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NZSO To Tour A Treasure Trove Of Exhilarating Music In April
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 3:17 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra brings an exhilarating and evocative music experience, featuring classical giants Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Bruckner and more, to Wellington, Nelson, Napier, Tauranga, Hamilton and Auckland in April. ... More >>
NZSO Takes Audiences On An Adventure In Star-studded 2024 Season
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 12:09 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ’s 2024 season will excite and delight all New Zealanders with its variety of performances and a star-studded line-up of international artists. “We’ve called our 2024 season Mātātoa Intrepid Adventures because ... More >>
Star Conductor Gemma New Leads NZSO For Exciting Concert Line-up
Thursday, 21 September 2023, 4:05 pm | NZSO
Following a triumphant BBC Proms debut in London, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor Gemma New returns home for unmissable concert experiences in Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin and Hamilton from 27 October. <img ... More >>
Dazzling Pianist Returns To Perform Timeless Bernstein With NZSO
Monday, 7 August 2023, 1:00 pm | NZSO
One of the world’s best pianists returns to perform a landmark work with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in September. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2308/b20e6f4a8c6dfeb0d70d.jpeg" width="720" height="450"> Joyce Yang; Giancarlo Guerrero ... More >>
Immersive Music Experience Opens NZSO Festival In Wellington And Auckland
Monday, 24 July 2023, 3:25 pm | NZSO
Since its premiere 10 years ago, Become Ocean by American composer John Luther Adams has captured the imagination of listeners around the world. One of those listeners was none other than pop superstar Taylor Swift. Swift was so moved by the Seattle ... More >>
Genre-spanning Star Conductor Leads NZSO For Winter Festival
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 5:06 pm | NZSO
From working with top orchestras and opera companies around the globe, to collaborations with bands Gorillaz and The National, André de Ridder is one of the most sought-after conductors in the world today. For the first time, the German conductor leads the ... More >>
NZSO To Perform For The Very First Time In Tonga Next Week
Monday, 12 June 2023, 3:24 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra embarks on a groundbreaking tour of Tonga from 19 June, where it will perform with young Tongan musicians, The Royal Corps of Musicians and the Royal Tongan Police Band, as well as present music workshops at several schools. ... More >>
Six-time Grammy Winner Conducts NZSO National Youth Orchestra
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 2:41 pm | NZSO
Six-time Grammy Award-winning conductor Giancarlo Guerrero leads the NZSO National Youth Orchestra for two unforgettable performances in Wellington and Auckland from 30 June. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/91b93a4be5aa4823084e.jpeg" ... More >>
Bohemian Rhapsody: NZSO To Perform Baroque Masterpiece
Monday, 22 May 2023, 12:20 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony will perform selections from a landmark work by legendary Baroque violin virtuoso Heinrich Biber from Kerikeri to Blenheim in June. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2305/c200d68b02be3fe01d02.jpeg" ... More >>
Take A Musical Trip From Aotearoa To Italy With The NZSO In June
Friday, 12 May 2023, 6:50 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra takes audiences on a musical journey from Aotearoa to Italy with exciting performances in Kāpiti, Wairarapa, Hastings, Taupō and Hamilton in June. NZSO Music Director Emeritus James Judd conducts a breathtaking collection ... More >>
Renowned English Pianist To Perform With NZSO In Wellington
Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 4:03 pm | NZSO
Acclaimed English pianist Paul Lewis performs for the first time in Wellington with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in May in a not-to-be-missed concert experience featuring Beethoven’s magnificent Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor . <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2304/df1a4555000335fbf523.jpeg" ... More >>
Musicians As Young As 11 To Perform With NZSO In Wellington
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 2:34 pm | NZSO
A selection of Aotearoa New Zealand’s finest young musicians, including an 11-year-old cellist and a 12-year-old pianist, will perform as soloists and alongside the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in a special concert on 12 April. The Young Artists Showcase ... More >>
Star Conductor And Cellist Join NZSO For Spirited Shows In April
Monday, 20 March 2023, 6:47 pm | NZSO
Internationally renowned Scottish conductor Sir Donald Runnicles and acclaimed German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt debut with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in April. Sir Donald, one of the world’s top conductors, and Altstaedt, a virtuoso across ... More >>
NZSO Presents Two Nights Of Exhilarating Music In Wellington
Monday, 20 February 2023, 2:33 pm | NZSO
Some of the most exciting and innovative music ever written by Mozart, Bach and other great composers is performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra over two nights in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington in March. Mozart & Salieri on 10 ... More >>
NZSO Guest Conductor In Awe Of Classic Movie Musical West Side Story
Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 3:42 pm | NZSO
When it comes to a passion for the electrifying score of the beloved 1961 film West Side Story , few can beat internationally acclaimed conductor Joshua Tan . More >>
Movie Classic West Side Story To Screen With Live Music By The NZSO
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 2:55 pm | NZSO
The beloved 1961 film West Side Story returns to the big screen in 2023 as a movie experience like no other, featuring live music from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra . <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/7b73339e22c7f0576faa.jpeg" ... More >>
Cellist-turned-conductor Leads NZSO For Handel’s Inspirational Messiah
Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 3:21 pm | NZSO
Acclaimed Italian conductor Umberto Clerici makes his New Zealand Symphony Orchestra debut with a lavish performance of Handel’s masterwork Messiah , in association with Sky City Hotels Group, in Wellington on 10 December. Clerici, a virtuoso cellist ... More >>
NZSO And New Zealand Opera To Perform Electrifying Bluebeard’s Castle
Monday, 14 November 2022, 10:45 am | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and New Zealand Opera are partnering to perform a critically acclaimed new interpretation of Béla Bartók’s operatic masterpiece Bluebeard’s Castle in Wellington and Christchurch next year. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2211/dfc53feb9df8a7d76568.jpeg" ... More >>
NZSO To Perform Mozart’s Spectacular Requiem In Wellington And Auckland
Wednesday, 2 November 2022, 12:09 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra joins with the acclaimed Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir and four of the country’s leading singers this month to perform one of Mozart’s greatest works in Wellington and Auckland. Requiem , written by Mozart shortly before ... More >>
Movie Legend John Williams And More Power NZSO’s 2023 Season
Friday, 7 October 2022, 6:27 pm | NZSO
The music of cinema legend John Williams will be celebrated in two special concert programmes by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 2023. The tribute concerts feature Williams’ music from more than 15 films, including Jaws , Star Wars , E.T. The ... More >>