Join Rita and the Bach Musica NZ chorus and orchestra as we welcome her back for this special guest appearance in a concert of Baroque favourites!

Music by Marcello, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel. 

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Stephen Diaz, countertenor

Alison Dunlop, oboe

Yanghe Yu,  violin
Vanessa Tam, violin

Janne Ensor, violin
Paul Mitchel, cello

Rita Paczian, conductor

Bach Musica NZ Chorus & Chamber Orchestra

Ben Hoadley, bassoon 

Conductor - Michael Joel
Soloists –
Monique Lapins – Violin
Matthias Balzat – Cello

Mozart - Symphony No 35 K385 in D ‘Haffner’
Gounod - Symphony No 1 in D
Brahms - Double Concerto Op 102 in A minor

St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra’s final concert for the year brings along not one but two of New
Zealand’s most acclaimed soloists for your enjoyment. The highlight of the programme will surely be
Monique Lapins (Violin) and Matthias Balzat (Cello) performing the great Brahms Double Concerto,
his final work for orchestra and a sublime masterpiece that requires two brilliant and equally
matched soloists.

This concert is part of the St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra (SMCO) 2026 Concert Series.

Alison Dunlop, oboe