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Award-winning musicians Robert Ashworth and Sarah Watkins (Aotearoa Music Awards 2022 Classical Artists of the Year) join forces with Auckland Philharmonia principal oboist Bede Hanley to present a dynamic and colourful, virtuosic, evocative and thought-provoking programme.
Aotango Quintet
Performing in Piazzolla’s original quintet formation, A Century of Tango traverses the evolution of tango from beloved classics such as Ángel Villoldo’s El Choclo, Carlos Gardel’s Por una Cabeza, and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez’s La Cumparsita to the revolutionary nuevo tango compositions of Argentinian maestro Ástor Piazzolla.
Jian Liu
Internationally celebrated pianist, and winner of the Best Classical Artist at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards, Jian Liu has created a programme that surveys the different ways composers of New Zealand and Chinese heritage paint their worlds in sound.
Jian Liu
Internationally celebrated pianist, and winner of the Best Classical Artist at the 2025 Aotearoa Music Awards, Jian Liu has created a programme that surveys the different ways composers of New Zealand and Chinese heritage paint their worlds in sound.
Elouan Quartet, with Bridget Douglas
The newly formed Elouan Quartet, comprising NZSO musicians, will be joined by NZSO principal flautist Bridget Douglas for this selection of lively and lyrical performances.






