Greytown Music Group: Armstrong Hambleton Liu Trio
57 Wood Street, Greytown, Wairarapa
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The Armstrong Hambleton Liu Trio is an electrifying ensemble made up of three of New Zealand's leading chamber musicians: violinist Donald Armstrong, french horn Alex Hambleton and pianist Jian Liu. The Trio has already performed this concert in Upper Hutt and Waikanae, and it will be recorded for Radio NZ and filmed for SOUNZ after the Greytown performance on 2 July.
Donald Armstrong is Associate Concertmaster of the NZSO and a well-known recitalist and chamber musician. Alex Hambleton, formerly a French horn player in the Gothenburg and London Symphony Orchestras, recently returned to NZ to join the horn section of the NZSO. Jian Liu, internationally regarded pianist and Head of Piano Studies at the NZ School of Music, performed to an enthusiastic Greytown audience in April.
The programme centres around Johannes Brahms' sumptuous Horn Trio, the most famous piece written for this combination. It also features a new work by well-known NZ composer Anthony Ritchie, and is a New Zealander's take on the exciting combination of violin, horn and piano. The common thread is childhood experience, which Anthony has explored in recent works such as his 5th Symphony. Brahms probably also inspired Clara Schumann's Romance for Violin and Piano Op 22, composed when her husband Robert was ill, and Brahms was staying with them.
This unexpected line-up of violin, horn and piano, embraces especially the beauties and origins of the French horn. From its hunting origins to the beautiful lyrical melodies that Brahms creates, the Brahms Horn Trio is a true master work. Prepare to be excited, mesmerised and enchanted as these top musicians embark on this exciting programme!
Advance bookings are essential! Contact Ed and Juliet Cooke for bookings - phone 06 304 9497 or efjacooke@gmail.com. Admission $30 for adults, $10 for children.
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