Reviews
Middle C - Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir
19 Nov 2011 Peter Mechen
"It seemed...to tell us just why it is we listen to music and go to concerts."
The Dominion Post - Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir
24 Nov 2011 John Button
"singing of supreme polish and breathtaking accuracy"
Otago Daily Times - Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir
26 Nov 2011 Marian Poole
"pure beauty summing the power of music"
The New Zealand Herald - Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir
21 Nov 2011 William Dart
Chamber Music New Zealand's final offering of the year gave us one of our most celebrated ambassadorial teams.
The Marlborough Express - Jun Bouterey-Ishido
05 Aug 2011 Robin Raymond
had the audience hanging on every note
Manawatu Standard - Ensemble Liaison with Wilma Smith
05 Nov 2011 Stephen Fisher
"This was, indeed, a stunning way to end what has been a wonderful year."
Taranaki Daily News - Ensemble Liaison with Wilma Smith
06 Nov 2011 Allan Purdy
"Captivated by the players' quintessential techniques and interpretative skills the audience was enfolded in a trance-like experience."
Middle C - Ensemble Liaison with Wilma Smith
29 Oct 2011 Peter Mechen
"We in the audience were...properly caught by the music’s power of communication and enthrallment"
Nelson Mail - Ensemble Liaison with Wilma Smith
31 Oct 2011 Margot Hannigan
When I asked a young boy leaving the auditorium what he thought of such serious music, he said, "Eleven out of 10"
Nelson Mail - Ensemble Liaison with Wilma Smith
31 Oct 2011 Janet Whittington
"I was impressed and proud of our kiwi, Smith, on violin"
Rotorua Daily Post - Felix the Quartet
27 Oct 2011 Hanno Fairburn
exceptional ensemble and musical insight
Radio New Zealand Concert - Ensemble Liaison with Wilma Smith
26 Oct 2011 Anthony Ritchie
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The Marlborough Express - Martin Riseley and Diedre Irons
20 Sep 2011 Hannah Cone
...we were transported beyond the technical to the sublime.
Hawkes Bay today - Latitude 37
05 Sep 2011 Peter Williams
Improvisation was an impressive feature of the concert
Manawatu Guardian - Latitude 37
08 Sep 2011 Richard Mays
There was no doubting the mastery, pleasure and insight these three brought to their music...
- Latitude 37
10 Sep 2011 Peter Mechen
richly-conceived and beautifully-played
Manawatu Standard - Latitude 37
05 Sep 2011 Stephen Fisher
masterful display
The Marlborough Express - MELER ensemble
29 Aug 2011 Alastair Elliott
A talented and inspiring quartet
Nelson Mail - Latitude 37
26 Aug 2011 Margot Hannigan
tantalising
Middle C - Jun Bouterey-Ishido
24 Jul 2011 Peter Mechen
remarkable talent
Rotorua Daily Post - New Zealand Chamber Soloists
28 Aug 2011 Hanno Fairburn
strong, vital playing
Middle C - MELER ensemble
21 Aug 2011 Lindis Taylor
the players, each exhibiting both individuality and a fine spirit of ensemble ...
