DSO At Six: Baroque To Bold

Join us at Hanover Hall for an immersive journey through elegant, witty, and daring chamber music.

This captivating four-concert series is presented by the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and curated by pianist Tom McGrath. It features DSO players, joined by well known Ōtepoti musicians as well as guests from the NZSO, including Dunedin born flautist Bridget Douglas.

Alongside a rich selection of complementary works, the series features French music from the early 20^th century, with a particular focus on Les Six, a group of 6 composers known for their inventive spirit and bold incorporation of Jazz. Each 50 minute concert offers the listeners an intimate and stimulating early evening experience, filled with expressive performances of both familiar masterpieces and hidden treasures.

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Embark on a journey through a diverse programme that bridges Baroque elegance with 20th-century innovation, moving seamlessly from the profound to the whimsical.

The evening opens with the magnificent Trio Sonata from Bach’s Musical Offering, a masterpiece of intricate counterpoint. Over 150 years later, Milhaud’s Suite for violin clarinet and piano infuses the programme with rhythmic energy and vibrant colour. Satie’s playful Things Seen Right to Left Without Glasses, featuring a ‘Hypocritical Chorale’, ‘Groping Fugue, and ‘Muscular Fantasy’ delights with its irreverent humour and gentle mockery of Bach. The programme concludes with Manuel de Falla’s Harpsichord Concerto, a dynamic sextet blending baroque refinement with the vitality of Spanish folk traditions.

Bach: Trio sonata

Milhaud: Suite

Satie: Things seem right to left without glasses

De Falla: Harpsichord Concerto

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Ngaruaroha Martin – violin

Jason Hopkins – cello

Feby Idrus – flute

Fiona Pickering – flute

Rowena Bell – oboe

Emily Sterk – clarinet

David Burchell – harpsichord

Cameron Monteath – piano

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Accessibility

There is access via the ramp from Hanover Street and an accessible toilet off the main auditorium.

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