Rating: 5 out of 5
Just loved every moment of this concert
by Barb on 09/10/2025Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall - AucklandFour Last Songs is always so moving and this performance was outstanding.
Shows in New Zealand
- General Onsale: 17/02/2026, 10:00 am20 July 2026Monday 07:30 pmWellington, NZMichael Fowler CentreChamber Music NZ - Phileo Quartet
- 4 August 2026Tuesday 07:30 pmAuckland, NZConcert Chamber, Auckland Town HallChamber Music NZ - The John Psathas Group
- 9 August 2026Sunday 05:00 pmWellington, NZMichael Fowler CentreChamber Music NZ - The John Psathas Group
- 18 August 2026Tuesday 07:30 pmWellington, NZMichael Fowler CentreChamber Music NZ - Lucas & Arthur Jussen
- 20 August 2026Thursday 07:30 pmAuckland, NZGreat Hall, Auckland Town HallChamber Music NZ - Lucas & Arthur Jussen
About
The John Psathas Group
CMNZ is honoured to usher into the world The John Psathas Group.
In the wake of a level of global success unparalleled by any New Zealand composer, the emergence of this super-group of international artists – devoted to bringing John Psathas’ music to life – is both a natural evolution and a powerful testament to his global acclaim.
The John Psathas Group will present a programme that shapes a vision for the future of chamber music, one that is compelling and thought-provoking, and which incorporates contemporary ideas, issues, and technologies.
Lucas and Arthur Jussen
Lucas and Arthur Jussen are among the most sought-after piano duos of our time, having performed in recitals across the globe and with leading orchestras including the Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia Orchestras, The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, and Konzerthausorchester Berlin.
The brothers will play a programme of exquisite beauty and invention, featuring four cornerstones of the piano duet repertoire.
“The two Dutchmen are formidable storytellers who captivate listeners with their spellbinding craft for light-and-shadow effects” - Der Tagesspiegel
FAQS
Dawn Hardwick (London), Piano / Artistic Director
Stephen Gosling (New York), Piano
Katarzyna Mycka (Essen), Percussion
Fabian Ziegler (Zurich), Percussion
John Psathas (Waitārere Beach), Composer / Programming Director
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata for 2 pianos D-Dur KV 448 (375a
Franz Schubert, Fantasie f-Moll for piano Quatre Mains D. 940 Op. 103
Maurice Ravel, La Valse, Poème chorégraphique for 2 pianos
Igor Stravinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps - Version for 2 pianos
Lucas & Arthur Jussen, Piano duo