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Our season opens with something Ross Harris, Claire Cowan, Gareth Farr new. International superstars Kronos and Samuel Holloway alongside Ellen SUBSCRIBE Quartet have redefi ned the genre and Taaff e Zwilich, Valentin Silvestrov and continue to forge a new identity for string Bright Sheng. The juxtaposition of to our season quartets in the 21st century. Alongside OLD WORLD : NEW WORLD is the 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) them, we are proud to introduce new intriguing theme of NZTrio’s second www.chambermusic.co.nz ensemble Galvanised, featuring pianist national tour for us in May. Diedre Irons, who off er a fresh voice and To cap off the bumper season The Tallis colourful repertoire. Scholars present cathedral concerts in We are delighted to present the Beethoven four centres including the brand new reCYCLE featuring Michael Houstoun. Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch. He will present all the Beethoven piano Chamber music lovers in Napier and sonatas in three parts, spread across the Dunedin can look forward to returning country and across the year. Those of us We will introduce you to to their homes during 2013 while our who remember his extraordinary fi rst cycle Kronos Quartet Galvanised NZTrio Tokyo String Quartet some new experiences, Christchurch and Wellington supporters more than two decades ago will not want will experience some new performance deepen your understanding to miss this one. If you haven’t experienced spaces in their cities. In all cases we and enjoyment of music and immersing yourself in the genius of these will do our best to look after you, off er great works, here’s your opportunity. reacquaint you with friends. personal service and keep you at the After 40 years at the top, Tokyo String heart of all that we do. Quartet have announced that they are I encourage you to explore this disbanding and we are very fortunate to be brochure and our website to discover included on their fi nal world tour. With just the selection of other 2013 events two concerts in New Zealand, we hope you including Encompass regional concerts, p. 4 p. 6 p. 8 p. 10 will join us for this very special farewell. the NZCT Chamber Music Contest, Beethoven reCYCLE Einstein’s Universe Goldner String Quartet The Tallis Scholars Chamber music is all about partnerships and Encounter masterclasses and talks, and we combine forces with the Royal announced throughout the year. Society of New Zealand to present Chamber music is a dynamic and essential Einstein’s Universe. Later in the year, the element of our unique cultural landscape. award-winning combination of pianistt Piers Come and join us in 2013. Lane and the Goldner String Quartett tour to all ten centres with two of the mightiest works in the genre by Elgar and Franck.

New works also feature prominently in EuanE Murdoch, CEO our season including Kiwi composers Chamber Music New Zealand p. 12 p. 16 p. 18 p. 20 Althoough accurate at the time of publication, tour details may change. Chambber Music New Zealand reserves the right to vary programme CONCERT SEASON 2013 | AT A GLANCE content,t, artists, concert date, time or venue without prior notice. For the latatest details, visit www.chambermusic.co.nz or phone 0800 CONCCERT (266 2378)

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Sun 10 Nov, 5pm MiddletonM Grange Mon 11 Nov, 7.30pm PerformingP f Arts Centre Beethohoven reCYCCLE Michaelichael FoFowler Centrre www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 3 KRONOS QUARTET (USA) Inventive. Eclectic. Experimental. Exhilarating. This is Kronos, the most David Harrington, violin John Sherba, violin daring string quartet in the world. They celebrate their 40th birthday this Hank Dutt, viola year with their most extensive New Zealand tour yet. Jeff rey Zeigler, cello

TOURING 9 – 14 MARCH | IN ASSOCIATION WITH AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL

Programme includes “I’ve always wanted the string “an intense, heady experience quartet to be vital, and that could move a listener to Ram Narayan (arr. Kronos, tr. Ljova) Raga Mishra Bhairavi: Alap energetic, and alive, and cool, the core” The New York Times Jack Body | Arum Manis and not afraid to kick ass.” David Harrington, Kronos Quartet Valentin Silvestrov String Quartet № 3 The Kronos Quartet tell the stories of new music like no other. Employing pre-recorded Steve Reich | WTC 9/11 tape, amplifi cation and spectacular virtuosity, they have spent 40 years now travelling Aleksandra Vrebalov the globe and experimenting, constantly, with what it means to be a string quartet. And …hold me, neighbor, in this storm… this programme is classic Kronos, beginning with transformative Indian raga and ranging from ancient Serbia to modern-day New Zealand. The quartet by Valentin Silvestrov, Tour Details considered by Arvo Pärt to be the world’s “greatest living composer”, leads into one of Kronos’ signature works, WTC 9/11 by Steve Reich; and …hold me, neighbor, in this Saturday 9 March, 8pm storm… is one of their most recent commissions, fusing the modern string quartet with Auckland (with Wu Man) Orthodox plainchant and the instruments of the ancient Serbian poets. Join us on a journey to the heart of new music now. Monday 11 March, 7.30pm Wellington | Tickets $45–$85

