Arriving at AWE's festival hub, Te Atamira, for the first time, we begin the week with Strung. Featuring AWE Festival Artists David Fung and Matthew Lipman, performing alongside returning AWE 2026 Pettman Scholars Matthew Seinafo and Christine Jeon, Strung traces connections across generations, where musical lines are passed, reshaped, and renewed.

Programme

• Maurice Ravel Mother Goose Suite for four hands
• Rebecca Clarke Lullaby & Grotesque for viola and cello
• Jessie Montgomery Rhapsody No.2 for viola
• Michael Norris Solo piano collection: Kahurangi, Awaroa, Te pohuri o te Rangipoheka & Rauoterangi 
• Claude Debussy Estampes for solo piano
• Maurice Ravel La Valse for solo piano
• Adolfo Berio Maria Isabella Waltz for four hands

Performers

• David Fung - Piano

• Matthew Lipman - Viola

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  Christine Jeon, AWE Scholar - Cello

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  Matthew Seinafo, AWE Scholar - Piano

AWE+ | AWE Scholars Showcase, 6:15pm - 7pm

 
An AWE+ Free Performance from the 2026 AWE Pettman Scholars Christine Jeon (cello) and Matthew Seinafo (piano), presented before the evening performance of Strung.

Free entry