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ANDREW BEER & SARAH WATKINS  violin & piano

Recently appointed concertmaster of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Canadian violinist Andrew Beer joins favourite New Zealand pianist Sarah Watkins from NZTrio.

They will dazzle in a programme of Beethoven, Vitali,  and De Falla. and as a salute to their individual heritages and to the Lilburn 2015 centenary, they will perform Lilburn’s Sonata No 1 (1950) and a Canadian work, Good: And Dreams Rush Forth To Greet the Distance.

Andrew has come from L'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, his recent recital and chamber music appearances include performing at the Edinburgh Festival, Aspen Festival and Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall. 

Sarah Watkins is well known to NZ audiences as a member of NZTrio - described as a ‘national treasure’. She has enjoyed an impressive career as chamber musician, collaborative partner and recording artist, performing throughout Japan, England and the United States with some of America’s leading instrumentalists.

Their programme for this amazing concert in Cromwell is:
Vitali | Chaconne; Lilburn | Sonata (1950)
Good | And Dreams Rush Forth To Greet the Distance
Interval
Beethoven | Sonata in A Opus 47  no. 9, 'Kreutzer'
De Falla | Suite Populaire Espagnole

Tickets: $25 adults; $20 Supergold; $5 student/child are on sale from the Cromwell & Alexandra iSites. Door sales also available. 

Location

Cromwell Memorial Hall

Melmore Terrace, Cromwell adjacent to the Melmore Terrace/Monaghan Street intersection