Wednesday 13 March, 7.30pm Kronos Quartet with Wu Man: Auckland Arts Festival Dunedin | Tickets $35–$65 For this special Auckland Arts Festival concert the Kronos Quartet is joined by Chinese Thursday 14 March, 7.30pm pipa virtuoso Wu Man. Kronos will present two of their best-known works: Tan Dun’s Christchurch | Tickets $60–$75 other-worldly Ghost Opera, based on Chinese spirituality and ritual and employing water, stone and paper in a compelling audio-visual experience, and A Chinese Home, a rich and layered soundscape conceived by Wu Man and David Harrington and directed by Chen Shi-Zheng.

Kronos Quartet with Wu Man is one of more than 50 great shows in the Auckland Arts Festival programme. Full details will be released 31 October 2012.

www.aucklandfestival.co.nz | 6 – 24 March 2013 by arrangement with Photo: Michael Wilson Arts Projects Australia

www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 5 GALVANISED WITH DIEDRE IRONS (PIANO) Diedre Irons, piano Vibrancy, freshness, friends, and fun. Join much-loved pianist Diedre Irons and her Deborah Rawson, saxophone new trio, Galvanised, for one of the most colourful combinations in all chamber music. Rebecca Steel, fl ute

TOURING 2 – 9 MARCH

Programme includes “Debbie, Rebecca and I have been wanting to play together for years. We’re delighted to fi nally be all in the same Dubois | Les Tréteaux country so that we can – and these are just gorgeous jewels Poulenc | Sonata for Flute and Piano of pieces, all of them.” Takács | Two Fantastics Diedre Irons

Shostakovich | Three Waltzes These are three old friends who leapt at the opportunity to play together when Rebecca Rachmaninov | Preludes Op 23 – selection Steel returned from Australia.

Ross Harris | New work (CMNZ Commission) Diedre Irons, most recently Head of Classical Performance at the New Zealand School of Music, ‘retired’ in 2011 to enjoy an increasingly busy concert career. Rebecca Steel is Eychenne | Cantilène et Danse former fl ute with the Philharmonia in London; and Debbie Rawson is Head of Woodwind at the NZ School of Music and leader of the saxophone group Saxcess.

There is something about this combination of instruments that has inspired composers Tour Details to their wittiest and most extravagant moods. From the extraordinary ‘Fantastics’ to the unashamed romance of Marc Eychenne, from Shostakovich at his most tuneful to Saturday 2 March, 7.30pm the Frenchman described as ‘Milhaud with a rakish twist’, this programme takes you on Palmerston North | Tickets $45 a journey through some of the world’s most delightful music, ending with 21st century Sunday 3 March, 5pm klezmer and a brand-new commission by Ross Harris. Napier | Tickets $40–$60

Monday 4 March, 7.30pm “Diedre Irons’ piano-playing was a Hamilton | Tickets $50 joy – bright-toned, and with plenty Wednesday 6 March, 7.30pm of tumbling warmth in her phrasing, New Plymouth | Tickets $35–$50 bringing to the interactions that Friday 8 March, 7.30pm vital spark of energy which often Nelson | Tickets $50 sets performances alight” Saturday 9 March, 7.30pm Middle C Invercargill | Tickets $45

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Old world meets new world in these concerts from our much-loved NZTrio. Justine Cormack, violin Masterworks from Russia and America are paired with new works from New Zealand Ashley Brown, cello and China, in the chamber music experience at its most intimate and intense. Sarah Watkins, piano

