Feierabendmusik - After Work Music

Barbara Hill and Robert Ibell

It's time for another Feierabendmusik/ After work music at the Goethe-Institut. Come and join us listening to classical and modern sounds to celebrate the end of the week. This month, we are breaking our usual Feierabendmusik schedule to welcome the acclaimed flautist Barbara Hill, accompanied by cellist Robert Ibell. They will perform Flute Music from the Court of Frederick the Great on Wednesday, the 27nd of September.

What was it like to be one of Frederick the Great’s court musicians in 18th-century Prussia? They were not only talented instrumentalists but also skilled and inspired composers whose works have survived over three centuries without losing any of their spirit and vibrance. Barbara Hill introduces the music of the Prussian King and his court musicians with quotes and anecdotes, enabling the listeners to enjoy the sonatas in a historical perspective.

New Zealand-born flautist Barbara Hill has spent most of her life in Berlin, Germany. She has had an extensive and successful career as an orchestral and chamber musician, a soloist on international tours as well as a teacher and ensemble coach.

Robert Ibell was born in Dannevirke and brought up in Palmerston North. He is a cello teacher and chamber musician. He is a member of the Aroha String Quartet, square piano and cello duo Hammers & Horsehair, contemporary music group Stroma and indie/folk/rock band Milkthistle.