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NZTrio at Auckland Museum

2011 Concert Series

After a magnificent first season, NZTrio returns to Auckland Museum with a programme including works from Brahms, Schubert and Kenji Bunch. Critics have described the NZTrio as one of the finest chamber ensembles in Australasia.

Auckland Museum Auditorium
(Entry via the Atrium)

Concert 1	Concert 2	Concert 3
Sunday, 17 April 5pm Haydn Hob XV: 26 in f sharp minor Chris Gendall (NZ): Intaglio (2006) Kenji Bunch (USA): Swing Shift – Groove Boxes Interval Brahms Trio No.1 in B Major, Opus 8.	Sunday, 29 May 7pm NZ Music Month Special * Michael Norris dirty pixels (NZTrio commission) Maria Grenfell Feather of Blue Samuel Holloway Stapes Victoria Kelly Songs without Words (string quartet) Ross Harris Senryu (NZTrio commission) Gao Ping Four Sketches (NZTrio commission) John Psathas Piano Quintet Movement.	Sunday, 31 July 5pm Brahms Piano Trio 2 in C Major, Opus 87 Chris Adams (NZ) Jekyll Rat Kenji Bunch – Swing Shift: Night Flight Interval Schubert Piano Trio No.1 in B Flat major, Opus 99.
Concert 4	Concert 5
Tuesday, 13 September 8pm Saint Saens Piano Trio No.1 in F major, Opus 18 Clare Cowan (NZ) wood : strings : hammers : flesh Interval Kenji Bunch – Club Crawl Brahms Trio No.3 in c minor, Opus 101.	Sunday, 6 November 5pm w/ Miranda Adams and Robert Ashworth Shostakovich Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 Psathas Piano Quintet Interval Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34.	* NZ Music Month special performance — not included in season ticket. $30 Single $20 Students $25 Members

About NZTrio

Violinist Justine Cormack, cellist Ashley Brown and pianist Sarah Watkins first joined forces in 2002 and were Ensemble in Residence at The University of Auckland from 2004–2009. From the outset, their artistry, intensity, and approachability have captivated music lovers throughout New Zealand, Brazil, the US and UK, China, Korea and Indonesia.

Actively commissioning works by leading New Zealand composers, as well as more recently composers from both China and Australia, NZTrio seeks out collaborations with musicians of diverse musical genres and styles.

Highlights in 2011 include an exciting collaborative performance with Finnish bass/accordion duo Lepisto & Lehti at the WOMAD festival in New Plymouth, the premiere of a joint composition by Gareth Farr and Richard Nunns for piano trio and taonga puoro (traditional Maori instruments), a new commission by composer/filmmaker David Downes at the New Zealand International Arts Festival, and a series of performances representing New Zealand at the Shanghai World Expo in July.