TOURING 2 – 16 MAY | OLD WORLD : NEW WORLD

“Intensity, playfulness, exoticism, Programme № 1 Tour Details romance – this is a mix of pieces Performed in Auckland, Napier, Palmerston North, Nelson, Dunedin Thursday 2 May, 7.30pm that we know really well with these Invercargill | Tickets $45 lovely fresh new works, and we’re Bright Sheng | Four Movements Friday 3 May, 7.30pm for Piano Trio very much looking forward to Dunedin | Tickets $45–$55 introducing them to you.” Claire Cowan | New work Monday 6 May, 7.30pm Justine Cormack, NZTrio (Co-commission CMNZ/NZTrio) Nelson | Tickets $50 Ellen Taaff e Zwilich | Piano Trio Tuesday 7 May, 7.30pm the same year they were presented the KBB CANZ Tchaikovsky | Piano Trio in A minor Op 50 Christchurch | Tickets $50–$60 award for outstanding services to NZ music. In these Wednesday 8 May, 8pm concerts Bright Sheng’s evocative Four Movements Programme № 2 Auckland | Tickets $35–$65 are paired with a brand new commission from Claire Cowan, the young New Zealand composer whose Performed in Hamilton, New Plymouth, Saturday 11 May, 7.30pm Wellington, Christchurch, Invercargill fi rst work for NZTrio was hailed for its “disarming New Plymouth | Tickets $35–$50 grace and playfulness” by William Dart. Ellen Taaff e Korngold | Piano Trio Op 1 Sunday 12 May, 5pm Zwilich, one of the USA’s most impressive and exciting Palmerston North | Tickets $45 composers, leads into Tchaikovsky’s mighty Op 50; Claire Cowan | New work and in programme two, Korngold’s glorious opus one (Co-commission CMNZ/NZTrio) Monday 13 May, 8pm Napier | Tickets $40–$60 is followed by one of the most moving works in the Bright Sheng | Four Movements repertoire – Shostakovich’s Op 67 of 1944, as full of for Piano Trio Wednesday 15 May, 7.30pm exquisitely beautiful, Jewish-infl ected melody as it Shostakovich | Piano Trio № 2 in Wellington | Tickets $35–$65 is a searing indictment of Stalinism and the war. E minor Op 67 Thursday 16 May, 7.30pm Hamilton | Tickets $50

Details of box offi ces on page 33.

Photo: Kristian Frires www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 9 TOKYO STRING QUARTET (JAPAN/USA) The last chance to experience one of the supreme chamber ensembles of our Martin Beaver, violin Kikuei Ikeda, violin age. The Tokyo String Quartet have announced their retirement, and they Kazuhide Isomura, viola bring with them quartet masterpieces for two historic farewell concerts. Clive Greensmith, cello

TOURING 14 – 15 JUNE | IN ASSOCIATION WITH MUSICA VIVA AUSTRALIA

Programme “Playing of infi nite fi nesse “a sound so golden and and extraordinary subtlety” seductive that it made your Mozart | String Quartet in D major K 499, ‘Hoff meister’ The Sydney Morning Herald ears go all quivery with love” The Washington Post Bartók | String Quartet № 6

Brahms | String Quartet in C minor Op 51 № 1 The Tokyo String Quartet have reigned supreme over the music world for an astonishing 44 years, captivating audiences worldwide with the perfection of their sound and technique and building up a catalogue of over 40 landmark recordings. Tour Details Now, following the decision of their two longest-serving members to retire, they have chosen rather than re-form the quartet to disband – at the height of their powers. Friday 14 June, 8pm Auckland | Tickets $45–$85 In this, the culmination of their magnifi cent history, the Tokyo String Quartet bring with them three masterpieces from three very diff erent centuries. Mozart’s Saturday 15 June, 7.30pm ‘Hoff meister’ quartet, the epitome of classical beauty and elegance, is paired with Wellington | Tickets $45–$85 one of the masterpieces of the 20th century – Bartók’s String Quartet № 6, the Details of box offi ces on page 33. last and most moving of his great string quartet cycle, which looks back to the folksong of his beloved Hungary and which he fi nished just before he died. Finally, the programme concludes with Brahms’ expansive C minor quartet, the passionate outpourings of a young man who would work for 20 years on one of the most intense, romantic and much-loved chamber works ever composed.

