Warkworth Music
Warkworth Music is a local, non-profit group dedicated to bringing excellent, affordable musical performances to local audiences.
For more information visit www.warkworthmusic.org.nz
John Chen
Saturday 28 June 2025
Winner of the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition, New Zealand pianist John Chen returns home to present an all-French programme of chefs-d’oeuvre by Francis Poulenc, Henri Duparc, César Franck, Gabriel Fauré, and Camille Saint-Saëns.
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Ghost Trio
Saturday 26 July 2025
The Ghost Trio explore the cultural diversity of the piano trio canon, including works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Tōru Takemitsu, Maurice Ravel, and the premiere of a new work by Aotearoa composer Glen Downie.
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Antipodes Quartet
Saturday 30 August 2025
These four young musicians have been selected to form Antipodes Quartet at the 2024 Adam Summer School for Chamber Music. They receive professional development and performance coaching from Chamber Music New Zealand and the Adam Chamber Music Festival. The concert programme offers a deeply immersive journey into the realm of 'inner landscapes,' exploring the profound emotional territories that music can evoke.
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The John Rae Trio
Saturday 11 October 2025
Jazz composers and musicians John Rae, Ben Wilcock and Patrick Bleakley have produced a stunning new album entitled Splendid Isolation, described as “beguiling” (PBS The Modernist). The trio will play material from this album as well as new material and music from John Rae’s previous albums.
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Warkworth Music - 2025 Season Ticket
Sunday 12 October 2025
Purchase a Season Ticket and enjoy the benefits of annual membership and reduced concert ticket prices.
2025 Season Ticket - $205 p.p.
A Season Ticket includes annual membership ($30) and tickets for all 7 concerts at the reduced price of $25 per concert (the regular ticket price is $40). Season tickets are transferable.
Season Tickets will be held at the Member's ticket desk for collection.
For more information on the 2025 concert schedule, programmes and performers visit warkworthmusic.org.nz
All concerts will be held at Warkworth Town Hall
Duo Viva
Saturday 31 May 2025
Featuring Miranda Adams (violin) and Tatiana Lanchtchikova (piano and accordion), Duo Vivo formed in 2003 and immediately found popularity through their CD Jealousy, tango music. Their programme provides a colourful contrast of classical, tango, and gypsy music, plus a NZ composition written for them by John Elmsly.
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Ristov Duo
Sunday 4 May 2025
“Love, Passion & Romance” - a violin and piano recital that takes the audience on an exciting and emotional musical journey. The repertoire will explore different forms of love, including Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 2, Clara Schumann’s Three Romances, Dellapiccola’s Tartriniana Seconda, and Ravel’s masterpiece, the mysterious and highly passionate Tzigane
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Ensemble Aaru
Saturday 5 April 2025
A reed quintet with extensive international experience, Ensemble Aaru was formed in June 2023 by principal players from the Auckland Philharmonia and Aotearoa’s leading freelance artists. The performance breathes new life into classic repertoire with a programme that includes works from Vivaldi, Debussy and Gershwin.
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Dan Costa Quartet
Saturday 9 November 2024
Portuguese, Italian, British-born pianist Dan Costa has assembled an all-star band of New Zealand musicians who will showcase his original compositions and Latin
influenced jazz piano style. Bringing his cutting-edge music to NZ, Dan will perform alongside some of the finest jazz musicians in the country – Bill Martin on tenor
saxophone, Umar Zakaria on double bass, and Carl Woodward on drums.
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NZTrio
Sunday 20 October 2024
Brilliance and fearlessness shine in these impassioned and powerful works. Starting with Fanny Mendelssohn’s magnificent ‘Trio in D minor,’ we then move to the contemporary power of Joan Tower’s ‘Trio Cavany’, followed by a new commission from Kiwi composer Eva Bedggood. We conclude the musical odyssey with Ethel Smyth’s impassioned piano trio.
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St Matthews Chamber Orchestra
Saturday 14 September 2024
St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra is delighted to be returning to Warkworth to perform their “Mozart Larks” concert, featuring two iconic works for Violin and Orchestra - Mozart’s ‘Concerto No 4’ and Vaughan William’s ‘Lark Ascending’ - with soloist Dr Lara Hall.
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Henry Wong Doe
Saturday 3 August 2024
After 15 years making a name for himself abroad, concert pianist Henry Wong Doe undertakes a rare return to his homeland in 2024. He will perform a compelling
programme of some of the great masterworks by Haydn, Chopin, Ginastera, and Mussorgsky, as well as a newly commissioned work by a New Zealand composer.
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Andrew Joyce & Jian Lui
Saturday 15 June 2024
Showcasing music for cello and piano from the UK, China, and NZ, the virtuosic duo brings a colourful assortment of soundbites for the first half, followed by a
larger Romantic sonata by Brahms for the latter half of the programme.
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Jade String Quartet
Saturday 18 May 2024
Auckland’s Jade String Quartet returns with a programme of sweet Mozart, stunning Schumann plus an exciting new work by NZ composer Janet Jennings based on the birdsong of extinct NZ birds. The quartet is comprised of Miranda Adams and Charmian Keay (violins), Robert Ashworth (viola) and James Yoo (cello).
