Formed in 1988, the Amici Ensemble has been part of Aotearoa’s classical music scene for over thirty-five years. Now under the magisterial leadership of NZSO Associate Concertmaster Donald Armstrong, ...

Fauré’s cello music is among the most sublime in the instrument’s repertoire. The sonatas are late works, often deemed ‘difficult’ yet full of energy, poetry and startling originality. The short ...

The brooding arch of melancholy in Gustav Fauré's Elégie and the fate-riddled Symphony No. 5 of Tchaikovsky's aren't usually associated with sugar-coating. When the great Russian cellist Mstislav ...

This week's Lunchtime Concerts are from the 2012 Oxford Chamber Music Festival with the theme of Fairytale and Fantasy. Today's offering includes music by Fauré, Beethoven & Tabakova. Full programme ...