EntertainmentClass missing in Lang Lang circusThe Lang Lang circus came to town, pitching a tent in our most exotic movie palace.13 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNZ Opera: The Magic Flute, ASB TheatreNew Zealand Opera is bringing Sara Brodie's production of The Magic Flute to Auckland after a successful season in the capital.10 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPianist set for poetic perfomanceLang Lang may call China his first home but "it's not like I'm living here at the moment," he explains. "I'm just touring all the time. In fact, I'm not living anywhere."04 Jun 05:00 PM
EntertainmentRussian soul shines in choral jewelRachmaninov's Vespers holds a special place in the composer's output, far removed from the popular concertos that reflect his international career as a concert pianist.30 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentQuartet deliver earth and verve with sweet FinnishEnso String Quartet still has the freshness and attack that spurred one critic to rationalise the group's smouldering power as half honey and half molten lava.29 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPianist leads NZSO right across the scaleExperiencing Stephen Hough's magisterial Brahms Second Piano Concerto brought back a conversation in which the Englishman talked of the power that came from the work's sense of emotional containment.22 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Vintage scores, tributes evoke halcyon daysEve de Castro-Robinson introduced her Karlheinz Company programme as music that was vivid, visceral and singular.17 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentClassical music: Baroque to BeyonceAlex Taylor is one of our busiest composers, as happy and able to write symphonic scores for our country's major orchestras, as well as a host of smaller pieces.14 May 02:03 AM
EntertainmentAlbum review: The Chopin ProjectThose familiar with the Deutsche Grammophon recordings of Alice Sara Ott may wonder what she is doing in on The Chopin Project.13 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentTop pianists set to perform in NZThe "world's most successful" pianist Richard Clayderman and internationally renowned Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang are coming to NZ this year.11 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentOfferings range from banal to magnificentBramwell Tovey's Time Tracks was a blunt, noisy launch for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Aotearoa Plus, its annual concert of "cutting-edge contemporary".08 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Sokolov, Schubert/BeethovenIn 2015, Deutsche Grammophon released a double CD of Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov's 2008 Salzburg Festival recital.29 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Fine performance deserving of more earsIt was distressing to see so many empty seats at the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Spirit of Anzac concert.24 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Handel-Mendelssohn, Israel in AegyptenBy the standards of present-day "Back-to-Baroquers", Mendelssohn was a musical meddler.20 Apr 04:19 AM
EntertainmentTrio transports fans to glory of VersaillesHarpsichordist Christophe Rousset and his three colleagues certainly gave us the perfect soundtrack for such a delicious fantasy.17 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Rhinemaidens (Harmonia Mundi)Male choirs can have an advantage over their female counterparts when it comes to octaves, but women's voices in harmony have always had a unique appeal for composers.15 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentNZSO rewards full houseThe New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Edo de Waart's second selection of masterworks on Saturday rewarded a well-filled town hall with music that strayed for only eight minutes from the Teutonic straight and narrow.10 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentClassic CD Review: Santiago Canon ValenciaTwo attractive new releases feature Valencia, alongside Katherine Austin, mining the repertoire for cello and piano, both substantial and stocking-filler.09 Apr 02:30 AM
EntertainmentSharing the love in the musicI'm tempted to borrow a phrase from French composer Francoise Sagan and greet Nicola Benedetti and Leonard Elschenbroich with a cheery "Aimez-vous Brahms?" as the couple are about to play Sagan's Double Concerto.09 Apr 02:20 AM
EntertainmentHarpsichord the perfect time machineChristophe Rousset, one of the world's top harpsichordists, visits New Zealand next week.08 Apr 10:00 PM
EntertainmentProvocative concert raises curious issuesAuckland Philharmonia Orchestra launches its Degenerate, Denounced, Outraged mid-year series. 's adven08 Apr 04:28 AM
EntertainmentMahler symphony a blooming spectacleMahler's <i>Third Symphony</i> was the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's spectacular contribution to the 2009 Auckland Arts Festival.03 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentControversial trio of APO concertsWorking with the legendary Boulez was an unforgettable experience, says Barenboim.01 Apr 10:30 PM
EntertainmentAlbum review: Magdalena Kozena, MonteverdiMagdalena Kozena's new Monteverdi album makes one realise why Leo Schrade titled his 1930 study of the Italian, Monteverdi: Creator of Modern Music.25 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentFocus on how music works with Richard GillThis year sees the return of Unwrap the Music, 3 early evening concerts where conductor Richard Gill introduce pieces coming up in later programmes.25 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPianist's visit fails to recapture the magicIn 2000, Uri Caine's bold transformation of Bach's Goldberg Variations into a vibrant encyclopedia of styles blew welcome raspberries into complacent ears.21 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAPO's Ruaumoko captures multicultural diversity of cityA good part of the excitement at Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's latest dance project was experiencing our city's favourite orchestra in the faux-Egyptian temple of The Civic.13 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentVersatility, few surprises come into playThe Black Quartet bring a contemporary touch to classical ensemble music and has played with everyone from Kanye West through to our own Six60.07 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentPoetry and power join in Brahms concertoPoetry and power merged as promised for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of young Spanish conductor Antonio Mendez.28 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentNZSO's Grammy hopes dashedHopes of adding a Grammy to the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's awards cabinet have been dashed after the accolade was handed to the Boston orchestra instead.16 Feb 12:30 AM
