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.
Aotango: shall we dance?
Aotango combines the word ‘Ao’, meaning ‘world’ in te reo Māori, with ‘tango’. This quintet of musicians who call Aotearoa home is presenting three concerts for International Tango Day 2024.
Andrew Beer in Whitehead premiere - going with the tide
Dame Gillian Whitehead’s new work, Tai timu, tai pari, is premiered by the Auckland Philharmonia with their concertmaster Andrew Beer as soloist. It’s not a typical concerto.
11 Frames: a rich collection of New Zealand music
Violinist Andrew Beer and pianist Sarah Watkins won a New Zealand Music Award (the ‘Tui’) as Classical Artist of the Year for 2020.