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Warkworth Music’s 2020 concert season contains a diverse range of musical experiences, including seven chamber music concerts kicking off on April 5 with Duo Möller-Fraticelli.
Warkworth Music spokesperson Lisa Outwin says the masterful husband and wife guitar duo, comprising Johannes Möller and Laura Fraticelli, creates a unique fusion between Swedish perfection and Argentinian passion.
Their programme will include Argentinian tangos, the romantic music of Hungarian guitar virtuoso Johann Kaspar Mertz and Johannes Möller’s own compositions.
“Their emotional playing style, as well as their strong connection and stage presence, make their performances unforgettable events,” Lisa says.
The duo’s concert will be followed up on May 3 with a performance by the Aroha Quartet – one of New Zealand’s finest chamber music ensembles. Their programme will include Haydn’s “Lark” Quartet and Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No. 1 in D.
On June 28, University of Auckland senior lecturer and internationally acclaimed pianist Stephen De Pledge will perform his entertaining 50th birthday recital with favourites from Chopin, Prokofiev and Bach.
On July 19, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s Concert Master, Finnish-born Vesa-Matti Leppänen, leads Vesa and Friends, performing Beethoven and Mozart on horn, violin, viola and cello.
Jazz enthusiasts won’t want to miss the Lucien Johnson Quartet on August 15. Johnson has been described as “a saxophonist and composer of rare excellence and mettle” (Wellington Jazz Festival), and “a miraculous musician” (Radio NZ).
He is joined in this quartet by some of New Zealand’s finest musicians on tenor saxophone, piano, double bass and drums.
On September 19, the St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Faure, Copland and the well-known Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor.
The concert season finishes on October 17 with the award-winning Marmen Quartet, which has built an international reputation for courage, vitality and vigour in their performances. Their programme will include Schubert, Debussy and Mendelssohn.
All concerts will be held at the Warkworth Town Hall, with full concert details and ticket sales available at warkworthmusic.org.nz
