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CONCERTS 2025

SATURDAY

17

MAY

3.30pm

ENTRY BY KOHA

VOCĀLIS: "SANCTUARY"

We are excited to be back at St Matthew-in-the-City to raise awareness and support for Refugees as Survivors NZ - RASNZ.

This FREE concert is at 3:30 in the afternoon, providing a perfect opportunity for a day of choir music at St Matt's because Auckland Youth Choir we be performing there after dinner.

No booking/tickets required - Koha appreciated!

SATURDAY

17

MAY

8pm

AUCKLAND YOUTH CHOIR: "ECHOES OF THE SOUL"

Join Auckland Youth Choir for Echoes of the Soul — a collection of moving works that will stir the heart and uplift the spirit. The programme weaves together sacred reflections, contemporary classics and cinematic soundscapes.

Featuring music from the hit New Zealand film Tinā, enjoy stunning arrangements of the hymns Nearer, My God to Thee and It Is Well With My Soul, the isiXhosa song Indodana, the Eagles’ Seven Bridges Road and Dave Dobbyn’s Welcome Home.

Echoes of the Soul will also showcase choral gems including Bruckner’s Locus Iste, Morten Lauridsen’s Sure on this Shining Night, and Duruflé’s Ubi Caritas.  Join us for an evening of reflection and connection through song, featuring 130 of Auckland’s finest young singers.

SUNDAY

18

MAY

2.30pm

ST MATTHEW'S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (SMCO)

CPE Bach Symphony W183 No 1 in D

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Op 58 in G

Haydn Symphony No 99 in E flat

Conductor - Michael Joel

Soloist - Diedre Irons, piano

SUNDAY

1

JUNE

4pm

NEW CLASSICS SINFONIA: "TALES OF VIENNA"

New Classics Sinfonia is proud to present its second concert of 2025, "Tales of Vienna", which will delight the audience with classics from the late 18th and early 19th century.

Tales of Vienna begins with Mozart's Marriage of Figaro overture to set the scene, followed by a duo of Symphonies, Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in Bb and Ferdinand Ries' Symphony No. 2 in C minor. All three composers lived, worked, studied or performed in Vienna during the time these great works were written, so what better way to revisit Vienna at a time when it was the musical capital of the world then by joining us for this classic, classical selection.

Join us for a special evening, full of Viennese elegance, charming melodies and bolstering 19th century rhythms.

Programme:


Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture
Schubert - Symphony No. 5 in Bb major

Beethoven - Romance No. 2 (Soloist, Darren Breeze)
Johann Strauss - Trisch-Trasch Polka
Johann Strauss - The Blue Danube Waltz

TUESDAY

3

JUNE

12.10pm

ENTRY BY KOHA

FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES

Auckland University strings

SUNDAY

15

JUNE

2.30pm

De Croy Commissioned Work

Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 K467 in C​​

Ibert Hommage à Mozart

Mozart Symphony No 39 K543 in E flat

Conductor - David Sharp

Soloist - Somi Kim, piano

TUESDAY

1

JULY

12.10pm

ENTRY BY KOHA

FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES

Tom Chatterton, organ

TUESDAY

5

AUGUST

12.10pm

ENTRY BY KOHA

FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES

Dilworth School choirs

SUNDAY

10

AUGUST

2.30pm

Dvořák Serenade for Winds Op 44 in D minor

Schumann Cello Concerto Op 129 in A minor

Haydn Symphony No 100 in G 'Military'

Conductor - Michael Joel

Soloist - Lev Sivkov, cello

TUESDAY

2

SEPTEMBER

12.10pm

ENTRY BY KOHA

FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES

Kotuku Quintet

SUNDAY

14

SEPTEMBER

2.30pm

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Op 24

Rousel Le Festin de l'araignée, Symphonic Fragments

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte

Haydn Symphony No 64 in A

Conductor - Luka Venter

Soloist - Katherine Winitana, soprano

TUESDAY

7

OCTOBER

12.10pm

ENTRY BY KOHA

FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES

Auckland University voice students

SUNDAY

19

OCTOBER

2.30pm

Vaughan Williams Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

Webster Viola Concerto, Commissioned Work

Brahms Symphony No 1 Op 68 in C minor

Conductor - Michael Joel

Soloist - Gillian Ansell, viola

TUESDAY

4

NOVEMBER

12.10pm

ENTRY BY KOHA

FIRST TUESDAY CONCERT SERIES

Piano Duo: Ya-Ting Liou and Blas Gonzales

SATURDAY

15

NOVEMBER

7.30pm

BACH SOLO CELLO SUITES

Daniel Müller-Schott, cello

 

Johann Sebastian Bach
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009

SUNDAY

30

NOVEMBER

4.30pm

AUCKLAND CHORAL: "SING CHRISTMAS!"

Join us for a heartwarming and fun evening of festive music, featuring Christmas and summery works including music by Chris Artley, John Rutter, and David Hamilton. Enjoy traditional carols, including Gaudete, the haunting Coventry Carol, and the jubilant For Unto Us a Child is Born from Handel’s Messiah. Sing along with your favourite traditional carols, making this concert a true community celebration.

Auckland Choral will be joined by instrumentalists including organist Edmond Wong and tenor Chris McRae for a joyful concert programme that promises to delight and inspire. Perfect for a summer’s evening, this concert is a celebration of the holiday spirit and Auckland’s rich choral tradition.

Auckland Choral
Chris McRae Tenor
Edmond Wong Piano & Organ
Uwe Grodd Conductor

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