A chance meeting in Italy in 2021 sparked a partnership between Hungarian cellist Balázs Dolfin and Chinese-New Zealand pianist Tony Chen Lin. Trained in Hungary and Germany, they bring dynamic energy and deep rapport, drawing on global influences while still calling Budapest their enduring musical home. Tony has played solo piano for Sunday Concerts.
Their recital opens with Anton Webern’s evocative Sonata for Cello and Piano, followed by J.S. Bach’s Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, a lively, expressive dialogue. Zoltán Kodály’s Sonata, Op. 4 follows, inspired by Hungarian folk music, answered by Gao Ping’s Sonata No. 2 “Departure”, a Chinese counterpart. Belá Bartók’s Rhapsody No. 1 transforms peasant music into vivid concert form. Nathanael Dejong’s Abandoned Voices reflects on disconnection in the digital age. The concert closes with Johannes Brahms’s Sonata in E minor, a work steeped in contrapuntal textures and homage to Bach, bridging Hungary and the deep roots of the cello-piano repertoire.
How to buy tickets:
Single tickets are $40, or $10 for those under 26. A school child attending with an adult who has purchased a full-price ticket is free.
You can buy single tickets by:
• Directly booking with us by Internet banking or direct deposit to Wellington Chamber Music Trust – account: 38-9015-0271891-00 (please include your name in the details). Please also send an email to sundayconcertsnz@gmail.com with the names for the tickets and so we can email tickets to you.
• Booking online at: Eventfinda Bookings (transaction fees apply)
• Booking over the counter at ‘Visitor i-Sites’ in Wellington, Lower Hutt, Carterton, Masterton and Martinborough
• Phoning Eventfinda: 0800BUYTIX or 0800 289 849 Note: Eventfinda will not accept postal bookings or payment by cheque. Tickets for all online and phone bookings will be emailed to you.
• At the venue: from 2:30pm on the day of the concert (cash only).
This concert is presented in association with Chamber Music NZ Sunday 30 August3:00 pm, St Andrew's on The TerrraceAnton Webern, Sonata for Cello and Piano
J S Bach, Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord in D major BWV1028
Zoltán Kodály, Sonata Op 4
Gao Ping, Sonata No 2 Departure (2001)
Béla Bartók Rhapsody No 1
Nathanael Dejong, Abandoned Voices
Johannes Brahms, Sonata in E minor Op 38 | 
