New Zealand Arts Review
Reviews, News and Commentary by John Daly-Peoples
Australian Music: Umberto Clerici Conducts Dvorak
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Australian Music: Umberto Clerici Conducts Dvorak Concert Hall Sydney Opera Houseouase September 18 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples In February 2022 as Auckland was coming out of Covid lockdown the Auckland Philharmonia gave a special performance in the Town Hall to 100 masked patrons. It was the orchestra’s first concert after nearly…
Australian music: Sydney Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart’s Requiem
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Mozart’s Requiem Sydney Symphony Orchestra Sydney Opera House September 9 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples The last performance of Mozart’s Requiem I heard was a couple of years ago at the Royal Albert Hall where there were close to two thousand choristers. Sydney Philharmonic Choirs may have had only a tenth of…
The Art of Terry Stringer
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples The Art of Terry Stringer Edited by Linda Tyler Massey University Press RRP $90.00 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Terry Stringer has been a leading New Zealand sculptor and a key figure in the history of art in New Zealand. Working predominately in bronze, the majority of Stringer’s sculptures depict figures and…
The NZSO’s Rhythm & Dance: infectious dance tunes of the Twentieth Century
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Rhythm & Dance Auckland Town Hall September 5 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples The four works on the NZSO’s Rhythm & Dance programme were infused with dance music of the twentieth century, all linked to the music of the Jazz Era with dance tunes which were immediately recognizable…
Wellington artworks added to register of 20th Century Public Art
John Daly-Peoples Thirty-one Wellington artworks have recently been added to a national register of 20th Century Public Art which at present has more than 500 listed artworks. Finding, researching, documenting, promoting, and where possible saving, Aotearoa New Zealand’s 20th Century public art is the mission of Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand (PAHANZ). To this…
Michael Dell’s enigmatic landscapes at Föenander Gallery
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Michael Dell. Every Time the Sun Comes Up Föenander Gallery Until September 15 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Michael Dells paintings hover between realism and abstraction, between the familiar and the obscure. Viewed as realist depictions the paintings have a mundane subject matter with view of trees, roads and distant hills but…
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty tours New Zealand
Preview: John Daly-Peoples Royal New Zealand Ballet Sleeping Beauty In association with New Zealand Community Trust (NZCT) 29 Oct-Dec 20, 2026 The Royal New Zealand Ballet final ballet of its 2026 series invites audiences to enter a world of fairytale magic as Greg Horsman’s acclaimed production of The Sleeping Beauty returns for a nationwide tour from October to…
Cirque Alice full of elaborate acts and surprises
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Cirque Alice Civic Theatre, Auckland August 28 – September 6 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples My invitation to Cirque Alice said that the dress code for the event was A Touch of Wonderland, a request which quite a few people had taken up with several sequined jackets and dresses seated close to…
Simon O’Neill and Pietari Inkinen shine in NZSO’s Radiance
Radiance New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Pietari Inkinen Tenor: Simon O’Neill Auckland Town Hall August 21 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples Normally one has to wait till either the Wellington or Auckland Arts festivals brings together a couple of international stars, but the NZSO Radiance concert brought together conductor Pietari Inkinen and tenor Simon O’Neill provided…
NZTrio’s Space Jump
Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples NZ Trio, Space Jump Auckland Concert Chamber August 16 Reviewed by John Daly-Peoples The title of the NZTrio’s latest concert came from the first work on the programme – Fazil Say’s “Space Jump for piano trio”. The Turkish composer, Say wrote the work having witnessed the Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner jump…
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