MICHAEL FOWLER CENTR

“Harmony, polyphony, rhythmic pulsation and vitality, music as testament of faith, of all this JS Bach is the supreme master and his legacy is infinite.” ...

Committed to representing New Zealand in the arts, CLiK share a Kiwi musical upbringing, and trace their love of chamber music back to the NZCT ...

The NZCT Chamber Music Contest is the longest running youth music competition in New Zealand and is the only nationwide chamber music competition for young ...

There is no better way to celebrate the 50th Jubilee of the NZCT Chamber Music Contest than with this fabulous alumni ensemble made up of ...

"We are utterly thrilled with the unique and dramatic concept that the composers have come up with. We have no doubt that audiences will be ...

PASSENGER, the voice of one of 2013’s most successful songs world-wide, “Let Her Go”, has announced New Zealand tour dates off the back of the ...

Jubilant and joyful, Handel’s triumphant Messiah captures the essence of the festive season. Traditionally performed at Christmas time, this awe-inspiring oratorio has moments of rare ...

Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite boasts some of the most beloved music in the orchestral repertoire, where effervescent melodies take us on adventures through exotic lands ...

Firebrand pianist Eldar Nebolsin has a dazzling capacity to capture every nuance of the great masters in performances that are fresh and invigorating. His talents ...

The Borodin Quartet is one of the great chamber music ensembles of our age. Founded originally in 1945 in Moscow, their history maps the history ...

Pictures at an Exhibition is a deeply personal work, composed in memory of Mussorsgky’s friend and painter Victor Hartmann. Our guest conductor Dmitri Slobodeniouk will ...

Much-loved in New Zealand, the family trio of Georg, Florian and Christoph return to this country with top viola player, Amihai Grosz, for some of ...

Haydn brings forth magnificence from silence as he retells the creation of the world, taking inspiration from the Bible’s The Book of Genesis and Milton’s ...

“Its world premiere has been given in Basle two weeks ago. My wife and myself played the two pianos - it had a ‘tremendous’ success. ...

If any music could break your heart, it would be the opening minutes of Mahler’s overwhelming Symphony No. 9. Composed after the death of his ...

The man that hath no music in himself / Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds / Is fit for treasons … With ...

This truly is the quartet with the golden touch. Packed houses, first prizes and five stars for every one of their recordings. The Doric String ...

This is a concert on a grand scale with over 90 aspiring NZSO musicians celebrating Richard Strauss’s 150th birthday. His iconic Also Sprach Zarathustra immediately ...

Under the baton of Sistema student and prize-winning Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare, this concert explores passion and pain. Schumann’s Manfred Overture draws us deep into ...

The Michael Hill, as it is affectionately known, was granted international status only three years after its inception and has spawned, since then, multiple international ...

Over four days we embark on a thrilling exploration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies, each offering a different portrait of the composer, from his ...

New Zealand's love affair with award winning singer/songwriter James Blunt continues, with the announcement of a second NZ show, this time in Wellington. Bringing a ...

An intoxicating intensity animates Rachmaninov’s Caprice Bohémien. Composed at the beginning of his career, gypsy songs entrance listeners as he pines for the wife of ...

The Orpheus Choir invites you to an evening of music paying tribute to mining communities worldwide and commemorating events that have irrevocably changed their lives. ...

We welcome pre-eminent Scottish composer James MacMillan back to conduct two of his own works: his widely acclaimed requiem The Confession of Isobel Gowdie, and ...

There is something about the clarinet that has inspired composers to soar to the absolute heights of their art. Brahms came out of retirement for ...

Country Music Hall of Famer, singer, songwriter, Grammy Award winner and actor, American country music legend Kris Kristofferson returns to New Zealand. Famous for his ...

This concert not only marks the commemoration of Anzac but also the centenary of World War I with New Zealander Jack Body’s Little Elegies, Australian ...

The return to New Zealand of the wonderfully talented JOSS STONE and for her first ever visit to our shores, the sensational INDIA.ARIE. Two global ...

