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The intimate setting and acoustics of Weill Recital Hall proved ideal for a chamber music program, transporting the listener back in time to a 19th-century salon. 

 This 19th century romantic programme promised much, with familiar and rare works by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvořák and Schumann. Could the great orchestra and soloists meet our high expectations?

An evening of Adagio cello concertante works in Auckland was enlivened by a stirring Beethoven Fifth. 

Two individually strong musical components met in this Czech field trip, but will they connect to form something new?

Each piece in Nicolas Alstaedt and José Gallardo's programme was re-imagined for the cello as a direct response to existing musical material. The original music either came from a different genre, or was composed for a different instrument. Four significant works in the cello repertoire emerged.