“Our concerts in New Zealand and Australia will be among our last as a string quartet. The central piece on our program is a quartet full of meaning and one that will surely capture our state of mind as our quartet bids farewell to the world.” Martin Beaver, Tokyo String Quartet

Photo: Marco Borggreve www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 11 BEETHOVEN reCYCLE Michael Houstoun is not only New Zealand’s foremost Beethoven pianist: he ranks among the great Beethoven pianists of our age. He celebrates his 60th birthday with this historic repeat cycle of his Beethoven Sonata Series twenty years ago.

MICHAEL HOUSTOUN, PIANO

“Outstanding Beethoven all Beethoven’s cycle of 32 sonatas is the Michael Houstoun, famously, chose round. The special attraction most remarkable series for piano ever to return to New Zealand after his composed. Written the whole length spectacular sweep of fi nal prizes in is the rare spiritual dimension of his creative life, from the early Op 2 the world’s three most prestigious in Houstoun’s playing of the dedicated to Haydn to the mighty Op 111 piano competitions – the Van Cliburn serene fi nales... It’s as though which takes the piano into the realms International Piano Competition (1973), Beethoven were no longer of of pure imagination, this is the “New Leeds Competition (1975) and Tchaikovsky Testament of the piano repertoire” and Competition (1982). Hugely in demand this planet when he wrote them” one of the supreme treasures of human for concertos with our fi nest orchestras The Listener artistic endeavour. Their famous names and chamber concerts the length of the – Moonlight, Tempest, Appassionata, country – his regular CMNZ tours with the Waldstein – have entered the pantheon winner of the Michael Hill International of cultural history, and Houstoun Violin Competition included – he has presents them here after being “totally been based here ever since, and is adding immersed” for 20 years with this most increasing solo recitals to his repertoire extraordinary, human, and powerful with his recent Goldberg and Beethoven of composers. Diabelli Variations. In 2012 he was appointed CNZM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services as a pianist, and returns to Beethoven at the very height of his powers.

Photo: Dean Zillwood www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 13 MICHAEL HOUSTOUN & BEETHOVEN “It was Beethoven who woke me up to myself as a musician. The thing about Beethoven is that he somehow synthesises human psychological truths, with all of their subtlety and all of their range, into music.”

AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL HOUSTOUN

One of the remarkable things about this of the keyboard and you get these mad This cycle of performances takes Beethoven’s sonatas across Booking Information cycle is that Beethoven never repeats pianissimo trills up the top – he does ask New Zealand. Two concerts are part of the Kaleidoscopes himself, not once. He could always work for things that are almost impossible. subscription series, with the option of purchasing the whole Join Michael’s birthday celebrations on several pieces at the same time and yet However you can see that they are driven throughout the year and add on all the they could have unbelievably contrasting by such totally musical necessity that you cycle to complete your Beethoven experience. Beethoven reCYCLE concerts to your psychological, spiritual, emotional do everything you possibly can to try to Kaleidoscopes season! contents – from something as bright and make them work. joyous and incredible as the Waldstein, Available to all subscribers, wherever It’s a remarkable thing for me to play these PART ONE (March/April) PART THREE (October/November) for instance, to the Appassionata, which you are in the country, we will make sure sonatas again, and it was a remarkable Programmes 1-3 performed in Auckland, One concert is part of the Kaleidoscopes is about as dark as it gets. And then, you have tickets to hear all the sonatas thing the fi rst time around. I think I Napier, Wellington and Christchurch season in each centre. everything he identifi es in those pieces by building your very own Beethoven measured myself with that then, and I’ll be Not included in the Kaleidoscopes season All three concerts listed below will be is somehow true, so that human beings reCYCLE package. measuring myself with it again now. This performed in Auckland, Napier, Wellington when they hear them are constantly time it’s a diff erent experience, because Programme № 1 – Waldstein and Christchurch, so subscribers in these acknowledging themselves as they listen. Full reCYCLE 1: $200 I’m older, and music is a whole diff erent centres can choose which concert to Beethoven tells you about yourself. Programme № 2 – Tempest (for Kaleidoscopes subscribers: world for me than it was 20 years ago. include in their Kaleidoscopes season. additional 5 Beethoven reCYCLE concerts) The even more astonishing thing about I think I’m a more natural musician than I Programme № 3 – Hammerklavier was before. I’m much more relaxed, and these sonatas is that when he wrote most Programme № 5 – Pathétique Full reCYCLE 2: $300 of them he was already deaf. So he wrote more in tune with the sonorities of the PART TWO (June/August) (also performed in New Plymouth, (for non-Kaleidoscopes subscribers: always beyond the instrument. This is the instrument. I still love clarity, people have Dunedin) Kaleidoscopes concert – performed all 7 Beethoven reCYCLE concerts) music in his ears. They are diffi cult, there always said to me that my playing is clear, in all ten centres. Programme № 6 – Moonlight is something virtuosic about all of them, and I think that’s important – clarity allows (also performed in Palmerston Additional single tickets for all concerts are even the so-called ‘easy’ ones. That’s the audience to choose for themselves Programme № 4 – Appassionata North, Nelson, Invercargill) available to subscribers at their 20% discount. because he was ahead of his time, and what they want out of the music. For me, *Full ticketing information and tour schedule Programme № 7 – Les Adieux is available on page 30. Full programme details because when he was young, he was the I’ll be even less inclined to impose myself (also performed in Hamilton) are available on our website. Photo: Dean Zillwood best pianist in the world. He would have on the music, and to impose my own outplayed everybody else on the planet. ideas. What is important is sincerity, and And he always asked for extreme sonorities not getting in the way, and being true to as well. There are some things – like the the instrument. I’m just going to practise, octave glissandi in the last movement of and play. And see what happens. the Waldstein, or Op 111 where he takes — Michael Houstoun your hands out to the absolute extremes

