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We are pleased to offer outstanding flexability when it comes to attending ANY or ALL of our concerts!
FESTIVAL SUBSCRIPTION to ALL 3 Concerts: $170.00 (best value)
Concert 1 Only: $75
Mini Concert 2 Only: $35
​Concert 3 Only: $75
Concerts 1 + 2 Saturday COMBO: $104 
Concert 2 Sat + Concert 3 Sun COMBO: $104
Concert 1 Sat & Concert 3 Sun COMBO: $144
*A small booking fee will apply by eventfinda
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2025 Festival programe

CONCERT 1
​"The Light Within"
The 2025 festival opens withThe Light Within: a captivating program featuring sublime melodies and brilliant virtuosity. Starting with Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe which has one of the most beautiful slow movements ever written, the program also features French film composer Thibaut Vuillermet’s hauntingly beautiful Élégie for solo violin, performed by the incomparable Amalia Hall.

​Rossini’s dazzling Introduction, Theme, and Variations follows with operatic flair and virtuosic brilliance, performed for the first time by the oboe, whilst Caccini’s timeless Ave Maria radiates expressiveness and luminosity. The program culminates with Mendelssohn’s vivacious String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87, in an exuberant celebration of life. 
Blue World
​Marc Chagall
Concert 1 "The Light Within"
1.30-3.30pm Saturday 22 March, 2025
Bach - Concerto for Violin & Oboe BWV 1060R                    
Dvorak - Miniatures, Op.75a
Vuillermet - Élégie
Rossini - ​Introduction, Theme & Variations          
Interval
Caccini - Ave Maria               
Mendelssohn - String Quintet No. 2 Op. 87
Tania Frazer - Oboe
Amalia Hall - Violin
Peter Clark - Violin
Lara Hall - Violin/Viola
Robert Ashworth - Viola
Callum Hall - Cello
Duration: 120 minutes including interval
MINI CONCERT 2
​"Sunset Conversations"
Water Setting Seas
Gabriella Lewenz
Mini Concert 2 "Sunset Conversations"
5pm Saturday 22 March, 2025
As the sun sets over beautiful Waiheke, join us for an intimate evening of music and conversation.

​Get to know the artists of the festival through engaging interviews and enjoy delightful performances of short, light-hearted pieces.

A perfect way to unwind and connect with the magic of the festival at dusk.
Duration: 60 minutes without interval
CONCERT 3
​"Souvenir de Florence"
Take a journey through time, place, and tradition with Souvenirs, a program that captures the heart and soul of the world's people—from rustic folk songs to classical elegance, jazz brilliance, and spirited klezmer.

Opening with the wild and passionate Baroque variations of La Folia, the program unfolds with Golijov’s haunting How Slow the Wind and New Zealand composer Claire Cowan’s whimsical Scenes from Hansel and Gretel. Artie Shaw’s jazzy Concerto, performed on oboe, brings improvisational flair and vibrant energy, while Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 blends timeless elegance with the pulse of Brazilian soul.

​The program culminates in Tchaikovsky’s lush and expressive Souvenir de Florence and Feidman’s exuberant Klezmer Freilach, leaving audiences uplifted and inspired.
Lake Garda
Gustav Klimt​
Concert 3 "Souvenir de Florence"
1:30pm Sunday 23 March, 2025
Corelli - La Folia                 
Golijov - How Slow The Wind
Claire Cowan - Scenes from Hansel & Gretel
Villa Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No.5  
Artie Shaw - ​Concerto         
Interval           
Tchaikovsky - String Sextet "Souvenir de Florence Op.70
G Feidman - The Klezmer Freilach
Tania Frazer - Oboe
Amalia Hall - Violin
Grayson Masefield - Accordion
​Peter Clark - Violin
Lara Hall - Violin/Viola
Robert Ashworth - Viola
Callum Hall - Cello
Jesbery Hartono - Cello
Duration: 120 minutes including interval

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Gabriella Lewenz Gallery, 40 Motukaha Road, Waiheke Island, Auckland
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