Michael Houstoun
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No 4 in A minor Op 23
Performed by Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun, Auckland Town Hall, 9 September 2017 Audio
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No 3 in Eb Op 12 No 3
Performed by Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun, Auckland Town Hall, 8 September 2017 Audio
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 2 in A Op 12 No 2
Performed by Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun, Auckland Town Hall, 8 September 2017 Audio
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No 1 in D Op 12 No 1
Performed by Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun, Auckland Town Hall, 9 September 2017 Audio
Christchurch Arts Festival has flair
The Christchurch Arts Festival is underway bringing the city’s creative streak to the fore. Reviewer Tony Ryan has attended a few events, including the Michael Houstoun /Bella Hristova Beethoven mini… Audio
Houstoun and Chopin (Part 2)
Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd talk about Preludes, Mazurkas, Polonaises and Ballades. Audio
Hristova & Houstoun on tour with Beethoven
Bella Hristova won the 2007 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. As part of her prize, she toured the country with pianist Michael Houstoun and loved it. Bella is back for another extensive… Audio
Houstoun and Chopin (Part 1)
Houstoun outlines the difficulties involved in performing one of Chopin's easiest pieces, the Prelude in E minor Op 28 No 4, and takes a look at an early Nocturne and the Etudes. Audio
Houstoun Plays Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Nos 13-24
Michael Houstoun in recital at the University of Auckland Music Theatre performs the Preludes and Fugues Nos 13-24 of Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach Audio
Houstoun Plays Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Nos 1 - 12
Michael Houstoun in recital at the University of Auckland Music Theatre performs the Preludes and Fugues Nos 1-12 of Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach Audio
Houstoun Plays Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Nos 13-24
Michael Houstoun in recital at the University of Auckland Music Theatre performs the Preludes and Fugues Nos 13-24 of Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach Audio
Houstoun Plays Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Nos 1 - 12
Michael Houstoun in recital at the University of Auckland Music Theatre performs the Preludes and Fugues Nos 1-12 of Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach Audio
Houstoun Plays Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier
Michael Houstoun is performing The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach complete. He tells us what this means to him, about the technical challenges, about the demands on a pianist's imagination, and about… Video, Audio
BARTOK: Piano Concerto No 3
Michael Houstoun (piano), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio
REVIEW: Orchestra Wellington & Michael Houstoun
Michael Houstoun played for a marathon 90 minutes, performing two concertos with Orchestra Wellington on Friday night. Peter Mechen reviews Houstoun’s performance of two concertos in D Minor: Mozart’s… Audio
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Pianist Michael Houstoun with Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio
MOZART: Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K466
Pianist Michael Houstoun with Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio
BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
Pianist Michael Houstoun with Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio
Concert master works with master of concertos
Orchestra Wellington’s concert master Amalia Hall has only been in the role a short time, but she’s achieved a lot. This week she oversees the orchestra with Michael Houstoun as he performs a concerto… Audio
Review: Houstoun’s Bach Marathon
Michael Houstoun played the entire 96 pieces of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier Books I & II this past weekend. The pieces that make up the two books were written as exercises for Bach's pupils. Peter… Audio