manager, Liffy Roberts: manager@nztrio.com or 09-3600418