Author Alex Ross hit the golden note, and best-seller lists, with his revelatory history of twentieth-century music, The Rest Is Noise.

A tour-de-force of musicology and social history, Ross dispels the elitist myths surrounding modernist and post-modernist masterpieces, allowing audiences to share in his passion for this repertoire.

In partnership with the Auckland Writers Festival, Ross shares the stage with the exquisite mezzo-soprano Bianca Andrew and Aotearoa’s pre-eminent modern music ensemble STROMA. Together they present a musical tasting session that winds through the ages featuring work by Ravel, Bartók, Stravinsky and, of course, the modernist master himself, Schoenberg.

 

Auckland Writers Festival - Special Offer
Literary fans are in for a treat: in addition to his Chamber Music New Zealand tour, Ross will appear in three further events at the 2018 Auckland Writers Festival – including a special In Conversation session.  As a partner to this incredible event, CMNZ is offering its subscribers $18 tickets* to see Alex Ross In Conversation at 2018 Auckland Writers Festival.