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Composer in residence appointed for National Youth Orchestra
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 10:59 am | NZSO
Composer in residence appointed for NZSO National Youth Orchestra The NZSO is excited to announce Sarah Ballard as Composer in Residence for the 2014 NZSO National Youth Orchestra. Aucklander Sarah Ballard recently completed her studies in composition ... More >>
NZSO announces return of popular Messiah concert
Tuesday, 5 November 2013, 10:34 am | NZSO
Handel’s Messiah has been synonymous with the Christmas season for generations. With its instantly recognisable ‘Hallelujah’ chorus, it is one of the most loved works in the choral repertoire, brimming with joy and hope. The NZSO will perform ... More >>
NZSO tours Heartland with the ultimate Beethoven experience
Thursday, 18 July 2013, 11:26 am | NZSO
NZSO tours Heartland with the ultimate Beethoven experience Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man. E.M. Forster The first four notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony comprise one of ... More >>
NZSO cancels The Planets concert in Auckland
Friday, 21 June 2013, 4:57 pm | NZSO
Due to adverse weather conditions in Wellington, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has been forced to cancel its Newstalk ZB concert The Planets at the Auckland Town Hall this evening ( Friday 21 June, 7.00pm ). More >>
NZSO tours Mainland with the ultimate Mozart experience
Thursday, 20 June 2013, 3:43 pm | NZSO
We have all heard of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart but what makes his music so magnificent? The NZSO invites you to uncover the mastery of Mozart in a mini festival featuring three heart-felt, recognisable gems by the great master. More >>
Bold new work receives Southern Hemisphere premiere
Friday, 31 May 2013, 11:58 am | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to welcome world-renowned percussionist Colin Currie back to New Zealand for the Southern Hemisphere premiere of a new Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra, Sieidi . More >>
NZSO performs Verdi masterpiece with four elite singers
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 1:57 pm | NZSO
In celebration of Verdi’s bicentenary, Australasia's finest singing talents join forces with New Zealand’s best city choirs in honour of this great composer. More >>
Welsh singing legend Bryn Terfel tours with the NZSO
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 10:26 am | NZSO
Bryn Prague Concert “He can roar – with pain, with pleasure, with fierce indignation, filling the hall with full, strong tone. But he can also coo and purr at an extreme pianissimo, making a sound that stays audible only because there is so much in it ... More >>
NZSO National Youth Orchestra 2013 Composer-in-Residence
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 2:23 pm | NZSO
The NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composer-in-Residence for 2013 is Wellington-based music student Sam Logan . More >>
Singing stars join NZSO for triumphant Christmas concert
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 10:34 am | NZSO
Handel ’s Messiah has been synonymous with the Christmas season for generations. Its instantly recognisable ‘Hallelujah’ chorus is undoubtedly one of the most loved in the choral repertoire. This festive season, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra ... More >>
British piano star joins NZSO for Gershwin special
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 11:09 am | NZSO
Explosive British pianist Freddy Kempf and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will perform major classics by the American legend George Gershwin in a special two-concert tour next month. More >>
NZSO celebrates Tui success
Friday, 2 November 2012, 11:16 am | NZSO
The NZSO was a winner at Kiwi music’s most dazzling event of the year! Last night’s 2012 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards was a star-studded extravaganza, featuring hot-hot-hot homegrown artists like Kimbra, Six60 and The Black Seeds competing for ... More >>
NZSO maestro picks up the bow for double concerto debut
Friday, 12 October 2012, 10:18 am | NZSO
NZSO Music Director, Pietari Inkinen, puts down his baton and picks up his violin bow to take on the role of violin soloist as part of the next exciting NZSO tour Beethoven 7. Highlighting the impressive breadth of maestro Inkinen’s extraordinary ... More >>
Close Encounters of the classical kind with the NZSO
Monday, 1 October 2012, 10:34 am | NZSO
Ever wondered what led someone to compose an opera? Or what story lies behind your favourite music? Well now you can find out. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is bringing you two close encounters of the classical kind. Following the success of ... More >>
Orchestra Sector Review: Have Your Say
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 12:27 pm | NZSO
On Thursday 24 October 1946 the NZSO was born. It has gone on to become one of the most significant cultural organisations New Zealand has ever created. Today, nearly 70 years on, the NZSO is at the pinnacle of orchestral achievement in New Zealand ... More >>
Milestone performance features musical youth of New Zealand
Thursday, 26 July 2012, 9:42 am | NZSO
Milestone performance features musical youth of New Zealand The best of New Zealand’s musical youth join forces after 14 years when the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and New Zealand Youth Choir team up for an historic concert in Christchurch on Saturday ... More >>
Award-winning conductor leads NZSO through masterpiece
Thursday, 12 July 2012, 10:26 am | NZSO
Thursday 12 July 2012 NZSO Media Release for immediate release Award-winning conductor leads NZSO through “monumental, devastating and uplifting masterpiece” More >>
Once-in-a-lifetime Wagner opera in concert with the NZSO
Monday, 2 July 2012, 2:37 pm | NZSO
NZSO Media Release for immediate release Once-in-a-lifetime Wagner opera in concert with the NZSO Never before has the momentous Wagner opera The Valkyrie (Die Walküre) been performed in concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra . An international ... More >>
NZSO & RNZB Collaboration ‘Booked Out’ in Less than 24 Hours
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 4:06 pm | NZSO
3,400 free tickets were snapped up in less than 24 hours to 'Leaps & Sounds', the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) and the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) performances to be held on Saturday 16 June at the Michael Fowler Centre. More >>
Last Chance - only 1 week left to see the NZSO in Geneva!
Monday, 31 October 2011, 2:16 pm | NZSO
...and, like all travel experiences, you're transformed as you arrive home. What you've encountered has enriched you beyond measure, and you'll never be quite the same again. Pietari Inkinen, Musical Director The NZSO 2012 Season has been revealed. ... More >>
