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APO Announces Superstars, Premieres, Composer In Residence

Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 12:40 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

Some of the world’s finest musicians, world and New Zealand premieres and the announcement of a new Composer-in-Residence are among the highlights of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2012 season launch, which is held this evening in front of invited ... More >>

APO Meets Contemporary Dance for Rugby World Cup

Thursday, 8 September 2011, 11:11 am | Auckland Philharmonia

Rugby and contemporary dance aren’t the most obvious of bedfellows. But 2011 isn’t a usual rugby season and this isn’t just any contemporary dance performance. More >>

APO Spills the Jellybeans for Storylines

Friday, 12 August 2011, 12:03 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is teaming up with author Tessa Duder and the Storylines Festival of New Zealand Children's Writers and Illustrators for two free performances. More >>

APO Helps Small Musicians Take Big Steps in Otara

Friday, 22 July 2011, 10:09 am | Auckland Philharmonia

A week of fun and music came to a crescendo yesterday when the primary school-aged children of Sistema Aotearoa gave two public concerts at Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate. More >>

Bad Luck Means Good Fortune for APO

Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 10:29 am | Auckland Philharmonia

The late withdrawal of a leading soloist never gives orchestral administrators reason to cheer, but sometimes it is a blessing in disguise. More >>

APO Gets Inspired by Bach

Thursday, 30 June 2011, 12:24 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra reveals the scope and influence of Bach’s genius in three concerts this July. More >>

Musical Great and a Saint at APO

Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 12:01 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

Two stars of the classical world team up in June to present a pair of music's most loved works at the sixth of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's APN News & Media Series concerts. More >>

APO Embraces Lust, Greed and Corruption for Wagnerian Epic

Thursday, 19 May 2011, 1:25 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

Wagner makes a rare concert appearance on the New Zealand stage this July when Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) brings Das Rheingold to Auckland for the Westpac Opera In Concert production. It is the first time in more than a decade that the work has ... More >>

Student Composer Hits Right Note With Super 15

Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 12:26 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

The next time the Blues run on to the pitch at a Super 15 match, they’ll be doing so to music written by a schoolboy. More >>

APO Peels Musical Onion

Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 1:50 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra invites listeners to peel back the layers of a classical masterpiece in the first of the APO’s Unwrap the Music performances on Thursday 12 May. More >>

British Violinist Brings Ambitious Classical Music Project

Saturday, 30 April 2011, 4:52 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

MEDIA RELEASE British Violinist Brings Ambitious Classical Music Project to NZ Superstar British violinist Tasmin Little heads to New Zealand in May for a series of concerts and as one of the international judges for the prestigious Michael Hill International ... More >>

APO Works With Words at Writers & Readers Festival

Friday, 29 April 2011, 10:25 am | Auckland Philharmonia

The 2011 Writers & Readers Festival gets off to a musical start with Works With Words, a concert presented on 11 May by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. More >>

APO, Min of Culture & Heritage Announce Sistema Aotearoa

Tuesday, 19 April 2011, 2:37 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the Ministry for Culture & Heritage are pleased to announce Sistema Aotearoa. Sistema Aotearoa is a system of musical tuition based on El Sistema, one of the most successful music and social development projects. More >>

Takapuna Concert Offers After-Work Sanctuary

Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 4:57 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

St George’s Church in Takapuna plays host to some of New Zealand’s leading musicians on 28 April, when members of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra perform the first of this year’s Sanctuary Series concerts. More >>

APO Opens An Aladdin’s Cave Of Music

Wednesday, 16 March 2011, 4:26 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra this month opens an Aladdin’s Cave of music with the first of its Great Classics Series concerts. More >>

APO Pays Tribute To A Great In Season Opener

Friday, 11 February 2011, 11:34 am | Auckland Philharmonia

APO Pays Tribute To A Great In Season Opener The Titan – APN News & Media Premier Series, Concert 1 A tribute to one of the great composers launches the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2011 season. To mark 100 years since Mahler’s death, the APO is performing ... More >>

APO Appoints Kenneth Young as Composer Mentor

Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 1:03 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

Budding New Zealand composers will receive more support in 2011 with the appointment of Ken Young as the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Composer Mentor. More >>

World Premieres And Sensational Soloists

Thursday, 30 September 2010, 12:25 pm | Auckland Philharmonia

Four world premieres of New Zealand works, debuts from sensational international soloists, a contemporary collaboration with three Kiwi music legends and performances of some of the best-loved classical music in the world feature in the Auckland Philharmonia ... More >>

Ross Harris Performance To Feature On Naxos

Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 10:57 am | Auckland Philharmonia

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is to feature on a recording for Naxos, the world’s largest classical music label. More >>

APO Unravels Mysteries Of Beethovens Seventh

Tuesday, 20 July 2010, 9:37 am | Auckland Philharmonia

Segments of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony can be found in films and television advertisements, but the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Australian conductor Graham Abbott unravel the mysteries of this great symphony in a special concert, Unwrap The Music in August. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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