Auckland Philharmonia - Latest News [Page 7]
“Baby Proms” an Auckland institution
Monday, 6 March 2006, 10:35 am | Auckland Philharmonia
“The best part was the man in the front waving his stick to make the music.” [Lilly Merrill, aged 3] More >>
Star line-up for Summer Matinee
Monday, 27 February 2006, 3:13 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
Now in its 22nd year, the Auckland Philharmonia’s annual Summer Matinée is regarded as Auckland’s most sophisticated outdoor concert. For the second year, the Summer Matinée, which is proudly sponsored by Mazda and Villa Maria Estate, is being held ... More >>
Auck Phily Series continues to serve up gems
Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 4:56 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
A superb line-up of artists and orchestral works is in store for audiences at the third and fourth concerts in the Auckland Philharmonia’s flagship APN News & Media Premier Series. More >>
Enticing programme for series opening
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 4:31 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
On Thursday 16 February the Auckland Philharmonia's concert year officially begins at the Auckland Town Hall with the launch of the orchestra's flagship series, the APN News & Media Premier Series. And amid the fanfare of a new series and a new naming ... More >>
Enticing programme for Philharmonia series opening
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 1:11 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
On Thursday 16 February the Auckland Philharmonia’s concert year officially begins at the Auckland Town Hall with the launch of the orchestra’s flagship series, the APN News & Media Premier Series. And amid the fanfare of a new series and a new ... More >>
The magic of making music
Thursday, 5 January 2006, 10:43 am | Auckland Philharmonia
On Tuesday 17 January, 95 musicians – from Whangarei to Invercargill and various points in between – and the full complement of players from the Auckland Philharmonia, converge on St Cuthbert’s College in Auckland for the annual Lion Foundation Orchestral ... More >>
Auckland Philharmonia appoints new Concertmaster
Monday, 28 November 2005, 9:16 am | Auckland Philharmonia
Since July 2004, following the departure of Concertmaster Justine Cormack, Dimitri has been Acting Concertmaster of the Auckland Philharmonia. Prior to that he was the orchestra’s Sub-Principal Second Violins, a position he took up in 1995 when ... More >>
“NOT a Silent Night” now a three-concert event
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 9:38 am | Auckland Philharmonia
The Auckland Philharmonia’s annual Lion Foundation NOT a Silent Night concerts have always been eagerly anticipated by concertgoers. This year, because of their popularity, there are three concerts (instead of the two performed in the past). The concerts, ... More >>
“NOT a Silent Night” now a three-concert event
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 3:34 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
The Auckland Philharmonia’s annual Lion Foundation NOT a Silent Night concerts have always been eagerly anticipated by concertgoers. This year, because of their popularity, there are three concerts (instead of the two performed in the past). The concerts, ... More >>
Orchestra celebrates 25th Anniversary in style
Monday, 7 November 2005, 9:35 am | Auckland Philharmonia
“Piers Lane’s relaxed manner, charming the audience, belied the quiet intensity of his performance in which every note was carefully detailed with regard to tonal shade, textural position and structural importance.” [Sydney Morning Herald] More >>
Orchestra joins forces with TradeMe
Tuesday, 25 October 2005, 5:36 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
The Auckland Philharmonia is renowned for its innovation. The latest way to support Auckland’s orchestra is to take part in the “Symphonic Auction in Four Movements”, four 10-day auctions on TradeMe, New Zealand’s most popular website. More >>
Orchestra joins forces with TradeMe
Monday, 24 October 2005, 5:34 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
The Auckland Philharmonia is renowned for its innovation. The latest way to support Auckland’s orchestra is to take part in the “Symphonic Auction in Four Movements”, four 10-day auctions on TradeMe, New Zealand’s most popular website. More >>
Auck Philharmonia trumpets APN new major sponsor
Friday, 21 October 2005, 8:59 am | Auckland Philharmonia
APN News & Media is the new naming rights sponsor of the Auckland Philharmonia’s flagship Premier Series. More >>
Spring Season – the musical journey of a lifetime
Friday, 21 October 2005, 8:58 am | Auckland Philharmonia
“Li's playing throughout was like a furious series of clockwork gears, faultlessly churning passage after passage of unstoppable momentum. Not that this was just all technique – his enunciation of melodic lines are nuanced like a human voice. In other ... More >>
Spring Season – the musical journey of a lifetime
Thursday, 20 October 2005, 1:11 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
“Li's playing throughout was like a furious series of clockwork gears, faultlessly churning passage after passage of unstoppable momentum. Not that this was just all technique – his enunciation of melodic lines are nuanced like a human voice. In other ... More >>
Greg Johnson with full orchestra
Friday, 7 October 2005, 12:13 am | Auckland Philharmonia
Everywhere he goes, Greg Johnson touches audiences with his captivating pop style and smooth lyrical voice. For the first time in his career, Greg joins forces with the 70 piece Auckland Philharmonia for one concert only on Saturday 5 November. The ... More >>
Two grands grace the stage
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 4:09 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
The final concert in the Auckland Philharmonia’s 2005 Vero Premier Series features something of a rarity – two New Zealand pianists as dual soloists. Long-standing virtuoso Michael Houstoun and remarkable young musician John Chen, each on their ... More >>
One NZ concert only for jazz great
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 9:25 am | Auckland Philharmonia
JAMES MORRISON is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays trombone, euphonium, flugelhorn, tuba, saxophones, and piano. This sensational musician is in New Zealand for one ... More >>
Medlyn and Mahler a fine combination
Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 9:16 am | Auckland Philharmonia
“Helen Medlyn enchants in the fourth movement, floating Mahler's stirring words of simple faith over dark, translucent chorales, allowing herself just one moment of flamboyance when she throws her head back on the final ‘life’”. [NZ Herald] More >>
Medlyn and Mahler a fine combination
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 2:14 pm | Auckland Philharmonia
“Helen Medlyn enchants in the fourth movement, floating Mahler's stirring words of simple faith over dark, translucent chorales, allowing herself just one moment of flamboyance when she throws her head back on the final ‘life’”. [NZ Herald] More >>