Events St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra | 2020 Concert Season
15th March 2020 @ 2:30pm St Matthew in the City, 187 Federal St, Auckland, 1010, Auckland Print this page Email a friend
St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra | 2020 Concert Season
St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra is an accomplished orchestra performing a wide repertoire of music and is dedicated to providing performance opportunities for New Zealand musicians, composers and conductors. If you have not heard St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra play then you are missing one of the finest musical experiences in Auckland. |
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Sunday, 15 March2:30 PM |
FROM THE LAND |
Conductor: Peter Thomas Soloist: Tessa Petersen Lilburn: Aotearoa Overture Vaughan Williams: Violin Concerto in D minor Elgar: Serenade for Strings Op 20 in E minor Dvořák: Symphony No 8 Op 88 in G “Petersen gave a nuanced performance … tackling the work’s strident, dance-like and pastoral passages with equal aplomb” – Allied Press |
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Sunday, 17 May2:30 PM |
PASSIONATEConductor: Timothy Carpenter Soloist: Hamilton Civic Choir Bach: St Matthew Passion BWV244 “Acapella perfection, flowing phrasing, perfect pitch and harmonic balance, superb choral sound to match some of the best professional moments - and we heard it in a small provincial town in the Antipodes.” – Sam Edwards, Waikato Times |
Sunday, 26 July2:30 PM |
TAMING THE FURIESConductor: Michael Joel Soloist: Diedre Irons Mozart: La clemenza di Tito Overture K621 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4 Op 58 in G Dvořák: Symphony No 9 Op 95 in E minor ‘New World’ “The incomparable Diedre Irons ... fulfilled every expectation. Such magnificent power! Right from the tempestuous opening, Irons put her masterly stamp on the work.” – The Hook, July 16, 2019 |
Sunday, 16 August2:30 PM |
DOUBLE CHEMISTRYConductor: Michael Joel Soloist: Amalia Hall – Violin | Ashley Brown – Cello Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello Op 102 in A minor Borodin: Symphony No 2 in B minor “Brilliance and immense understanding.” – John Button, Dominion Post “ Unimpeachable artistry... full-blooded lyricism.” – William Dart, NZ Herald |
Sunday, 20 September2:30 PM |
RACH 2Conductor: Beth Cohen Soloist: Somi Kim Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite Op 80 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No 2 Op 18 in C minor Copland: Appalachian Spring “...Kim on piano was utterly mesmerising...” – Clare Martin, Radio 13 Auckland |
Sunday, 18 October2:30 PM |
VIOLINISSIMOConductor: José Aparicio Soloist: Andrew Beer Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Suite Conus: Violin Concerto in E Minor Sinding: Suite im alten Stil Op 10 for Violin and Orchestra Poulenc: Sinfonietta “Beer’s performance of the Ligeti Concerto was one of the most exciting things I’ve heard for a while” – Peter Hoar at RNZ |
All concerts, Sundays 2.30 PM, St MATTHEW-IN-THE-CITY CHURCH, 187 Federal street, corner WELLESLEY AND HOBSON streets, Auckland city. TICKETS available on Eventfinda or door sales (cash only) | Adults $30, Seniors $25, Children under 12 (with an adult) Free, Student Rush—Can only be purchased at the door on the day of the concert and are subject to seats being available—$15. www.smco.org.nzTo purchase tickets and for more information, click the link here to download the St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra 2020 Concert Season Brochure |