Stunning Violinist Touring NZ with Chamber Music NZ in June

Stunning Violinist Touring NZ with Chamber Music New Zealand in June

Stunning Violinist Touring NZ with Chamber Music New Zealand in June

“Sergey Malov was a clear winner within a few pages of his Bartók Second Concerto, slinking fetchingly from its sinuous almost bluesy opening theme to volatile Magyar outbursts.” – William Dart, NZ Herald

Winner of the 2011 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Russian violinist Sergey Malov teams up with revered New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun for a 16-centre tour with Chamber Music New Zealand.

In 2011, Sergey won the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg before heading to New Zealand to score a hat-trick, winning the 2011 MHIVC top prize and scooping up the inaugural Julian Paul Anderson Award for best chamber music player and the Audience Prize.

The Chamber Music New Zealand Tour is a major part of the prize and Sergey said last year that he was looking forward to returning to New Zealand and touring throughout the country.

The New Zealand tour begins in Rotorua on Sunday 3 June, before heading to Hamilton, Napier, Palmerston North, Whanganui, New Plymouth, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Auckland, Lower Hutt, Dunedin, Invercargill, Blenheim, Motueka and Waikanae.

Acclaimed New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun will perform with Sergey on the tour with NZTrio cellist Ashley Brown joining them to perform Beethoven’s ‘Ghost’ Trio in Hamilton, Wellington and Auckland.

The varied programmes for the tour feature a breath-taking musical ride with music from Schubert, Ysaÿe, Brahms, Paganini and Bartók.

Equally talented on violin and viola, Sergey will perform Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata in D minor arranged for viola and piano in New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Invercargill, Lower Hutt, Motueka and Waikanae, while audiences in the rest of the country will be treated to John Psathas’ Gyftiko and Franck’s Violin Sonata in A.

“The tour by the Michael Hill International Violin Competition winner is a highlight of our concert programme every two years,” says Chamber Music New Zealand chief executive Euan Murdoch. “Sergey is a soulful and vibrant musician of deep expression and we are very much looking forward to him performing throughout the country in June.”

Sergey Malov and Michael Houstoun perform in 10 centres nationwide from 6-27 June as part of Chamber Music New Zealand’s 2012 ‘Kaleidoscopes’ season, with six additional concerts in Rotorua, Whanganui, Lower Hutt, Blenheim, Motueka and Waikanae. For more information and to book tickets, visit www.chambermusic.co.nz.

Chamber Music New Zealand acknowledges major funding from Creative New Zealand.

CHAMBER MUSIC NEW ZEALAND 2012 ‘KALEIDOSCOPES’ SEASON: SERGEY MALOV AND MICHAEL HOUSTOUN

Programme One

Schubert | Arpeggione Sonata in D minor (arranged for viola and piano)

Bartók| Sonata for Solo Violin

Schumann | Sonata No 1 in A minor Opus 105

Paganini | La Campanella

Programme Two

John Psathas | Gyftiko

Brahms| Violin Sonata No 1 in G Opus 78

Ysaÿe | Sonata No 4 for Solo Violin

Franck | Violin Sonata in A

Programme Three

John Psathas | Gyftiko

Beethoven | Piano Trio No 5 in D Opus 70 No 1 ‘Ghost’ with cellist Ashley Brown

Ysaÿe | Sonata No 4 for Solo Violin

Franck | Violin Sonata in A

ROTORUA: Concert Chamber, Rotorua Convention Centre | Sunday 3 June 2.00pm | Book at www.rotoruamusic.org.nz | Programme Two

HAMILTON: Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, University of Waikato | Wednesday 6 June 8.00pm | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz | Programme Three (with Ashley Brown)

NAPIER: Municipal Theatre | Friday 8 June 8.00pm | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz | Programme Two

PALMERSTON NORTH: Speirs Centre | Saturday 9 June 7.30pm| Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKETS (484 253) www.ticketdirect.conz | Programme One

WHANGANUI: Prince Edward Auditorium, Wanganui Collegiate | Sunday 10 June 2.00pm | Programme Two

NEW PLYMOUTH: Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace |Tuesday 12 June 7.30pm| Book at Ticketmaster 0800 111 999 www.ticketmaster.conz | Programme One

WELLINGTON: Wellington Town Hall |Wednesday 13 June 7.30pm | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz | Programme Three (with Ashley Brown)

NELSON: Nelson School of Music | Friday 15 June 7.30pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKETS (484 253) www.ticketdirect.conz | Programme Two

CHRISTCHURCH: Middleton Grange School Performing Arts Centre | Saturday 16 June 7.30pm | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz | Programme One

AUCKLAND: Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE | Monday 18 June 8.00pm | Book at 0800 BUY TICKETS (289 842) www.buytickets.co.nz | Programme Three

LOWER HUTT: Little Theatre | Friday 22 June 7.30pm | Programme One

DUNEDIN: Regent Theatre | Tuesday 26 June 7.30pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKETS (484 253) www.ticketdirect.conz | Programme Two

INVERCARGILL: Civic Theatre | Wednesday 27 June 7.30pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKETS (484 253) www.ticketdirect.conz | Programme One

BLENHEIM: Montana Brancott Estate Winery | Friday 29 June 6.30pm | Programme Two

MOTUEKA: Chanel Arts Centre | Saturday 30 June 7.30pm | Programme One

WAIKANAE: Memorial Hall | Sunday 1 July 2.30pm | Book at ‘Bookstacks’ in Raumati; ‘Moby Dicken's Books’ in Paraparaumu Beach, and Waikanae New World | Programme One

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