...The explanation, then second performance of the Tornyai made it much more approachable. Well done! And the Schubert! We came especially to hear it and you were splendid. Many thanks....
(Concertgoer, Palmerston North, 4/10/12)
Joan Perarnau Garriga - Double Bass

After finishing his initial studies in Spain, Joan Perarnau Garriga moved to the UK, where he graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London in 2005. He then moved to Japan as a founding member of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra where he was principal double bass until 2008. In 2008 and 2009 he was a member of the Lucerne Festival Academy and since 2009 he has been a member of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra in Switzerland.

In 2010 Joan won a Co-principal position in the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León in Spain, a position he held until he was appointed Associate Principal Double Bass with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in April 2013. He is an Artist Teacher at the New Zealand School of Music.
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Next concerts

Sunday, September 21 2025, 2:30pm - 4:30pm, Waikanae Memorial Hall

For this programme we are joined by four wonderful guest artists - Nick Walshe (clarinet), Justin Sun (bassoon), Alexander Hambleton (horn) and Oleksandr Gunchenko (double bass) - to present a programme enlivened by the varied timbres of wind instruments. Beginning with the Mozart String Quartet in B-flat K589 we move on to 'Serenata in vano' for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Cello & Double Bass by Danish composer Carl Nielsen. This characterful work depicts a short and unsuccessful attempt at seduction. We finish with Schubert's mighty and virtuosic Octet, a work filled with jaunty dances, singable melodies and heart-rending moments. Tickets $40 Members, $50 Non Members, $10 Students.