www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 15 EINSTEIN’S UNIVERSE (UK/NZ) Jack Liebeck, violin “If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think Victoria Sayles, violin Julia Joyce, viola in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. Andrew Joyce, cello I get most joy in life out of music.” – Albert Einstein Stephen De Pledge, piano

TOURING 15 – 31 JULY | IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND

Albert Einstein was not only the greatest Tour Details Programme № 1 physicist of the 20th century – he was also Performed in Auckland, New Plymouth, a keen musician. He carried his violin, Monday 15 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) Palmerston North, Christchurch, Dunedin “Lina”, with him everywhere he went; Hamilton | Tickets $50 he would refresh his mind with constant Tuesday 16 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) Martinů | Madrigal Stanzas musical breaks during his work, and Napier | Tickets $40–$60 particularly adored chamber music, taking Mozart | Violin Sonata in E minor K 304 part in the regular Princeton musical Wednesday 17 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) Bloch | Baal Shem evenings and playing with many of the Palmerston North | Tickets $45 Brahms | Piano Quintet in F minor most famous musicians of his day. Monday 22 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) UK violinist Jack Liebeck, “Young British Auckland | Tickets $35–$65 Programme № 2 Performer of the Year” and founder of Tuesday 23 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) Performed in Hamilton, Napier, The Fibonacci Sequence, has a strong Wellington | Tickets $35–$65 Wellington, Nelson, Invercargill interest in science himself and has carried Wednesday 24 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) the Einstein’s Universe programmes with Beethoven | Sonata in G major Op 30 № 3 Professor Brian Foster worldwide. In the New Plymouth | Tickets $35–$50 Bloch | Three Nocturnes for piano trio wake of the recent discoveries in particle Sunday 28 July, 5pm (talk 2pm) physics, he teams up with chamber music Nelson | Tickets $50 Brahms | Sonatensatz friends in New Zealand – pianist Stephen De Pledge and Andrew and Julia Joyce, Monday 29 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) Samuel Holloway | New work (CMNZ Commission) principals of the NZSO – for a special Christchurch | Tickets $50–$60 double programme of illustrated talks and Tuesday 30 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) Brahms | Piano Quartet in C minor the music that Einstein played and loved. Dunedin | Tickets $45–$55

Wednesday 31 July, 8pm (talk 5.30pm) Royal Society of New Zealand Invercargill | Tickets $45 illustrated talks in each centre

These concerts are a companion to illustrated talks ‘The Royal Society of from Professor Brian Foster, Professor of Physics New Zealand promotes at Oxford and Hamburg Universities and European the understanding of Director of the International Linear Collider at science, technology CERN. Subscribers can purchase tickets to the and the humanities’ talks for $10 (full price $25), just indicate on your www.royalsociety.org.nz booking form. The talk will last around 90 mins Photo: Molodec and starts at 5.30pm (2pm in Nelson). www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 17 GOLDNER STRING QUARTET (AUS/UK) WITH PIERS LANE (PIANO) Dene Olding, violin Julian Smiles, cello The Goldner String Quartet team up with their old friend, pianist Dimity Hall, violin Piers Lane, piano Piers Lane, for two of the fi nest piano quintets in the repertoire. Irina Morozova, viola

