Five Lines is a collection of writings about music in Aotearoa New Zealand by Elizabeth Kerr. It features short articles, artist profiles and reviews of concerts, operas and albums. You can subscribe - it’s free - at the bottom of any story.
Orchestra Wellington’s Wozzeck: triumphant capture of Berg’s conception
Orchestra Wellington’s production of Alban Berg’s opera Wozzeck, a New Zealand premiere, was nothing short of astonishing.
In Bed With Schoenberg: notes from a musical scandal
Writer Dave Armstrong and his violinist brother Donald have boldly created a play about the revolutionary composer Arnold Schoenberg. Could the world be ready for the atonal compositions of this leader of the so-called 2nd Viennese School?