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Morton Trio & Friends
Sunday 7 April 2024
This is chamber music with orchestral scope, riveting from the opening notes with Dohnányi’s rich and exhilarating Sextet, followed by what is considered Penderecki’s finest chamber achievement—two majestic works that allow the six performers to showcase their virtuosic brilliance and musicality.
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Calathea Quartet
Saturday 30 September 2023
The Calathea Quartet is a fresh new ensemble of dynamic musicians - Claudia Tarrant Matthews (violin), Eleanor Hill (violin), Martha Campbell (viola) and Haydn Wynn (cello) - who are fast gaining a reputation on the international scene. The programme includes Mozart's String Quartet no 21, Imogen Holst's Phantasy Quartet and Shostakovich's String Quartet no 5.
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Akarana Piano Quartet
Saturday 26 August 2023
Award winning musicians Andrew Beer, violin, and Sarah Watkins, piano, are joined by colleagues from the APO - principal violist Robert Ashworth and sub-principal cellist Chen Cao. The programme includes Mozart's Piano quartet no 1, Frank Bridge's Phantasie Quartet and Dvorak's Piano Quartet no 2.
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Ben Wilcock Quartet
Saturday 29 July 2023
This Wellington based quartet comprises some of Aotearoa's best known and most impressive jazz musicians - Ben Wilcock (piano), Tristan Carter (violin), Daniel Yeabsley (bass) and John Rae (percussion). As an ensmble these musicians deliver the most dynamic voice and melodic clarity while staying true to their jazz roots. Expect impressive improvisations and refreshing new arrangements of jazz standards.
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Menzies / Endres Duo
Saturday 1 July 2023
Renowned soloists Mark Menzies (violin and viola) and Michael Endres (piano) come together to perform cornerstone works of the violin and piano repertoire, Beethoven's 'Kreutzer' Sonata, Schubert's Rondo Brillant and Schnittke's Violin Sonata No. 2, plus a new work, Mono no aware, by Salina Fisher.
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Stephen De Pledge
Sunday 28 May 2023
The internationally acclaimed New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge performs Bach’s G minor English Suite and Mozart’s dramatic Sonata in C minor. The programme also includes 12 new Etudes written by some of New Zealand’s most respected composers, the Sketches of Amy Beach and Manuel de Falla’s famous Ritual Fire Dance.
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Les Voisins
Saturday 29 April 2023
Les Voisins (‘Neighbours’) comprises Justine Cormack (violin), James Bush (cello) and Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo & guitars). The programme is a journey through three centuries of French music from the Baroque to Ravel's impressionism and then on to the swing of guitarist Django Reinhardt and jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli with the “Hot Club de France”.
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New Zealand String Quartet
Sunday 2 April 2023
The New Zealand String Quartet is New Zealand’s leading chamber ensemble, with a distinguished record of international touring success and a body of acclaimed recordings. With Helene Pohl (violin I), Monique Lapins (violin II), Gillian Ansell (viola) and Rolf Gjelsten (cello) the New Zealand String Quartet open Warkwoth Music's 2023 concert series with a programme that includes Schubert's "Rosamundi", Shostakovich's String Quartet no 1 and Haydn's "Emperor".
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Orion Piano Trio
Saturday 22 October 2022
In 2019 Marko Pop Ristov (violin), Flavio Villani (piano) and Marco Ariani (cello) joined forces to form The Orion Piano Trio. The programme comprises two of the best compositions from Schubert’s and Brahms’ piano trio repertoire along with a piece by the young NZ composer Claire Cowan.
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Strings Amore
Saturday 17 September 2022
Strings Amore brings together Donald Maurice (viola d’amore), Martin Riseley (violin), Rupa Maitra (violin), Sophia Acheson (viola), Margaret Guldborg (cello) for a concert that showcases the viola d'amore. The programme also includes violin concertos by Bach and Telemann.
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St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra
Saturday 20 August 2022
SMCO is an accomplished and dynamic Auckland based chamber orchestra. The concert features pianist Sylvia Jiang performing Grieg's Piano Concerto. The programme also includes Tremain's Symphony for Strings, Gounod's Petite Symphonie for Winds and Farquhar's Divertimento for Brass.
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Yuka & Kemp
Sunday 24 July 2022
Violinist Yuka Eguchi is joined by Kemp English at the fortepiano in a programme of highlights from the violin and piano duo repertoire including Beethoven’s timeless Spring Sonata and works by Handel, Mozart and von Paradis.
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NZTrio (CANCELLED)
Sunday 3 July 2022
The NZTrio is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence. Ashley Brown (cello), Amalia Hall (violin), Somi Kim (piano) present works by Schumann, Squire, Bolcom and Schubert's E-flat trio.
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Lorelle McNaughton
Saturday 28 May 2022
Pianist Lorelle McNaughton performs Albéniz’s Iberia together with works by fellow Spanish composers, Granados and de Falla. Iberia is considered one of the most technically demanding and brilliant works for solo piano.
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Aroha String Quartet with Rachel Vernon (clarinet)
Sunday 24 April 2022
The Aroha String Quartet, one of New Zealand's finest chamber music ensembles, is joined by Rachel Vernon, clarinet. The programme comprises the clarinet quintets by Mozart and Brahms and an arrangement for clarinet and string quartet of Astor Piazzolla's 'Oblivion'.
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