Hugh Laurie - coming to Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington on Wednesday 16 April 2014....

The rich splendour of the brass section calls out insistently in the opening bars of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Dedicated to his patron Nadezhda von ...

Music Director Pietari Inkinen and a large scale orchestra launch our 2014 NZSO Season with a celebration of Roman exuberance and flair. Exploring passion and ...

One of Europe’s most exciting string quartets comes to New Zealand for the first time. The Kelemen Quartet has developed a worldwide following since winning ...

Experience the drama and excitement of five of the world’s most impressive symphonies – short enough to fit into a lunch break and priced to ...

In this groundbreaking project, the most renowned contemporary ensemble in China joins with the acclaimed New Zealand String Quartet to perform works written especially for ...

Experience the drama and excitement of five of the world’s most impressive symphonies – short enough to fit into a lunch break and priced to ...

Appearing for the first time in New Zealand, this world-class orchestra and choir will perform two major Bach concerts during the Festival: St John Passion ...

Appearing for the first time in New Zealand, this world-class orchestra and choir will perform two major Bach concerts during the Festival: St John Passion ...

Experience the drama and excitement of five of the world’s most impressive symphonies – short enough to fit into a lunch break and priced to ...

Writer Federico García Lorca is now considered one of Spain’s greatest icons, but in 1936, at the start of the Spanish Civil War, he found ...

Experience the drama and excitement of five of the world’s most impressive symphonies – short enough to fit into a lunch break and priced to ...

With a voice that “unfurls like a slow-motion smoke cloud, like the ghost of Billie Holiday haunting an after-hours New York jazz club” (The Telegraph), ...

From her humble beginnings of consecutive wins on eighties talent show 'Star Search' O'Donnell's brashness and boldness quickly found itself on the big screen, standing ...

Conducted by Richard Gill, the NZSO invites you to join them for this touching master piece brimming with moments of divine beauty, triumph, awe and ...

“Outstanding Beethoven all round. The special attraction is the rare spiritual dimension in Houstoun’s playing of the serene finales... It’s as though Beethoven were no ...

Crashing chords, exuberant snare drums and the thud of the guillotine – this is a concert of fireworks and fantasy. Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Piano Concerto No. ...

The ‘I AM’ event is to share God's message of love and mercy to all humanity. This will be expressed in a number of different ...

Legendary All Blacks hooker and arts connoisseur Anton Oliver packs down with the NZSO in a concert of tall tales and tangos. Prokofiev’s Peter and ...

Immensely popular on both sides of the Tasman, the Goldner String Quartet and pianist Piers Lane have won numerous accolades for their recordings that include ...

Some may lavish jewellery, perfume or flowers on their lovers. While Mozart may also have bestowed these same trifles on his beloved wife Constanze, his ...

Mika, is a prolific Indian singer, composer, performer and songwriter who has belted out many chart buster from his private albums and Bollywood films is ...

They're back, for one show only in which they perform the entire concert. Its the hit line-up of Tim Hauser, Cheryl Bentyne, Janis Siegel and ...

Gustav Mahler’s tantalising Seventh Symphony is as intriguing as it is intoxicating. This complex symphony continues to fascinate and beguile musicians and audiences. Conjuring fantastical ...

A world renowned musician, songwriter, producer and activist, his unceasing commitment to International touring has helped him grow a fan base that now spans several ...

While convalescing abroad, Tchaikovsky conceived his breathtaking Violin Concerto. The work was initially declared unplayable but has since become a cornerstone of the violin repertoire ...

Bill Bailey had doubts about the modern world, but these have now grown into qualms. He will be channeling these feelings of unease and apprehension, ...

Journey around the world with the NZSO. Setting forth with a work from Christchurch composer Anthony Ritchie, his Diary of a Madman: Dedication to Shostakovich ...

The Air Force Proms have been running for over ten years now and this year is particularly special. The 75th Diamond Jubilee also coincides with ...