NZ Trio Returns for Exploration into Arts And Culture

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NZ TRIO RETURNS HOME FOR A CLASSIC EXPLORATION INTO ARTS AND CULTURE

ART³ - CITY GALLERY WELLINGTON

Beloved by both classical and contemporary audiences across both New Zealand and around the world, NZTrio return home after wowing audiences in Denmark at the Aarhus Festival and Copenhagen, with an edgy programme for Art³, playing in City Gallery Wellington’s Hancock Gallery space on October 29, 2014.

“Once again these musicians affirmed their status as masters of the musical mix”
– William Dart, NZ Herald

Kicking off the evening in daring fashion is Sciarrino’s Piano Trio No. 2 – described as ‘ancient whale song and crystal meteors’, it is both a meditative and jarring expedition from the subsonic to pinball-machine mania that somehow reinvents silence and the act of listening. A new world premiere follows with New Zealander Leonie Holmes’ latest work….when expectation ends, followed by John Zorn’s anguished Amour Fou which narrates the universal nature of human love, from its flirtatious inception to the madness of obsession. The evening will end in poignant affection with Schoenberg’s passionate and emotional Transfigured Night.

Art³ (art to the power of three) continues to demonstrate the sheer versatility of NZTrio; creating a multi-sensory arts experience that combines musical feeling with visual pleasure. The group respond to the ambience of visual arts spaces and the conceptual elements behind exhibited works in their programming.

The programme selected is a musical exploration that echoes the humanism and universal themes of William Kentridge’s multi-media exhibition, The Refusal of Time, on display at City Gallery Wellington this October.

Programme
• Salvatore Sciarrino (Italy): Piano Trio No. 2 - 13’
• Leonie Holmes (NZ) New work premiere: …when expectation ends - 8’ (NZTrio commission)
• John Zorn (USA): Amour Fou - 20’
• Arnold Schoenberg (Austria) (arr. Steuermann): Transfigured Night - 27’

There will be a special showing of The Refusal of Time for NZTrio Art³ audiences at6.15pm on the night. The multi-media work lasts just under 30 mins so audience members can then take their seats in good time for the 7pm concert.

NZTrio: Art³
Wednesday 29th October 2014 at 7pm
City Gallery Wellington – 101 Wakefield St, Wellington, 6011
Tickets: $40 Adults / $20 Concession
Bookings at the gallery or on 04-801 3021.
Seating is General Admission & advance booking is advised.

More information on NZTrio visit: www.nztrio.com

More information on City Gallery Wellington and current exhibitions including William Kentridge's work The Refusal of Time, visit www.citygallery.org.nz

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