Calendar of Public Performances and Public Talks
Past Public Performances/Talks:
- 6 April, 2024: Host of pre-concert panel discussion for NZSO's Mahler 5 concert, including works by Adam Schoenberg and Salina Fisher. Auckland Supper Room, Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, 6:45–7:15. - 5 April, 2024: Host of pre-concert panel discussion for NZSO's Mahler 5 concert, including works by Adam Schoenberg and Salina Fisher. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, 5:45–6:15. - 17 March, 2023: Piano performance at the book launch for Chinese music books by the NZ Music Trust. Hunter Council Chamber, Wellington. - 24 November, 2022: Piano duets with Beth Chen, Wellington Hospital, 10–11am. - 11 November, 2022: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Heavenly concert, including Mahler 4. Napier, 6:45–7:15. - 10 November, 2022: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Heavenly concert, including Mahler 4. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, 6:45–7:15. - 4 November, 2022: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Heavenly concert, including Mahler 4. Tauranga. 6:45–7:15. - 3 November, 2022: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Heavenly concert, including Mahler 4. Supper Room, Auckland Town Hall, 6:45–7:15. - 12 October, 2022: Music Forum presentation: "The Compositional Works of Marie Jaëll." New Zealand School of Music, Wellington. - 15 September, 2021: Music Forum presentation: "Body, Mind, and Sound in the Theories of Marie Jaëll." New Zealand School of Music, Wellington. - 20 July, 2021: Podcast for Chamber Music New Zealand's series, Programme Notes. Episode 4: "Gabriel Fauré and the belle époque Parisian salon." (Hamish Robb, Script Writer). Listen here: rss.com/podcasts/programme-notes/ - 9 July, 2021, 12:10pm: Hamish Robb, David Barnard, and Jian Liu perform 4-hand and 6-hand works. Adam Concert Room, Wellington. - 23 June, 2021: Podcast for Chamber Music New Zealand's series, Programme Notes. Episode 3: "Musical Time" (Hamish Robb, Script Writer). Listen here: rss.com/podcasts/programme-notes/ - 14 April, 2021: Podcast for Chamber Music New Zealand's series, Programme Notes. Episode 2: "Night and Music" (Hamish Robb, Script Writer). Listen here: rss.com/podcasts/programme-notes/ - 15 March, 2021: Podcast for Chamber Music New Zealand's series, Programme Notes. Episode 1: "Schoenberg: Looking Back, Looking Forward" (Hamish Robb, Script Writer). Listen here: rss.com/podcasts/programme-notes/ - 8 February, 2021, 4pm: Hamish Robb performs at the Annual Russell Kerr Lecture in Ballet & Related Arts. Long Hall, Roseneath, Wellington. - 23 January, 2021, 6pm: Hamish Robb performs with the other adjudicators of the New Zealand Music Competition in the Gala Concert, Hunter Council Chamber, Victoria University of Wellington. - 6 August, 2020, 6–7pm: Hamish Robb, David Barnard, and Jian Liu perform 4-hand and 6-hand piano works by Mozart, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, and others. Hunter Council Chamber, Victoria University of Wellington. - 26 June, 2020, 12–1pm: Hamish Robb performs Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff at Wellington Hospital. Wellington Hospital Foyer, Newtown. - 17 June, 2020, 12–1pm: Hamish Robb performs Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff at Wellington Hospital. Wellington Hospital Foyer, Newtown. - 9 February, 2020, 4–5pm: Hamish Robb performs alongside dancers Sir John Trimmer, Anne Sudell, and Keith McEwing. “The Inaugural Russell Kerr Lecture in Ballet and Related Arts.” ACR, New Zealand Schol of Music, Wellington. - 20–24 January, 2020: Hamish Robb performs Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Mozart alongside Jian Liu, Rachel Thomson, and Monique Lapins. NZIYAF (New Zealand International Young Artists Festival). Wellington. - 16 December, 2019, 9–10am: Hamish Robb performs Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, and Chopin at Wellington Hospital. Wellington Hospital Foyer, Newtown. - 13 December, 2019, 3–4:pm: Hamish Robb & Misha Cihelka perform piano duets at Wellington Hospital. Wellington Hospital Foyer, Newtown. - 8 December, 2019, 3–4:30pm: An Afternoon Piano Recital (duets with Misha Cihelka). Newlands Community Centre, Wellington. - 22 November, 2019, 7pm: Guest appearance in Misha Cihelka: An Evening of Beautiful Music. St Andrews on The Terrace, Wellington. - 31 August, 2019, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Beethoven Festival. Beethoven Symphonies 8 and 9. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. - 30 August, 2019, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Beethoven Festival. Beethoven Symphonies 6 and 7. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. - 29 August, 2019, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Beethoven Festival. Beethoven Symphonies 4 and 5. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. - 28 August, 2019, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Beethoven Festival. Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2, and 3. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. - 24 August, 2019, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Beethoven Festival. Beethoven Symphonies 8 and 9. Supper Room, Town Hall, Auckland. - 23 August, 2019, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Beethoven Festival. Beethoven Symphonies 6 and 7. Supper Room, Town Hall, Auckland. - 17 August, 2019, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Beethoven Festival. Beethoven Symphonies 4 and 5. Supper Room, Town Hall, Auckland. - 16 August, 2019, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for NZSO's Beethoven Festival. Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2, and 3. Supper Room, Town Hall, Auckland. - 15 August, 2019, 12:15–1pm: NZ Six Hands Trio performs an exciting new programme of 6-hand and 4-hand works. St Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington. - 14 August, 2019, 1pm: Live interview, with David Morriss, on Radio New Zealand Upbeat, on Beethoven's Symphonies. - 24 May, 2019, 6–7:30pm: Duo Ombré performs with dancers from the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Also featuring the New Zealand String Quartet. The Hub, Victoria University of Wellington. - 10 May, 2019, 12:15–1pm: NZ Six Hands Trio performs 6-hand and 4-hand works. Adam Concert Room, Wellington. - 5 May, 2019: Duo Ombré performs Debussy's Petite Suite as part of Pasquale Orchard's Benefit Concert for Study at the Royal Northern College of Music. Little Theatre. |
- 6 April, 2019, 9:30am: Public research presentation on "Marie Jaëll: Forgotten Pioneer of Embodiment Studies." Adam Concert Room, Wellington.
- 10 February, 2019, 3–5pm: Hamish Robb and Inbal Megido perform alongside RNZB dancer Abigail Boyle for the Second Annual Russell Kerr Lecture in Ballet and the Related Arts. Adam Concert Room, Victoria University of Wellington.
- 25–26 January, 2019: Hamish Robb & Jian Liu perform four-hand works by Schubert, Hindemith, and Debussy. Kleiner Saal at Palais Meran, Graz, Austria.
- 5 December, 2018, 6–7pm: NZ Six Hands Trio performs an extravaganza concert of 6-hand, 4-hand, and 2-hand works. Chamber Music New Zealand Classical Sessions, Third Eye Bar, Arthur Street, Wellington.
- 24 November, 2018, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for the NZSO, on Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1 & 9. Supper Room, Town Hall, Auckland.
- 23 November, 2018, 5:45–6:15pm: Pre-concert talk for the NZSO, on Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1 & 9. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington.
- 8 November, 2018, 7pm: Hamish Robb & Jian Liu perform Dick Kattenburg's "Tap Dance". Kristallnacht 80-year Remembrance Concert, Michael Fowler Center, Wellington.
- 27 October, 2018, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for the NZSO, on Lars Vogt Plays Mozart. Supper Room, Town Hall, Auckland.
- 26 October, 2018, 5:45–6:15pm: Pre-concert talk for the NZSO, on Lars Vogt Plays Mozart. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington.
- 8 August, 2018, 12:15pm: NZ Six Hands Trio. "St Andrew's on the Terrace Lunchtime Concert: NZ Six Hands Trio," 6-hand and 4-hand pieces. St Andrew's on the Terrace, Wellington.
- 25 May, 2018, 12:15pm: NZ Six Hands Trio. “Lunchtime Concert: NZ Six Hands Trio”, 6-hand and 4-hand pieces by Ramazanov, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Anderson & Roe. Adam Concert Room, Wellington.
- 6 May, 2018, 12:30–2pm: Hamish Robb. “Broadening Approaches to Music Theory: Synthesising Theory and Practice.” A talk given to the Institute of Registered Music Teachers. NZSM, Wellington.
- 27 April, 2018, 7pm: NZ Six Hands Trio. “Karori Classics Series: Many Hands Make Music”, 6-hand and 4-hand pieces by Ramazanov, Strauss, Khachaturian, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Mozart. St Mary’s Anglican Church, Karori, Wellington.
- 20 April, 2018, 6pm: Duo ombré. “Hamish Robb and Beth Chen perform 4-hand and solo classics from Russia, France, and Austria.” NZSM Third Eye series, Third Eye Bar, Wellington.
- 7 March, 2018, 6pm: NZ Six Hands Trio. “Six Hands Extravaganza: Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Cornick.” Chamber Music New Zealand Classical Sessions, Third Eye Bar, Arthur Street, Wellington.
- 16 February, 2018, 9am–10am: Duo ombré. “Hamish Robb and Beth Chen perform piano duet works at Wellington Hospital” Wellington Hospital foyer, Newtown, Wellington
- 11 February, 2018, 1pm: Hamish Robb, Sir John Trimmer, William Fitzgerald, Loughlan Prior, and Beth Chen. The Lark, live piano performance to Loughlan Prior’s choreography, The Lark, for ballet dancers Sir John Trimmer and William Fitzgerald from the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Part of the international event, “The Inaugural Russell Kerr Lecture in Ballet and Related Arts.”
