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NZTrio: Magnifique

10 Mar 2026

NZTrio's diverse "Magnifique" programme spans from French Romantic elegance to contemporary New Zealand landscapes.

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Wednesday 11 March

12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Pärt, Arvo: Fratres - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (dir) (RNZ UB12)

Kodály, Zoltán: Adagio - Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola), Anthony Hewitt (piano) (Naxos 8.572533)

Handel, George Frideric: Organ Concerto in F Op 4/5 - Simon Preston (organ), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 413 465)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in G minor RV317 - Takako Nishizaki (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestraestra National Youth Orchestra/Peter Walls (Naxos 8.572381)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in Bb minor Op 117/2 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

Bruch, Max: Kol Nidrei - Maria Kliegel (cello), Ireland National Symphony Orchestra/Gerhard Markson (Naxos 8.550519)

1:00 approx

Chilcott, Robert "Bob": Peace Mass - Philip Ledger (piano), Cotswold Children's Choir/Hilary Tadman-Robins (Cotswold CCC 0401)

Debussy, Claude: Jeux - Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez (DG 439 896)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 16 in C K545, For Beginners - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB33)

Ritchie, Anthony: Symphony No 1, Boum (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (RNZ UA86)

Raum, Elizabeth: Pershing Concerto - John Griffiths (tuba), Orchestra of the Capella of St. Petersburg (MSR Classics LOG 14342)

2:00 approx

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: On Wenlock Edge - Mark Padmore (tenor), Schubert Ensemble, Alison Dods (violin) (Chandos CHAN 10465)

Young, Kenneth: Three Sad Waltzes - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 73 in D, The Hunt - Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Adam Fischer (NIMBUS NI 5652/5)

Lilburn, Douglas: Piano Sonatina No 1 - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (EX KIWI SLD 78)

Anonymous: The New Hornpipe - Prisma (Fuga Libera FUG814)

3:00 approx

Torke, Michael: Javelin - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Yoel Levi (Argo 452 101)

Chen Gang/He Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Concerto - Chen Jie (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Carolyn Kuan (Naxos 8.570607)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Flute Sonata in C BWV1033 - Barthold Kuijken (transverse fl), Ewald Demeyere (harpsichord) (Accent ACC 22150)

Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA29)

Ellisor, Connie: Blackberry Winter (1) - Nashville Chamber Orchestra/Paul Gambill (Warner 9 46739)

4:00 approx

Poulenc, Francis: Thème varié - Anatol Ugorski (piano) (DANACORD DACOCD 649)

Richter, Franz Xaver: Sinfonia a quattro in Bb - New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra/Simon Murphy (PENTATONE PTC 5186 028)

Brahms, Johannes: Two Rhapsodies Op 79 - Martha Argerich (piano) (DG 447 430)

Graham, Peter: Brillante - Adam Frey (euphonium), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Bruce Hangen (Naxos 8.570538)

Farr, Gareth: Taheke - Bridget Douglas (flute), Carolyn Mills (hrp) (Atoll ACD 709)

5:00 approx

Sirmen, Maddalena Lombardini: Violin Concerto No 1 in Bb Op 3 - Zefira Valova (violin), Il Pomo d'Oro (Aparté AP291)

Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in C minor D899/1 - John O'Conor (piano) (TELARC CD 80337)

Lully, Jean-Baptiste: Chaconne de l'Amour médecin, from Divertissement Royal - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Alia vox)

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Viola Concerto in G - Stephen Shingles (viola), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Decca 430 265)

Bizet, Georges: March, from Jeux d'enfants - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Donald Johanos (Naxos 8.553596)

Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 4 in Eb Op 36 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB65)

Schmidt, Steffen: The Creation, from Palia (Original Soundtrack) - Studio orchestra, synth (Singularity 6 Corporation)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Una donna a quindici anni, from Così fan Tutte - Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Concerto Köln/Jakob Lehmann (Erato 5419773233)

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