Madeleine Pierard

Soprano, Madeleine Pierard grew up in Napier in a musical family, then studied musical composition and biomedical science at Victoria University. It was a bit of a toss up whether to pursue medicine… Audio

Soprano Madeleine Pierard is (by her own admission) stretching herself a little thin these days, singing Sibelius, Berg, Purcell and Strauss in the space of six weeks. But musically she's never been… Video, Audio

Mahler’s Fourth - a picture of the perfect childhood - is paired with Gabriella Smith's Tumblebird Contrails, a hauntingly evocative work inspired by the hallucinatory sounds of the Pacific Ocean. Audio

From the “ching ching!” of Christmas sleigh bells in the first movement, to the beatified soprano entrance in the finale, Mahler’s Fourth is a picture of the perfect childhood.

Madeleine Pierard… Audio

The Orpheus Choir of Wellington performs Brahms' renowned 'A German Requiem' at the Michael Fowler Centre in 2022 Audio

Congratulations to soprano Madeleine Pierard, who has been named the inaugural Dame Malvina Major Chair in Opera at the University of Waikato. Audio

'Ka waiata ki a Maria' is part of the repotoire performed by homesick and under-employed New Zealand opera singers based in London as part of 'Whānau: Voices of Aotearoa. Far from home.'  

The… Audio

Madeleine Pierard (soprano), Terence Dennis (piano). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 23 August 2012 Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's 2017 Christmas concert was held at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, Auckland. It features soprano Madeleine Pierard and the Graduate Choir New Zealand under… Audio