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Ares, Butt, Egarr and Foster play brilliantly, but they're at their best when there's no orchestra.

With Andris Nelsons about to debut as Kapellmeister at the Leipzig Gewandhaus, a collaboration with his Boston Symphony was inaugurated in style. 

Rare is the chance for Aucklanders to hear period instruments at all, let alone Bach’s masterpieces played on them. Age of Discovery has been active since 2006, dedicated to performing pre-19th-century music on instruments of the period.

The Canadian orchestra Tafelmusik has long reigned as one of North America’s most exciting period ensembles. For its return to Carnegie on Friday 12 November 2011, the orchestra delivered fresh and stylish playing to a sold-out Zankel Hall.