TOURING 21 SEPTEMBER – 5 OCTOBER

Tour Details Programme № 1 Programme № 2 Performed in Hamilton, Palmerston Performed in Auckland, Napier, Saturday 21 September, 7.30pm North, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch New Plymouth, Dunedin, Invercargill Nelson | Tickets $50

Sunday 22 September, 4pm Schubert | String Quartet D810 Mendelssohn | String Quartet in ‘Death and the Maiden’ A minor Op 13 Christchurch | Tickets $50–$60

Tuesday 24 September, 7.30pm Gareth Farr | New work Gareth Farr | New work (Co-commission CMNZ/Goldner String Quartet) (Co-commission CMNZ/Goldner String Quartet) Dunedin | Tickets $45–$55 Elgar | Piano Quintet in A minor Franck | Piano Quintet in F minor Wednesday 25 September, 7.30pm Invercargill | Tickets $45 Friday 27 September, 7.30pm “a group of the highest international class” Palmerston North | Tickets $45 The Guardian Saturday 28 September, 8pm Napier | Tickets $40–$60 “It’s a joy to have such a close relationship with a quartet Monday 30 September, 7.30pm I admire and love. Your ears will hum with delight” Wellington | Tickets $35–$65 Piers Lane

Wednesday 2 October, 7.30pm Hamilton | Tickets $50 pianist Piers Lane have won numerous accolades for their recordings that include Thursday 3 October, 8pm both Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine’s Editor’s Choice. Auckland | Tickets $35–$65 The Franck and Elgar quintets are among the fi nest in the repertoire: the Elgar at Saturday 5 October, 7.30pm his most mysterious and expansive, and the Franck compelling, passionate and New Plymouth | Tickets $35–50 intense. These two programmes are completed with a new work from Gareth Farr in celebration of the 21st birthday of sister-cities Sydney and Wellington, as well as two Details of box offi ces on page 33. of the masterpieces of the string quartet repertoire: Mendelssohn’s lovely A minor quartet, and one of the most stirring, dramatic and thrilling works ever composed – Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden”.

Photo: James Knowler www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 19 (UK) **Please note** THE TALLIS SCHOLARS These concerts are special events in 2013 DIRECTED BY PETER PHILLIPS and are not part of the Kaleidoscopes The Tallis Scholars mark their 40th birthday this year, and to celebrate, they Concert Season. CMNZ subscribers receive are coming on their fi rst visit to New Zealand as part of a landmark world tour. priority booking on these This is vocal music at its sublime and absolute best. events and can purchase tickets using their 20% TOURING 19 – 23 OCTOBER | NZ CATHEDRAL TOUR subscriber discount.

Tour Details “…as near extraterrestrial as you “The rock stars of can get sitting in a concert hall…” Renaissance vocal music” Saturday 19 October, 7.30pm Christchurch | The Cardboard Cathedral The Observer The New York Times

Monday 21 October, 7.30pm The Tallis Scholars have ruled supreme over sacred vocal music ever since they gave Wellington | St Paul’s Cathedral their fi rst concert, in November 1973 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalen in Oxford. 40 years later, with countless world tours in their calendar and a catalogue of over 70 Tuesday 22 October, 8pm Napier | St John’s Cathedral award-winning recordings, they have done more than any other group to establish the genre as one of the pinnacles of the Western classical repertoire. Wednesday 23 October, 8pm Auckland | Holy Trinity Cathedral This special cathedral tour programme begins with their namesake, the Elizabethan genius Thomas Tallis, and includes the works that The Tallis Scholars have made Tickets $45, $65, $85 famous. The Allegri Miserere and Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli, from the Italian Limited availability premium seats $110 Renaissance: Elizabethan motets by William Byrd; and two of the most beautiful contemporary composers for voices, John Tavener and Arvo Pärt.

