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Monday, May 9, 2022

A Concert celebrating Dante coming up in June

Our Dante Alighieri Celebratory Concert, postponed last year due to the Covid emergency, will be finally held next month, on Saturday the 4th of June. The concert is inspired by Dante's poetry and celebrates his 700th anniversary featuring music by Puccini, Verdi and others, including a piece by Swedish composer Gunnar de Frumerie, inspired by Dante and Florence.

An Italian aperitivo will be served after the concert.

Singers and musicians:

Thomas Roeshol, Elizabeth Mandeno, Andrew Grenon, Luca Magni and David Kelly

Saturday 4th of June, 5.00pm St Luke's Church, 130 Remuera Road, Auckland

Tickets: $25 general admission/$20 Dante members

Only door sales, cash or EFTPOS. All proceedings will be devolved to the preforming artists.

The concert is sponsored by the Italian Embassy in Wellington

Monday, September 28, 2020

Photo from Festival Italiano Concert : Cartoline Italiane

We had a beautiful Festival Italiano concert on Sunday evening with flautist Luca Manghi e pianist David Kelly.

The program included Italian composers from the XVIII century through to contemporaries:

Locatelli, Rabboni, Catalani, De Lorenzo, Busoni, Malipiero, Casella, Gagliano and Morricone, with the added bonus of an encore (Rota).

Thank you all for attending, keeping distances and scanning the QR code! It was a real joy to be able to enjoy live music again!

Photos by Gianni Flego

Monday, November 19, 2018

Concerto di Natale this Saturday

The Dante Aligheri Society Auckland presents the final concert of its 2018 Chamber Music Series, to be followed by Panettone and Prosecco!

A pairing of romantic works from Italy and Germany, Catalani's "Danza delle Ondine" and Reinecke's Trio op. 188 for oboe, horn and piano, as well as music by Koechlin, Jan Bach and Franco Margola.

Performers:
Camille Wells, oboe
Carl Wells, horn
Luca Manghi, flute
David Kelly, piano

Tickets at the door (cash only)

$25 / $20 for D.A. Society members / $10 students

Saturday 24th November, 5pm

The Community of Saint Luke

130 Remuera Road, Auckland, New Zealand 1050

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Photos from Festival Italiano Concert of 20 October 2018

Beautiful concert yesterday evening with with renown musicians Luca Manghi, flute and Matthew Marshall, guitar. Here are some photos by Gianni Flego.

The Festival Italiano concert, part of the Dante Alighieri Chamber Music Series, also fall during The Week of the Italian Language in the World 2018, so it was a double celebration, and many language students, as well as Italians, attended.

The musicians also talked about their repertoire and their instruments

The performance was well attended and followed by an Aperitivo, with drinks from our sponsors Peroni, Campari, and Italian Cuvée, and food prepared by our volunteers from the Dante Auckland. Thank you all for coming and see you at the next concert of the Dante Alighieri Chamber Music Series on 24th November!

Monday, September 24, 2018

Photos from the first Festival Italiano Concert, and the third Dante Alighieri Chamber Music Series 2018

Il Raccolto New Zealand

Beautiful concert tonight with:

Luca Manghi, flute, Wolfgang Kraemer, recorder, Ben Hoadley, bassoon,

Edith Salzmann, cello, Milena Parobczy, violin, and David Kelly, harpsichord.

Photos by Gianni Flego.

Amazing duo: Luca Manghi, flute and Wolfgang Kraemer, recorder.

Milena Parobczy preforming a stunning Partita for solo violin N2 in d Minor, BWV 1004 -
Chaconne, Johann Sebastian Bach.

Wolfgang Kraemer, Luca Manghi, and Milena Parobczy.

Luca Manghi, Edith Salzmann, David Kelly and Wolfgang Kraemer.

Ben Hoadley, Luca Manghi, Wolfgang Kraemer, Edith Salzmann, and Wolfgang Kraemer
(Not visible: David Kelly at the harpsichord).

Luca Manghi, Wolfgang Kraemer, Ben Hoadley, Edith Salzmann, Milena Parobczy and David Kelly.
Music by Antonio Vivaldi.

Luca Manghi, Wolfgang Kraemer, Ben Hoadley, Edith Salzmann, David Kelly and Milena Parobczy. Bravo!!

Monday, August 20, 2018

Photos form our second Dante Concert with Tobias Ringborg

Wonderful concert last night with violinist Tobias Ringborg, in New Zealand to conduct La bohème at NZ Opera in September, who played with our local musicians Luca Manghi (flute) and David Kelly (piano).

