RICHARD BETTS previews NZTrio’s daring 2021 season and talks up their Auckland performance this weekend.
Concerts
News, reviews and gig information on local and international concerts
Carnivorous Plant Society, The Civic Club, Auckland, 22 March 2021
Aliens, ghosts, monsters and marimbas all feature in a Carnivorous Plant Society concert. FRANCES CHAN loves every moment, and you will too.
Spell On You, The Civic Club, Auckland, 20 March 2021, REVIEW
FRANCES CHAN reviews a beguiling, bizarre evening of connoisseur songs of love and loss featuring some of our most admired music figures.
Crowded House, Spark Arena, Auckland, 19 March 2021, REVIEW
Who thought we’d get to see Crowded House perform in these virus-laced times? FRANCES CHAN reports on the Auckland performance, and JUSTIN REDDING takes the visual evidence.
Gitbox Rebellion, Civic Theatre, Auckland, 14 March REVIEW
FRANCES CHAN – one of 95bFM’s longstanding jazz show hosts – reviews an eight-piece guitar ensemble whose music is really something else.
NZSO artistically rich but cash poor in 2021
The national orchestra has announced a season notable for Beethoven, Stravinsky and the effects of penury. RICHARD BETTS takes a look.
Monteverdi offers Messiah alternative in December concert
Bach Musica’s year-end concert is a performance of a less well-known but equally impressive alternative to Handel’s Messiah, writes RICHARD BETTS.
Beethoven no bummer in APO’s 2021 season
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra recently revealed its 2021 season to a Town Hall crowd. RICHARD BETTS took notes.