There is barely a cloud that passes over this unfailing lyrical and summery delight, allowing every instrument the opportunity to shine.
The programme is balanced by Gareth Farr’s incendiary Ahi and Thousandth Orange for piano trio and vola by Caroline Shaw.
Of the latter Shaw writes I began thinking about the history of still-life paintings. Those bowls of fruit we see framed in museums—sort of lovely and banal, at first glance, but then richer when considered in the long story of humans painting things that they see, over and over and over again… More angles reveal themselves—more perspectives and corners and stories, more understanding—more appreciation of something that most would consider unremarkable.
ARTISTS
Amalia Hall Violin
Matthias Balzat Cello
Somi Kim Piano
Damien Eckersley Double Bass
Alexander McFarlane Viola
PROGRAMME
Gareth Farr Ahi
Caroline Shaw Thousandth Orange
Franz Schubert Trout Piano Quintet in A major, D.667
This programme is approximately 85 minutes with a 20-minute interval
Local tip
He tīwhiri mō te rohe
Sit upstairs at the back for the best birds-eye view of the nave.
Getting there
Te huarahi ki reira
St Matthew-in-the-City is a 16-minute walk to Waitematā Train Station and the ferry terminal, and a six-minute walk to Aotea Square. Paid parking is available at Wilsons Parking on Hobson Street or at SkyCity.
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