Lorelle first played in Kerikeri at the 2010 National Piano Competition returning for the 2012 International Competition. Since then she has performed in Kerikeri on a number of occasions including a memorable recital with international Spanish pianist Martha Zabaleta.

Of Maori-Chinese and Scottish descent, Lorelle was born and raised in Manurewa and received a Bachelor of Music from University of Auckland and graduated with both First Class Honours and a Master of Music from the Sydney Conservatorium. 

Lorelle moved to Barcelona in 2015 to study at the Academia Marshall and Liceu Conservatori under renowned pianists and pedagogues Marta Zabaleta, Albert Attenelle and Carlota Garriga—contemporaries and disciples of the great Alicia de Larrocha. As a performer and researcher, Lorelle enjoys a growing reputation as an interpreter of the music of Albéniz, Granados, Falla, Mompou, and other Spanish composers.

Considered one of the most technically demanding and brilliant works for solo piano, Albéniz’s Iberia is a sumptuous musical evocation of Spain. Lorelle is one of the small number of pianists worldwide to have performed the complete Iberia suite; one of the most complex and challenging works of the piano literature.

Together with works by fellow Spanish composers, Granados and de Falla, New Zealand pianist Lorelle McNaughton takes us on a colourful and varied guided tour.

Spain—from Classicism to Modernism

Padre SOLER | Sonata in D minor, R24 –and– Sonata in D-flat, R88 

Enrique GRANADOS | “Galante” and “Rondella aragonesa” from Danzas Españolas 

Isaac ALBÉNIZ | Book III of Iberia 

—interval—

Manuel de FALLA | Cuatro Piezas Españolas 

Federico MOMPOU | Canciones y Danzas No 1 and No 6 ​ Isaac ALBÉNIZ | Book IV of Iberia 

To celebrate the final chapter in the Kerikeri piano competition story, the KIPC Trust with the support of Aroha Music Society will host “Two of the Best” -recitals by KIPC alumni Lorelle McNaughton and Sylvia Jiang. 

Attend this, the first recital and receive a discount of $15 for the second concert by Sylvia Jiang 4pm Sunday 10 July

With support from KIPC Trust and in partnership with Chamber Music New Zealand