Michael Houstoun
Marc Taddei and Michael Houstoun
Orchestra Wellington Orchestra Wellington Music Director and piano soloist preview Saturday's concert. Audio
Played On
Timaru-born pianist Michael Houstoun on overcoming 'musician's cramp' and finding the passion to play piano again at the highest level. Audio
Diedre Irons
One of the featured performers for Chamber Music Hutt Valley's Piano Trust Gala Concert. Audio
Kenneth YOUNG: Piano Concerto
Michael Houstoun (piano), Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Steven Smith. Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert at the Auckland Town Hall, 26 August 2004. Audio
Michael Houstoun: Beethoven Complete Sonatas
Top NZ pianist launches his new recording of the complete Beethoven Sonatas. Audio
Beethoven ReCYCLE (Part 3)
Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd continue their conversation about the Beethoven piano sonatas and Houstoun's approach to performing them. In this final programme, they talk about the 'Moonlight' Sonata… Audio
Extended interview: The Diabelli Variations
Michael Houstoun talks about Beethoven's Diabelli Variations which he performed in 2012 as preparation for the Beethoven reCYCLE project. Audio
Extended interview: Memory
Michael Houstoun talks about the challenge of playing all the Beethoven sonatas from memory. Audio
Extended interview: Selected movements
Tim Dodd and Michael Houstoun look at a few selected movements from sonatas in Houstoun's last wave of concerts: Op 2 No 1, Op 2 No 2 and Op 31 No 3. Audio
Extended interview: Rhythm and Rubato
Tim Dodd and Michael Houstoun talk about a number of topics related to rhythm, energy and rubato in the Beethoven sonatas. Audio
Extended interview: The Limited Piano
Michael Houstoun outlines the qualities he desires in a piano for performing Beethoven and he and Tim Dodd tackle the issue of whether the humble piano was sufficient to express Beethoven’s vision… Audio
Extended interview: Sonata form and keys
Tim Dodd asks Michael Houstoun how much he is influenced or inspired by the structure of the Beethoven sonata movements and the keys in which they are written. Audio
Extended interview: Interpretation
Michael Houstoun discusses what it means to "interpret" a piece of music. Audio
Extended interview: Overexposure
Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd talk about whether a piece such as the Appassionata Sonata could become overexposed. Audio
Extended Interview: Piano Sonata in F sharp Op 78
Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd talk a little more about the sonata affectionately dedicated to one of his dearest friends Therese von Brunswick. Audio
Extendend interview: Piano Sonata in F Op 54
Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd look at the often overlooked but gorgeous little sonata sandwiched between the great Waldstein and Appassionata Sonatas. Audio
Extended interview: Piano Sonata in A Op 101
Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd look at the somewhat elusive A major sonata that heralds the emergence of Beethoven's late composition style. Audio
Michael Houstoun
NZ pianist talks about his concert series of Beethoven's complete sonata's - 20 years on from his original epic tour. Audio
Eight Months to Mars - Michael Houstoun
Our first ever globally known concert pianist and, thankfully, he is still playing - 12 years ago a mysterious illness almost put a halt to his career. Audio
Michael Houstoun
NZ pianist previews upcoming performance of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto with Wellington Orchestra as well as Bach's Goldberg Variations. Audio