Chamber Music

NZTrio perform the first of their 'Blast' concerts this weekend, featuring music by Faure, Beethoven and New Zealand composer Kenneth Young. He joins violinist Justine Cormack and pianist Sarah… Audio

The Aroha Quartet will be spending Labour Weekend rehearsing, recording, and performing seven New Zealand works. Violinist Haihong Liu and cellist Robert Ibell tell Eva's what's on offer. Audio

Elizabeth reviews the Wellington performance by the Vienna Piano Trio, who are touring the country with Chamber Music New Zealand. Audio

Gillian Ansell is the viola soloist and Holly Matheson is the conductor for this Sunday's St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra concert. They talk about repertoire, career developments, and auditioning a… Audio

Chief Executive Peter Walls has programmed his first season for Chamber Music New Zealand. He tells Eva what they have on offer in 2016. Audio

The Vienna Piano Trio are Ensemble-in-Residence at the Vienna Konzerthaus: one of the finest chamber music venues in the world. They're touring New Zealand at the moment, and they tell Eva what… Audio

As well as a violinist in the world-renowned Tetzlaff Quartet, Elisabeth Kufferath also plays viola. She's in Auckland this week, playing concerts with Deirdre Irons and Edith Salzmann, and working… Audio

'Miss Donnithorne's Maggot' is an unusual chamber opera by Peter Maxwell Davies, receiving a performance this weekend by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and mezzo-soprano Claire Scholes. Eva talks to… Audio

The New Zealand Guitar Quartet are at the tail end of a concert tour, with music by Jack Body, Craig Utting, Clarice Assad and more. Eva speaks to all four quartet members; Jane Curry, John Couch… Audio

It's always a risk, forming a new chamber music trio. There's never a guarantee that there'll be the magic, the apparent telepathy, that makes an exceptional one.But there's a lot of confidence in… Audio

Featuring Papricca (Christchurch), Jeunesse Élégante (Christchurch). Winner of the Original Composition Prize, Riley Cahill's The Lightning in Me. Winner of the Best Performance of a New Zealand Work… Audio

Featuring Vazin Trio (Auckland), Cube (Auckland), Amici Quartet (Auckland), Trio Glivenko (Wellington). Audio

Find out a little about the 2015 semi-finalist ensembles in the NZCT Chamber Music Contest. Video

An overview of the 2015 NZCT Chamber Music Contest.

New Zealand musicians based in Europe, studying and freelancing in top orchestras. They perform together as the Mimosa Ensemble, and have returned to New Zealand for the 50th Jubilee Celebrations of… Video, Audio

Chamber Music New Zealand Outreach Coordinator Sue Jane has been working hard lately, with the annual Chamber Music Contest semi-finals and finals this weekend. She tells Eva what it takes to organise… Audio

Twelve school chamber groups will compete for a taste of national glory at this weekend's NZCT Chamber Music Contest finals at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Bridget Douglas, who is… Audio

The Tākiri Ensemble is New Zealand's latest vocal group, featuring the talents of soprano Anna Leese and pianist Kirsten Robertson. Audio

New Zealand School of Music New Zealand School of Music String Professors preview the Queen's Birthday Chamber Music Weekend. Audio