North Shore Youth Orchestra and United Youth Orchestra Combined Concert
19th May 2012 7:00pm
Youth orchestras from Hamilton and the North Shore combine for an exciting programme

University of Waikato Orchestra Concert
20th May 2012 2:30pm
University of Waikato Orchestra winter concert featuring the New Zealand Chamber Soloists

Lunchtime Recital - New Zealand Chamber Soloists
23rd May 2012 1:00pm
Scintillating new piano trio repertoire including works by Mozart, John Psathas and Greek composer Kolomiris

Atamira Dance - "Kaha" - Short Works
25th May 2012 7:30pm - 26th May 2012 7:30pm
Atamira, New Zealand’s leading Maori Contemporary dance company. present an evening of short works choreographed by members of the company.

Lunchtime Recital - Estrella - 4 pianists on 2 pianos!
30th May 2012 1:00pm
Outstanding winners of the 2011 Pettman/ROSL International Chamber Music Competition

Lunchtime Recital - Student Performers
6th Jun 2012 1:00pm
Varied programme of solo and chamber music

The Convent of Pleasure
6th Jun 2012 7:30pm - 9th Jun 2012 7:30pm
Theatre Studies production of "a seldom performed seventeenth-century extravaganza" by Margaret Cavendish, directed by Gaye Poole

Sergey Malov & Michael Houstoun
6th Jun 2012 8:00pm
Winner of the 2011 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, Russian-born Sergey Malov teams up with pianist Michael Houstoun for a spellbinding programme of virtuosic repertoire.

United Youth Orchestra
19th Jun 2012 3:00pm
United Youth Orchestra return to the Academy for their annual winter concert

2012 FUEL Festival of New Zealand Theatre
22nd Jun 2012 - 7th Jul 2012
Three weeks of some of the very best of New Zealand theatre at the Academy, the Meteor Theatre and Waikato Museum in the world's only festival exclusively devoted to NZ theatre!

FUEL - On the Upside Down of the World
22nd Jun 2012 7:00pm - 23rd Jun 2012 7:00pm
A crippled English woman arrives from London to a savage land charged with civilising the natives, and instead, discovers the key to her own liberation.

FUEL - Drowning in Veronica Lake
22nd Jun 2012 7:30pm - 23rd Jun 2012 7:30pm
Alex Ellis portrays the decline and fall of one-time Hollywood star Veronica Lake

FUEL - Mates and Lovers
28th Jun 2012 8:00pm - 30th Jun 2012 8:00pm
FOR THE FIRST TIME, the untold stories of our brothers, fathers and sons come out of the shadows into the bright light of downstage centre.

FUEL - The Second Test
29th Jun 2012 7:00pm - 30th Jun 2012 7:00pm
Moving depiction of events connecting the 1953 Christmas Eve Tangiwai rail disaster and the New Zealand cricket team's second test against South Africa in Johannesburg

FUEL - Atonal Heart
4th Jul 2012 6:00pm - 5th Jul 2012 8:00pm
FOUR MONOLOGUES ABOUT FOUR VERY DIFFERENT MEN, one applauded, one rejected, one bound and one released, all searching for...something. By turns funny, poignant, tragic, and lovely.

FUEL - Frequently Asked Questions
5th Jul 2012 7:30pm - 7th Jul 2012 7:30pm
Celebrated actor Michael Hurst joins forces with two of New Zealand's freshest young writers in this innovative new solo work, set in the Shakespearean afterlife.

Takács Quartet
5th Jul 2012 8:00pm
Hailed by The Guardian as “the greatest string quartet in the world”, the Takács Quartet returns to New Zealand.

Mark Wilson - Rhythms of Nature
7th Jul 2012 7:30pm
Mark is unique. To describe him as a classical pianist, a jazz keyboard player, a church organist, a Celtic stylist - all these would be correct. He is also completely blind, and has been since birth.

OPUS Orchestra - Anniversary
20th Jul 2012 8:00pm
Join OPUS Orchestra as they celebrate their 20th Birthday

Madeleine Pierard & Terrence Dennis
22nd Aug 2012 8:00pm
Rising star soprano Madeleine Pierard returns to New Zealand to perform with esteemed pianist Terence Dennis and her talented sister Anna.

Zephyr Wind Quintet
30th Sep 2012 5:00pm
New Zealand’s finest woodwind players combine to form the creamy and colourful sounds of Zephyr. The ensemble last toured for CMNZ with Diedre Irons in 2009, garnering praise from critics and audiences alike.

Michael Houstoun - Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations
16th Oct 2012 6:30pm
Celebrate Michael Houstoun’s 60th birthday with a special series of concerts, featuring Beethoven’s "Diabelli" Variations.

Enso String Quartet with Michael Endres
28th Oct 2012 5:00pm
One of the United States’ most accomplished and exciting young ensembles joins outstanding German pianist Michael Endres for our final tour of the 2012 season.