- 7 December, 2017, 9am–10am: Duo ombré. “Hamish Robb and Beth Chen: Piano duo performance at Wellington Hospital,” Wellington Hospital Foyer, Newtown, Wellington.
- 22 September, 2017, 12:15pm: Hamish Robb & Jian Liu. “Piano Duet Concert: Schubert, Hindemith, Debussy.” Adam Concert Room, New Zealand School of Music, Wellington.
- 8 May, 2017, 6:45–7:15pm: Hamish Robb. Pre-concert talk for Chamber Music New Zealand, on the Dutilleux Piano Sonata. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Center, Wellington.
- 10 February, 2019, 3–5pm: Hamish Robb and Inbal Megido perform alongside RNZB dancer Abigail Boyle for the Second Annual Russell Kerr Lecture in Ballet and the Related Arts. Adam Concert Room, Victoria University of Wellington.
- 25–26 January, 2019: Hamish Robb & Jian Liu perform four-hand works by Schubert, Hindemith, and Debussy. Kleiner Saal at Palais Meran, Graz, Austria.
- 5 December, 2018, 6–7pm: NZ Six Hands Trio performs an extravaganza concert of 6-hand, 4-hand, and 2-hand works. Chamber Music New Zealand Classical Sessions, Third Eye Bar, Arthur Street, Wellington.
- 24 November, 2018, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for the NZSO, on Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1 & 9. Supper Room, Town Hall, Auckland.
- 23 November, 2018, 5:45–6:15pm: Pre-concert talk for the NZSO, on Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 1 & 9. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington.
- 8 November, 2018, 7pm: Hamish Robb & Jian Liu perform Dick Kattenburg's "Tap Dance". Kristallnacht 80-year Remembrance Concert, Michael Fowler Center, Wellington.
- 27 October, 2018, 6:45–7:15pm: Pre-concert talk for the NZSO, on Lars Vogt Plays Mozart. Supper Room, Town Hall, Auckland.
- 26 October, 2018, 5:45–6:15pm: Pre-concert talk for the NZSO, on Lars Vogt Plays Mozart. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington.
- 8 August, 2018, 12:15pm: NZ Six Hands Trio. "St Andrew's on the Terrace Lunchtime Concert: NZ Six Hands Trio," 6-hand and 4-hand pieces. St Andrew's on the Terrace, Wellington.
- 25 May, 2018, 12:15pm: NZ Six Hands Trio. “Lunchtime Concert: NZ Six Hands Trio”, 6-hand and 4-hand pieces by Ramazanov, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Anderson & Roe. Adam Concert Room, Wellington.
- 6 May, 2018, 12:30–2pm: Hamish Robb. “Broadening Approaches to Music Theory: Synthesising Theory and Practice.” A talk given to the Institute of Registered Music Teachers. NZSM, Wellington.
- 27 April, 2018, 7pm: NZ Six Hands Trio. “Karori Classics Series: Many Hands Make Music”, 6-hand and 4-hand pieces by Ramazanov, Strauss, Khachaturian, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, and Mozart. St Mary’s Anglican Church, Karori, Wellington.
- 20 April, 2018, 6pm: Duo ombré. “Hamish Robb and Beth Chen perform 4-hand and solo classics from Russia, France, and Austria.” NZSM Third Eye series, Third Eye Bar, Wellington.
- 7 March, 2018, 6pm: NZ Six Hands Trio. “Six Hands Extravaganza: Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Cornick.” Chamber Music New Zealand Classical Sessions, Third Eye Bar, Arthur Street, Wellington.
- 16 February, 2018, 9am–10am: Duo ombré. “Hamish Robb and Beth Chen perform piano duet works at Wellington Hospital” Wellington Hospital foyer, Newtown, Wellington
- 11 February, 2018, 1pm: Hamish Robb, Sir John Trimmer, William Fitzgerald, Loughlan Prior, and Beth Chen. The Lark, live piano performance to Loughlan Prior’s choreography, The Lark, for ballet dancers Sir John Trimmer and William Fitzgerald from the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Part of the international event, “The Inaugural Russell Kerr Lecture in Ballet and Related Arts.”
- 7 December, 2017, 9am–10am: Duo ombré. “Hamish Robb and Beth Chen: Piano duo performance at Wellington Hospital,” Wellington Hospital Foyer, Newtown, Wellington.
- 22 September, 2017, 12:15pm: Hamish Robb & Jian Liu. “Piano Duet Concert: Schubert, Hindemith, Debussy.” Adam Concert Room, New Zealand School of Music, Wellington.
- 8 May, 2017, 6:45–7:15pm: Hamish Robb. Pre-concert talk for Chamber Music New Zealand, on the Dutilleux Piano Sonata. Renouf Foyer, Michael Fowler Center, Wellington.