NZTrio 2021 Season: Dramatic Skies

NZTrio presents their 2021 series Dramatic Skies. As the name suggests, the series leads through intense emotional contrasts from sweetness and light to intense darkness. The bookends - two Rachmaninoff piano trios both called élégiaque - indicate the powerful emotional journey within the series. 

Each concert presents works from overseas and, like the clouds in the title, some are bright and billowy - familiar shapes passing by - while others are dark, brooding, and portentous. These globe-drifters gather around lofty peaks of Aotearoa’s musical landscape. There are two Kiwi works at the heart of each concert, your chance to hear a brand new commission, and to revisit an older favourite. 

Season passes for the Dramatic Skies season are available to purchase here. 

 

1. Stratus

Sunday, April 18

Rachmaninoff • Haydn • Suk • Cowan • De la Tour • Chausson

2. Cumulus

Sunday, Sept 5th

Grieg • Schifrin • McLeod • Taylor • Smetana

3. Cirrus

Sunday, Dec 12th

Schubert • Clement • Panufnik • Whitehead • Rachmaninoff