The Northern Advocate - MELER ensemble
20 Aug 2011 Paul Serotsky
four outstanding talents
The Dominion Post - Latitude 37
17 Aug 2011 John Button
supremely talented
The Dominion Post - Saguaro Trio
08 Aug 2011 John Button
Truly magical and memorable music
- MELER ensemble
10 Aug 2011 Andrew Buchanan-Smart
beautifully blended and balanced performance
NZ Herald - Saguaro Trio
08 Aug 2011 William Dart
... a homecoming with a difference
Hawke's Bay Today - Saguaro Trio
03 Aug 2011 Peter Williams
Mastery belie talent beyond trio's years
The Waikato Times - Saguaro Trio
28 Jul 2011 Andrew Buchanan-Smart
beautifully played with finesse
Middle C - Felix the Quartet
24 Jul 2011 Rosemary Collier
Right from the dark opening of the Op.18 quartet, it was striking how beautifully balanced the Felix players were
Otago Daily Times - Saguaro Trio
23 Jul 2011
It was pure delight, with the andante con moto out of this world
Taranaki Daily News - Alexa Still, Martin Riseley and Jian Liu
01 Jul 2011 Allan Purdy
amazing rapport
Nelson Mail - Alexa Still, Martin Riseley and Jian Liu
02 Jul 2011 Margot Hannigan
This was a perfect chamber music concert by three consummate musicians
The Tribune - Alexa Still, Martin Riseley and Jian Liu
06 Jul 2011 Tim Jones
Unlimited talent unveiled
Manawatu Standard - Alexa Still, Martin Riseley and Jian Liu
29 Jun 2011 Stephen Fisher
superb emotional intensity
Rotorua Daily Post - Martin Riseley and Diedre Irons
24 Jun 2011 Hanno Fairburn
commanding skills of a distinguished duo
Seen and Heard International - Martin Riseley and Diedre Irons
27 Jun 2011 Paul Serotsky
Martin was a veritable fountain of agility and expressiveness
Middle C - Felix the Quartet
26 Jun 2011 Lindis Taylor
left the audience with a sense of complete fulfillment
Middle C - Brentano String Quartet
12 Jun 2011 Rosemary Collier
Innovative, impressive concert by Brentano Quartet
The Dominion Post - Brentano String Quartet
14 Jun 2011 John Button
string quartet playing that, even in a world full of great quartets, was completely special
Waikato Times - Brentano String Quartet
08 Jun 2011 Andrew Buchanan-Smart
This was undoubtedly string quartet playing at its very finest.
New Zealand Herald - Brentano String Quartet
09 Jun 2011 William Dart
These musicians understand the mysteries of Mozartian light and shade, the sigh of falling cadences within the cut and thrust of musical dialogue
Middle C - Tasmin Little
22 May 2011 Lindis Taylor
unostentatious mastery and a musicality that drew attention simply to the musical qualities of the piece
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand String Quartet with Jenny Wollerman
10 May 2011 William Dart
utterly transported
The Tribune - New Zealand String Quartet with Jenny Wollerman
04 May 2011 Tim Jones
a sweet-toned performance
Waikato Times - New Zealand String Quartet with Jenny Wollerman
06 May 2011 Andrew Buchanan-Smart
the NZSQ caught all the joys, nostalgia and tragedy of Smetana’s own life with an excellent performance
Middle C - New Zealand String Quartet with Jenny Wollerman
03 May 2011 Lindis Taylor
the impact of watching these players, so profoundly engrossed and so whole-heartedly enraptured in their performance, was a most persuasive aspect
Taranaki Daily News - New Zealand String Quartet with Jenny Wollerman
02 May 2011 Allan Purdy
singer and quartet gave us an other-worldly experience
Nelson Mail - New Zealand String Quartet with Jenny Wollerman
29 Apr 2011 Margot Hannigan
haunting and meaningful
The Daily Post - Elixir
06 Apr 2011 Hanno Fairburn
bright and stylish performances
Otago Daily Times - Elixir
13 Apr 2011 Nigel Zega
Stylish, varied and delightful
Taranaki Daily News - Eggner Trio
01 Apr 2011 Allan Purdy
Austrian brothers give dazzling performance
The Dominion Post - Eggner Trio
29 Mar 2011 John Button
tremendous sweep and intensity
Middle C - Eggner Trio
24 Mar 2011 Peter Mechen
I truly felt that this was music-making that didn’t get much better, anywhere
NZ Herald - Eggner Trio
28 Mar 2011 William Dart
...musical and couturial panache
- Eggner Trio
24 Mar 2011 Michael Houstoun
beautiful, polished, intelligent, stirring
Nelson Mail - Eggner Trio
22 Mar 2011 Margot Hannigan
undoubtedly the very best piano trio I have heard
Otago Daily Times - Eggner Trio
21 Mar 2011 Elizabeth Bouman
musically and visually riveting
Middle C - Antipodes String Trio
13 Mar 2011 Lindis Taylor
a wholly enchanting performance
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