CONCERT SERIES & SUMMER SCHOOL
Proudly brought to you by The Pettman National Junior Academy of Music
Come and join us for the 18th International Akaroa Music Festival, split between wonderful Akaroa and the ‘The Piano’ event centre in Christchurch.
For the 2025 series, we have created an exciting programme, featuring NZ’s most accomplished musicians as well as fabulous international guest artists. An array of national and international guest artists will present concerts ranging from classical to jazz, from Irish folk to baroque music, from Opera to Vivaldi’s famous 4 Seasons presented by our resident cello ensemble. We truly think that we have something for everyone in this year’s festival.
As every year, we will bring stellar young talent from NZ and Australia along, performing in a lunchtime concert series at ‘The Piano’ and getting the opportunity to be working with our high calibre international guests such as Magdalena Pikuła from the Warsaw Chamber Opera.
We can’t wait to start the festival and are hoping to have you all as our guests.
CONCERT SERIES & SUMMER SCHOOL
Proudly brought to you by The Pettman National Junior Academy of Music
Come and join us for the 18th International Akaroa Music Festival, split between wonderful Akaroa and
the ‘The Piano’ event centre in Christchurch.
For the 2025 series, we have created an exciting programme, featuring NZ’s most accomplished musicians as well as fabulous international guest artists. An array of national and international guest artists will present concerts ranging from classical to jazz, from Irish folk to baroque music, from Opera to Vivaldi’s famous 4 Seasons presented by our resident cello ensemble. We truly think that we have something for everyone in this year’s festival.
As every year, we will bring stellar young talent from NZ and Australia along, performing in a lunchtime concert series at ‘The Piano’ and getting the opportunity to be working with our high calibre international guests such as Magdalena Pikuła from the Warsaw Chamber Opera.
We can’t wait to start the festival and are hoping to have you all as our guests.
OUR SUMMER SCHOOL
The International Akaroa Summer Music Festival is excited to be offering a series of summer masterclasses for tertiary and pre-tertiary students. The classes will take place from January 6th to 10th (voice and reocrder)) and from January 27th – 31st (cello) at the “The Piano”. Individual lessons, and ensemble classes and lunchtime recitals by some of NZ’s best young musicians and seasoned professionals as well as plenty of performance opportunities for the summer school students will be offered as part of a 5 day intensive and immersive experience.
Summer School Schedule
- 4 x solo instrumental/ voice lessons (45 minutes each)
- ensemble rehearsals and coaching
- Rehearsal with piano accompanist
- Performance opportunities for both solo and ensemble repertoire
Course Fee: $480 (including GST)
The masterclasses are open to university students and high school and primary school students. Students under the age of fourteen must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. At the discretion of the organisers, applicants may be asked to audition, either video or in person. Passive participation as a listener is possible.
The festival consists of masterclasses and concerts.
The solo repertoire prepared for the courses should be indicated in detail and in writing.
All active participants will receive free entry to any public concert organised by the International Akaroa Summer Festival 2025.
There are a limited number of practice rooms available. All lessons will be at “The Piano” Christchurch.
56 Armagh Street
Christchurch Central City
Christchurch 8011
The course fees are:
Summer School strings and piano
NZ$480
Application fee – all courses
NZ$80
Observers
NZ$30 per day
- 4 x solo instrumental/ voice lessons (45 minutes each)
- Cello ensemble rehearsals and coaching
- Rehearsal with piano accompanist
- Performance opportunities for both solo and ensemble repertoire
Course Fee: $480 (including GST)
Application Fee
The application fee of NZ$80 and 50% of the course fee must be paid with the application. In the case of unsuccessful applications, the fees will be refunded. Payment is via credit card.
Observer cards may be purchased at the festival office which is located at the Akaroa Area School during the duration of the festival.
Refunds for all course fees:
100% refund if withdrawing before 15 December 2024;
50% refund if withdrawing before 28 December 202;
no refund after 28 December 2024.
NB – it is recommended that participants consider taking out insurance in case you are unable to attend at the last minute.
SUMMER SCHOOL TEACHERS
Magdalena Pikuła
Poland
VOICE
Edith Salzmann
Germany – New Zealand
Cello
Wolfgang Kraemer
Germany / New Zealand
Recorder
CONCERT SERIES
The 2025 International Akaroa Music Festival features an array of distinguished International and leading New Zealand musicians.
CONVERSATION CONCERT WITH MICHAEL ENDRES
Friday, 3th January 2025, 7pm
Orion Powerhouse Gallery
Franz Schubert – Sonata A Major, D 959
German NZ piano star Michael Endres will perform the well known Schubert sonata A Major, D 959 and others and talk about his experiences. Michael is one of the most sought after interpreters for Schubert’s oeuvre in the current time.
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
Aria Recital 'Music for a While'
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 7pm
Orion Powerhouse Gallery
Magdalena Pikuła | soprano
Tim Emerson | piano
Wolfgang Kraemer | recorder
Henry Purcell
Music for a While
George Frideric Handel
Cleopatra aria- Non disperar, Piangero la sorte mia, V’adoro pupille
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Melissa aria- Io godo, scherzo e rido
Amadigi di Gaula
Henry Purcell
Thy hand Belinda
When I am laid in earth (Dido and Eneas)
Christoph Willibald Gluck
Euridice’s aria Qual vita e questa mai
Che fiero momento
Orfeo ed Euridice
Stanisław Moniuszko
Grajek
Prząśniczka, Cztery pory roku
K. Szymanowski- ‘Lecioły zurazie’
from 12 kurpian songs
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart-
Zerlina’s aria ‘Batti batti’
from Don Giovanni
Giuseppe Verdi
Oscar’s aria ‘Saper vorreste’
from Un ballo in maschera
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
Aus Liebe - Out of love
Sunday, 5th January 2025, 5pm
St Peters Church, Akaroa
Sensitive and beautiful love songs of the Baroque period with a fascinating mixture of emotional depth, artistic melodies and poetic lyrics.
