Baroque
Natural trumpets star in “All The Pleasures”
Natural trumpets will tingle the senses at this weekend’s Queen’s Closet concert “All The Pleasures” in Wellington. Audio
Viktoria’s fear and freedom
Fear and the drive for freedom are behind the success of famed Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova, who’s performing in Auckland this week. Audio
New Wellington Baroque group The Queen's Closet
New Wellington based Baroque group The Queen's Closet brings unique instruments into the studio Audio
Review: Red Priest The Baroque Bohemians
The Baroque bohemians Red Priest brought their zany musical styles to wellington last night. Elizabeth Kerr was there Audio
The Beautiful World of Baroque Music
A series of concerts is being put on by the Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand, under the banner of The Beautiful World of Baroque Music. Audio
Water Music opens NZSO’s 2019 season
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performs in churches in its opening concert series of the year. Water Music¸ featuring titled works by Telemann and Handel, will be performed at Wellington’s… Audio
My Lady’s Pleasure
An instrument invented for women to play takes centre stage on Saturday. In the concert, named My Lady’s Pleasure, Tina Chancey, soloist for NZ baroque music group Affetto will play the pardessus de… Audio
Master Masaaki Suzuki and Juilliard 415
Masaaki Suzuki is renowned for his performances and recordings of Bach with his group Bach Collegium Japan. New York's Juilliard School is among the world's leading and prestigious performing arts… Audio
Kiwi period flutist returns home
Renowned New Zealand period flautist Melissa Farrow is home for NZ Barok’s Autumn Notes season. The leading historic flute and recorder player is based in Sydney where she’s the principal flutist for… Audio
Basically Baroque with guest conductor
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Australian Daniel Kossov directs the season opener Basically Baroque – from Bach to Respighi to Mozart a musical journey. Kossov brings his international… Audio
Christmas spirit with Canadian soprano
Cassandra Extavour, Canadian Baroque soprano, is in New Zealand for Auckland Choral’s 98th consecutive performance of Handel’s Messiah. In her day job Cassandra is Professor of Organismic and… Audio
Baroque Bassoonnasaurus
What do you call a bassoon that weighs nearly six kilograms and is more than two meters long? “Bassoon-osaurus”, of course. That’s the new name affectionately given to the new baroque contrabassoon… Audio
NZ Barok to get Romantic & Classical conductor
Rachael Beesley is the director and concertmaster of Australia’s brightest and shiniest new orchestra, the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra. She’s here to conduct NZ Barok on a journey… Audio
Inaugural performance at new chapel
Bishop Selwyn Chapel at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland hosts its inaugural concert this weekend. James and Sally Tibbles give the first public performance in the space on Saturday, with their… Audio
The ancient and the new
Well known Wellington musician and Director of Music at St Mary of the Angels, Robert Oliver, gives an insight into playing the stringed Renaissance/Baroque instrument the viol. His group, the… Audio
An unlikely marriage
NZ Barok and Auckland Opera Studio are collaborating for the first time - combining baroque music with Italian opera - for two performances of Handel’s Oreste. Ben Henson will direct the production… Audio
Guest appearance with NZ Barok
International cellist Daniel Yeadon joins NZ Barok in Wellington and Auckland this week for its second concert series this year. Yeadon will play Haydn’s first Cello Concerto, the work's first… Audio
A unique baroque trio
The guitar, cello and viola don't often sit together in a trio, but Wellington trio Archi d'Amore Zelanda features the unique partnership. Baroque musicians Jane Curry (classical guitar), Donald… Audio
Touch Tour
At a recent concert in Wellington, Chamber Music New Zealand hosted a Touch Tour. It's an opportunity for audience members who are blind or have low vision to get close to the instruments and to hear… Audio, Gallery
Dr Marie Ross
Marie Ross is one of the top players internationally of historical clarinets from different eras, from the beginnings of the instrument in the Baroque period through the late Romantic. She talks about… Audio