There might be a couple of guitars, then someone uses a wooden box as a makeshift drum, and the evening takes off. Individually, they were absolute masters of their game, but together they lifted that game for a brilliant night that showed just what can happen when you get the mix right. Fusing baroque and classical violin with folk and celtic guitar made for some interesting time-signatures, but the resulting music mix exuded life, emotion, warmth and depth. They followed with fiery Bulgarian dances, a hauntingly beautiful love story and a calmingly lovely Coulter solo written as a wedding present for his brother. Coulter somehow managed orchestral support as Huizinga fronted a sensitive and stirring version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Summer, which wrapped the show to a standing ovation.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 06, 2017 22:07 UTC