Music News - NZTrio's 2019 Grand Finale Performances Spark Uprising
12 November 2019 - 0 Comments
After a stunning first year together, NZTrio will be closing out their 2019 programme with Tectonic Uprising, the final part of their Tectonic series, on at Auckland’s Mairangi Arts Centre on 11 December and Auckland Art Gallery 15 December. Programme: DATES AND BOOKING DETAILS:
2019 has seen three of New Zealand’s most gifted musicians Ashley Brown, Somi
Kim, and Amalia Hall join forces as the newly invigorated NZTrio for what has
been an intense and exhilarating first year of concerts together.
"They play as if they’ve
been together for years and their communication was impeccable, especially in
some of those tricky rhythmic passages that required adroit counting and keen
anticipation… they really delivered on the passion, drawing out every nuance
and drop of feeling. This was an excellent concert and one that augurs well for
the new NZTrio." - Patrick Shepherd, Christchurch Press
NZTrio’s 2019 Tectonic series features an intense and intimate inspection of
the fundamental forces that shape environments and communities, focusing here
on Aotearoa’s fraught relationship with the United Kingdom, and the struggle
between Cold War superpowers Russia and America. In this final episode, Tectonic Uprising features
parlour music from Bridge, and a rediscovered trio by Elgar – mannered
distractions from the building of empires and the noise of war and
industrialisation in the England of their time. Charlotte Bray illuminates
contemporary England while also looking back to the enduring words of
Shakespeare – and New Zealand composer, Samuel Holloway, turns the gaze inwards
to the human landscape and the mechanisms of hearing. In the second half, the
prescience and experimentation of US composer, Charles Ives meets the
subversive rebellion of Shostakovich – two profoundly contrasting sides of an
iron curtain that takes on new meaning and significance today.
"The light-filled North
atrium is a haven for experiencing afternoon drifting into evening with Alfredo
and Isabel Aquilizan’s suspended ceiling sculptures of cardboard cities
tumbling from upturned dinghies perfectly echoing the torrents of musical notes
below." - William Dart, NZ Herald
Both performances are followed by an opportunity to meet and chat with the
musicians over complimentary drinks and Xmas nibbles.
Frank Bridge (UK) Hornpipe
Edward Elgar (UK) Lento assai
- Allegro moderato
Samuel Holloway (NZ) Stapes
Frank Bridge (UK) Valse Russe
Charlotte Bray (UK) That
Crazed Smile
Charles Ives (US) Trio
Dmitri Shostakovich (USSR) Piano
Trio No.2 in e minor
Approx. 90 mins plus interval.
Complimentary drinks and nibbles with musicians following the performance.
Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland North Shore
Tickets $40 Adults/$30 MAC Members/$20 Students
Bookings via Eventfinda
December 15th, 6pm
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki
Tickets $50 Adults/$40 AAG Members/$25 Students
Bookings via Eventfinda
Website: www.nztrio.com/event-directory/
Facebook: facebook.com/nztrio
Twitter: twitter.com/nztrio (@nztrio)
Instagram: NZTrio
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