The programme included music from Italy, France and Sweden.

Thank you to all who attended, and stayed after the concert for a drink with us.

See you at the next Dante event!

Monday, August 13, 2018

Dante Chamber Music Series 2018: Concert 2, featuring Swedish conductor and violinist Tobias Ringborg

We have an beautiful concert coming up soon, featuring Swedish conductor and violinist Tobias Ringborg, in New Zealand to conduct La bohème at NZ Opera in September, along with our local musicians Luca Manghi (flute) and David Kelly (piano).

A colourful programme of music from Italy, France and Sweden.

Featuring works by Rossini, Catalani, Debussy and Stenhammar.

Tickets at the door $25 / $20 Dante Alighieri Society members / $10 students
Cash only please.

Sunday 19 August, 6 PM - 8 PM
The Community of Saint Luke

130 Remuera Road, Auckland, New Zealand 1050

Monday, June 18, 2018

Photos from the first Concert of the Dante Chamber Music Series 2018

From left:

Luca Manghi, flute - Elena Abramova, violin - Greg McGarity, viola - Heleen du Plessis, cello

Thank you all for coming to our first concert in the 2018 Dante Alighieri Chamber Music Series. The event was well attended and the music selection included eighteenth-century Italian composers Cimarosa and Viotti, as well as Bach's G major suite for solo cello and Villa-Lobos' exciting "Jet Whistle". Here the full programme:

After the concert we enjoyed meeting the musicians and more conviviality with Italian nibbles. See you at the next concert, Sunday 19 August, with famous violinist and orchestra director Tobias Ringborg. Click here for more info.

Thursday, May 24, 2018

The Dante Chamber Music Series is back with five beautiful concerts

The Dante Chamber Music Series is back! Starting in June until November with five beautiful concerts, and with some top musicians from New Zealand and Overseas.

No booking required, just cash at the door (all takings will go to the musicians).

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Our last concert of the year, followed by Festa di Natale!

Dante Alighieri Concert Series: La Serva Padrona

Join us for a beautiful staged performance of Pergolesi's comedic masterpiece
La Serva Padrona (The Maid as Mistress).

Sung in Italian

Directed by Emma Sloman, and presented in collaboration with Opera Factory.

Cast:
Anna Mahon (soprano) - Serpina
Ben Kubiak (bass) - Uberto
Luca Manghi (mute) - Vespone

David Kelly - piano

The performance will be followed by a Christmas aperitivo offered by the Dante Alighieri Society.

Tickets $25 / $20 Dante members / $10 students
Cash only at the door
All proceedings will go to the artists

Sunday, 3 December

5 PM - 7 PM

St Luke Church,

130 Remuera Rd, Remuera, Auckland

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Photos from the Dante Concert for the Italian Festival Season

A dreamy concert with harps, flute and viola tonight with Yi Jin's Harp Studio and Te Anahera NZ, with guests Wen-Chuan Lin (viola) and Luca Manghi (flute)

Music by Rossini, Puccini, Mascagni, and featuring Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola and harp.

The concert was followed by our traditional Aperitivo with drinks from our sponsors (Grazie Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Aperol Spritz New Zealand, Cracroft Chase Vineyard and Riccadonna) and catering by Alessandra Zecchini and the Italian Language School Società Dante Alighieri Auckland volunteers.

Photos by Gianni Flego. Click here to see more images.

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Dante Series Concert II: Ensemble della Piattellina

Ensemble della Piattellina, an international ensemble based in Florence, Italy, presents a colourful programme of Italian works from the 18th century to the present day.

Performers:
Dorotea Vismara, viola
Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Natania Hoffman, 'cello
Zilvanas Brazauskas, clarinet
Irene Kim, piano

Programme:

Paolo Renosto (1935-1988)
“Players” for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Sonata in C minor for viola and cello, G2

Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
Duets for Two Violins on Viola

Giulio Roberti (1829-1891)
Piano Quartet

Riccardo Eugenio Drigo (1846-1930)
Meditation for viola, cello and piano

Goffredo Petrassi (1904-2003)
Trio for violin, viola and cello

Salvatore Sciarrino (born 1947)
Centauro Marino for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano

Sunday 27 August, 5pm
St Luke's Church, 130 Remuera Rd, Auckland
Tickets $25 / $20 for Dante Alighieri Society members / $10 students