Triomphe 3: Hypnotique

Lyell Cresswell (NZ) Moto perpetuo
Pascal Le Boeuf Obliquely Wrecked
Gabriel Fauré Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120
Elena Kats-Chernin Calliope Dreaming
Arnold Schönberg Verklärte Nacht arr. for piano trio

NZTrio He Taonga Wairere returns to the Concert Chamber with the third concert in their 2025 TRIOMPHE season.  HYPNOTIQUE presents a diverse array of works that challenges expectations of traditional chamber music. A whirlwind of motion typifies NZ composer Lyell Cresswell's virtuosic Moto Perpetuo, ahead of the percussive and electronic influences in Le Boeuf's jazz-adjacent Obliquely Wrecked. Fauré's Piano Trio in D minor exhibits lyrical elegance, with transportative, lush harmonic textures, and Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin pays homage to Haydn, blending classical and contemporary styles in Calliope Dreaming. Then finally, the full Romantic immersion of Schönberg's Verklärte Nacht is structured around the five stanzas of a poem; deeply transcendent and utterly beautiful.

Amalia Hall - Violin
To be announced - Cello
Somi Kim - Piano