Classical on Cuba 2023

Join us on the weekend of 2 and 3 September for the return of our delightfully offbeat classical music crawl, Classical on Cuba. The full programme has been released, and we've got an eclectic and vibrant lineup, with over 80 shows featuring more than 40 groups across 12 laidback venues.

This year’s Classical on Cuba offers a wide range of hand-picked events and performances that range from the stirring string ensemble of Cellophonia, to the deep, woven ambient landscapes of Ora Atua (Grammy-award-winning taonga pūoro practitioner Jerome Kavanagh and celebrated composer Michael Norris). This is an exhibition of the richness and range of modern classical music. There's truly something for everybody.

Tickets are $12 per performance, or you can buy 8 or more for $10 each. Lots of shows sold out fast last year, so make sure you secure tickets for you and your whānau!

For those seeking an all-encompassing musical experience, there are four longer Feature Concerts in this year’s festival: the legendary NZ Trio at the Goethe-Institut ($25 tickets); the aforementioned Oro Atua at Nood homeware and furniture store ($25 tickets); The Whistledowns playing Bridgerton hits at City Gallery ($25 tickets); and, fresh from sold-out NZ Fringe showings, the utterly sensational jazz-orchestral fusion of the 55-piece Other Futures Big Band & Gallery Orchestra at St Peters ($30 tickets).

Visit our website to see the full programme, read about the performers, and to get your tickets.

Thanks to all our amazing artists! See the full lineup below:

2023 New Cuba Street Suite
Baroque Voices
Beat It Blast It
Beethoven Quartet
Bisnaga Vortex
Briar Prastiti x Moth Quartet
Capital Reeds
Cellophonia
Coming Together by Frederic Rzewski
Daniel Hayles
Duo Enharmonics
Duo Tapas
Elsa and Kwan
Flute Squadron
Gabriela Glapska
Gallery Orchestra x Other Futures Big Band
HIWA
Jake & Anita
Koolish Zein
Liam Furey
Little Symphony Sax Quartet
Martin Riseley
Navaa - Sounds of the Middle East
Number 8 Choir
NZTrio
Oro Atua - Jerome Kavanagh & Michael Norris
Rob Thorne: Ko Tēnei te Timatanga o te Ao
Silva Trio
Somi Kim
Sounds of Te Kōkī
The Beatitudes
The Hillbillies
The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc by Julius Eastman
The Queen's Closet
The Whistledowns
Trumpet Quartet
Tumeke
Virtuoso Strings Quintet
Workers Union by Louis Andriessen