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Peter Mechen

Husband and Wife Team Prove to be Ideal Musical Partnership

04/04/201531/03/2015 by Stan

New ZealandNew Zealand    Liadov, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev: Janine Jansen (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Blendulf (conductor), Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, 28.3.2015.(PM)

Janine Jansen photo credit Harald Hoffman - Decca
Janine Jansen
Photo Credit Harald Hoffman – Decca

 

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Kempf Goes It Alone with the Beethoven Piano Concertos

20/03/201518/03/2015 by Stan

New ZealandNew Zealand Beethoven: Freddy Kempf (soloist and conductor), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (Leader: Vesa-Matti Leppanen), Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. (PM)

Freddy Kempf Rehearses Beethoven with the NZSO 2014
Freddy Kempf Rehearses Beethoven with the NZSO 2014 Photo:  Janina Hanify

 

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The Orpheus Choir of Wellington Show Their Worth

01/01/201523/12/2014 by Stan

New ZealandNew Zealand Haydn, Orff: Emma Fraser (soprano), Henry Choo (tenor), James Clayton (baritone), Orpheus Choir of Wellington, Wellington Young Voices Choir, Orchestra Wellington, Marc Taddei (conductor), Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, 15.11.2014 (PM)

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Stimulating and Thought-Provoking Don Giovanni from NZ Opera

22/10/201416/10/2014 by Stan

New ZealandNew Zealand Mozart, Don Giovanni: The New Zealand Opera, Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus (Chorus Master: Michael Vinten), Orchestra Wellington  / Wyn Davies (conductor), St James’ Theatre, Wellington, 11th, 14th, 16th, 18th October, 2014

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Intimate Rosenkavalier in the Round Brings Characters to Life

25/09/201409/09/2014 by Stan

New ZealandNew Zealand   Richard Strauss,  
Der Rosenkavalier: Soloists, Opera in a Days Bay Garden Company, Opera in a Days Bay Garden Orchestra (Leader:  Blythe Press) / Michaerl Vintin (conductor), Wellesley College Hall, Days Bay, Wellington
, 24.8.2014 (PM)

Picture  Credit  Simon Hoyle "Southlight"
Picture Credit Simon Hoyle “Southlight”

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“Interprète extraordinaire” Returns to his New Zealand Roots

23/04/201420/04/2014 by Stan

New ZealandNew Zealand,Gounod / Liszt , Lucien Johnson, Debussy, Jenny McLeod, Lilburn, Ravel, Chopin:Jeffrey Grice (piano), Adam Concert Room, NZ School of Music, Victoria University, lburn Campus, Wellington, New Zealand, 7.4.2014. (PM)

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