The evening fi nishes with an historic meeting of voices across the world. Our fi nest “It is with the greatest delight local choristers, in each of the four centres, join The Tallis Scholars for the astonishing that the Tallis Scholars at last 40-part masterpiece: Thomas Tallis’ Spem in alium. come to New Zealand. I myself have always loved this country, and we are enormously looking forward to singing to you.” Peter Phillips, Music Director

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www.chambermusic.co.nz | 0800 CONCERT (266 2378) | Follow us on: 21 NEW MUSIC Chamber Music New Zealand has championed new music for more than half a century. Commissioning new music is at the heart of our philosophy and we are proud to present brand-new works by four distinct Kiwi voices. Very much our music of today.

Ross Harris Claire Cowan Samuel Holloway Gareth Farr

b. 1945 b. 1983 b. 1981 b. 1968 Galvanised NZTrio Einstein’s Universe Goldner String Quartet Touring 2 – 9 March Touring 2 – 16 May Touring 15 – 31 July Touring 21 September – 5 October

Ross Harris, QSM, recipient of the This is Claire’s second work for Samuel Holloway is the 2013 Gareth Farr (ONZM) began his CANZ Citation for Services to New NZTrio and her fi rst commission Mozart Fellow at the University composing career with CMNZ Zealand Music and four-times from CMNZ. Freelance composer, of Otago and the artistic director as composer-in-residence, in winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary founding member of Auckland’s of the contemporary music 1993, while he was in the Award, has a catalogue of over 200 Thread Theatre Co, director of ‘The ensemble 175 East. He won middle of post-grad study at works that range from chamber Blackbird Ensemble’ and cellist in fi rst prize at the 2007 Asian the Eastman School of Music in music and electronic music to alt-country band 'Toad’, she is the Composers League Young New York. symphonic music, opera, and numerous song cycles. Composer- youngest composer to have had a work performed in the NZSO’s Composer Competition in Hong Kong, was a fi nalist in the 2011 He has been commissioned numerous times since for CMNZ, in-residence for two years with the Auckland Philharmonia Made in NZ concerts, spent 2008 in residence in New York, and SOUNZ Contemporary Award, and has a growing catalogue of most recently for the Zephyr tour in 2012, and has written and frequently commissioned by every major ensemble in New has become increasingly known recently for her fi lm and television chamber and orchestral works that have been performed in works for all of New Zealand’s fi nest ensembles from the New Zealand, his many works for CMNZ include the recent cycle Songs scores including Billyy and What Really Happened: The Women’s Asia, Europe and North America, including one of the Landscape Zealand String Quartet, Auckland Philharmonia and NZSO for Beatrice with long-time collaborator Vincent O’Sullivan, which Vote. Her works range from orchestral and chamber music to Preludes for Stephen De Pledge. Usually based in Auckland as a to the percussion group Strike, of which he was a founding toured the country to great acclaim in 2012. He also has a soft spot dance and drama collaborations – always with a certain wry sense lecturer at Unitec, he studied philosophy as well as music and member. Gareth has also worked on a number of trans-Tasman for klezmer, playing accordion in his band Kugeltov Klezmer, which of humour and quirkiness. has a strong interest in science and the history of ideas. collaborations including the 2000 Sydney Olympics concert and made him the fi rst choice for Galvanised when they were looking CMNZ/NZTrio co-commission CMNZ commission the recent Song Company project, and is as well known for his for a new work to round out their programme. theatre, dance and fi lm works as his chamber and orchestral Photo: Gareth Watkins/Lilburn Trust/Wallace Arts Trust CMNZ commission “I love working with NZTrio. They are such scores. This is his fi fth string quartet. a dynamic bunch of performers, and “I’m very excited to engage musically CMNZ/Goldner String Quartet co-commission “Coming from a folk tradition, klezmer gives their enthusiasm, talent, and willingness with the life, work and legacy of me a palette of melody, rhythm and harmony to experiment make them a dream team someone as fascinating as Einstein. “I love writing string quartets and it’s a real thrill beyond my normal compositional resources. My to collaborate with. It’s awesome to be I’m also thrilled to be working with for me to go back to that. It’s also exciting to klezmer-infl uenced chamber music attempts to able to tour the piece around so many Stephen again, and with Jack, Julia be working with the Goldner String Quartet for transform the wildness and passion of klezmer communities in 2013.” and Andrew for the fi rst time – they the fi rst time, and to be chosen to celebrate this into an ‘art’ music context.” are all such superb musicians.” international connection between Wellington and Sydney – both cities which I absolutely love.”

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