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NZSO TODD Corporation Young Composers Award
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 10:09 am | NZSO
Some of New Zealand’s top young composers will gather in the capital for the NZSO TODD Corporation Young Composers Award workshops this December. Nine students from Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington will head to the capital on Tuesday 2 December 2014 ... More >>
NZSO Music Director adds another string to his bow
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 1:12 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that Music Director Pietari Inkinen will assume the role of Chief Conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra in September 2015. NZSO Chief Executive, Christopher Blake says: “Working in Prague, ... More >>
NZSO takes “rock star” US violinist on tour
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 1:09 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra tours the North Island with a vivacious Italian programme this November in Tuscan Summer . Our concert opener - Rossini ’s Overture to The Barber of Seville, is the epitome of Italian music. It’s sunny and giggly ... More >>
NZSO launches an extraordinary 2015 Season
Monday, 6 October 2014, 11:22 am | NZSO
Experience this exciting season from the NZSO, one of the world's finest national orchestras. More >>
Uzbek pianist and US conductor team up
Thursday, 2 October 2014, 10:03 am | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of musical indulgence this November with Opulence . To mark the 150-year anniversary of Richard Strauss , we present the large-scale extravaganza - Der Rosenkavalier Suite by the famous German ... More >>
The Creation 216 years since it brought fame to its composer
Friday, 22 August 2014, 3:25 pm | NZSO
One of history’s most famous composers, Joseph Haydn , once confessed, “I want to write a work that will give permanent fame to my name in the world”. More >>
NZSO performs The Creation
Wednesday, 23 July 2014, 3:44 pm | NZSO
One of history’s most famous composers, Joseph Haydn , once confessed, “I want to write a work that will give permanent fame to my name in the world”. The Creation is this work. First performed in 1798, it was an immediate success with both the ... More >>
NZSO debuts American cellist Alisa Weilerstein
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 1:40 pm | NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra welcomes the “distinctive musical voice” of American cellist Alisa Weilerstein to New Zealand for her debut with the NZSO. At only 32 years of age, the New York-born virtuoso has won international acclaim ... More >>
NZSO Conductor Laureate Franz-Paul Decker is remembered
Friday, 23 May 2014, 10:24 am | NZSO
Maestro Franz-Paul Decker was a conductor of international reputation who was appointed the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s first Conductor Laureate in 1995. This unique honour recognised his 40-year association as Guest Conductor, Principal Conductor, ... More >>
NZSO performs nine Beethoven symphonies in four days
Monday, 12 May 2014, 11:09 am | NZSO
Next month, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra takes on all nine Beethoven symphonies, in order. This exceptional opportunity to hear Ludwig van Beethoven’s entire symphonic output - that’s 346 minutes of orchestral brilliance - is the highlight of the ... More >>
Eminent international composer conducts own works for NZSO
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 11:41 am | NZSO
Eminent Scottish composer and conductor James MacMillan will conduct the NZSO in Hear & Far , an annual concert tour that features the best of international contemporary classical music alongside the best of New Zealand contemporary classical music. Dr ... More >>
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 >>