Magdalena Pikuła | soprano
Wolfgang Kraemer | recorder
Tomas Hurnik | cello
Jonathan le Cocq | theorbo, Baroque guitar
Tim Emerson | harpsichord
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aus Liebe. from: St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Antonio Vivaldi
Sol da te mio dolce amore
from the opera ‘Orlando Furioso’
Alessandro Scarlatti
Dormi o fulmine di Guerra
from the Oratorio ‘Giuditta’
John Dowland
Flow my tears
Te Rangi Pai
Hine e Hine
Claudio Monteverdi
Si dolce è’l tormento
Honoré d’Ambruys
Le doux silence de nos bois
Anne Danican Philidor
Sonate pour la flute a bec
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
Bach by candlelight
Monday, 6th January 2025, 7pm
St Peters Church, Akaroa
Magdalena Pikuła| soprano
Wolfgang Kraemer| recorder
Tomas Hurnik| cello
Tim Emerson| harpsichord
Join us and let the genius of Bach and his contemporaries illuminate your night with beauty, complexity, and the eternal power of music!
Celebrating the extravagant genius of Johann Sebastian Bach and the brilliance of his contemporaries and immerse yourself in a musical journey of original compositions and innovative arrangements, featuring some of the most exquisite works of the era.
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
Renaissance an Elizabethan consort
Thursday, 9 January 2025, 7pm
Trinity Church, Akaroa
Roger Buckton | viol, recorder
Nicolette Paul | viol, recorder
Jane Brown | viol
Jonathan le Cocq | lute
Scout White | cittern, violin
Liam Oliver | bandora
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
A Gypsy Jazz Concert with the Connor Hartley-Hall Trio
Fri, 10th January 2025, 7pm
The Gaiety Hall, Akaroa
Connor Hartley-Hall, guitar
Chris Dabinett, guitar
Pete Flemming, double bass
Connor Hartley-Hall and his trio will join us for a vibrant evening of Gypsy Jazz in Akaroa. Featuring classics from Django Reinhardt and modern masters like Biréli Lagréne, the trio will deliver a mix of swinging rhythms, soulful ballads, and lively waltzes.
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
Scarborough Fair
Saturday, 11th January 2025, 7pm
The Gaiety Hall, Akaroa
“Scarborough Fair” is a well-known English folk song that has become popular over the centuries in various arrangements and interpretations, especially through the interpretation of Simon and Garfunkel.
The music from the time of Shakespeare’s England is framed by a varied and atmospheric variety, as well as the radiant virtuosity of the Italian High Baroque and the French sensibility.
Magdalena Pikuła | soprano, percussion
Wolfgang Kraemer | recorder
Tomas Hurnik | cello
Jonathan le Cocq | theorbo, Baroque guitar
Tim Emerson | harpsichord
Irish traditional
Scarborough Fair
Wrong foot forward
The butterfly slip jig
John Dowland
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Henry Purcell
Strike the Viol, touch the Lute
Johann Sebastian Bach
Seele, deine Spezereien, BWV 249
Rory Dall O’Cahan
Tabhair dom do Lámh
Diego Ortiz
Recercada Primera
Trad. Māori Song
“Pōkarekare Ana”
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Dans ces doux asiles
arias and dances from Castor et Pollux
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
Sionna
Sunday, 12th January 2025, 5pm
The Gaiety Hall, Akaroa
Sionna are a dynamic folk duo formed in Christchurch in 2023. With Helen’s haunting vocal harmonies and top class fiddle alongside Lorcan’s natural traditional Irish vocals and stunning accompaniment on bouzouki and guitar this duo will not only perform but thoroughly entertain audiences with their talent and witty personalities to boot.
Having sold out gigs in Fairfield House, Nelson and the prestigious The Piano in Christchurch, Sionna are on the up!
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
Four Seasons, Tango and Bossa Nova
Thurs 30th January 2025 7:00pm
The Piano
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Bossa Novas, Tango, Valses and much more, all performed by a stellar cello ensemble is an experience not to be missed.
The Akaroa Festival Cellists:
Edith Salzmann
Henry Say
Chiara Kelle
AJ Singh
Samuel Strellan
Eamonn Daly.
For more information and to book your tickets click BOOK.
Wolfgang Kraemer
Edith Salzmann
WITH THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
Maureen Pettman and The Pettman Foundation
Akaroa Area School
Mulberry House Akaroa
St Peter’s Church Akaroa
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Jardin Musical Trust
Pianos Plus NZ
The International Akaroa Music Festival:
Phone: (+64) 021 20 20 180
Email: wfkraemer@pnja.co.nz
The International Akaroa Music Festival
PO Box 65354, Mairangi Bay,
Auckland 0754, NEW ZEALAND
Director
Wolfgang Kraemer
Artistic Director
Edith Salzmann