This year, we explore bounds and bridges, considering the lines that entwine, divide and connect. Join us At the World’s Edge for seven masterful programmes, free events and community performances. This is AWE.
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
Artists
David Fung - Piano
Matthew Lipman - Viola
Christine Jeon, AWE Scholar - Cello
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.
