22 Sep 2025

Chamber music in the heart of the Waipā District

From Three to Seven, 4:00 pm on 22 September 2025
Cambridge Town Hall

Cambridge Town Hall Photo: CC4.0/Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany

Bassoonist Todd Gibson-Cornish was helping his mother move into her new house in Cambridge when he first spotted the Waikato town's distinctive Town Hall.

"This would make a fantastic place to have a chamber music festival," he thought.

Five years on, and the inaugural Cambridge Chamber Music Festival is taking place this Friday.

Performers at the inaugural Cambridge Chamber Music Festival

From left: Ken Ichinose, Jessica Oddie, Amanda Verner, Todd Gibson-Cornish. Photo: Supplied / Cambridge Chamber Music Festival

Gibson-Cornish is co-directing the festival with his partner, viola player Amanda Verner, and they're joined by NZSO musicians Jessica Oddie and Ken Ichinose, along with the Argyle Trio in a series of concerts that blend well-loved classics with exciting new discoveries.

Cambridge Chamber Music Festival
Friday 26 September - Sunday 28 September
Cambridge Town Hall