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10 February 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO National Youth Orchestra 2017: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
ORAM: Young People's Guide to the Orchestra (première)
MACMILLAN: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
JELLEYMAN: Vespro (première)
BRITTEN: Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Colin Currie (percussion), NZSO National Youth Orchestra/James MacMillan
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland (RNZ)
Françaix, Jean: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano - Robert Orr (ob), Todd Gibson-Cornish (bssn), Laurence Matheson (pno) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No 9 in Eb, Carnival in Pest - Te Kōkī Trio: Martin Riseley (violin), Inbal Megiddo (cello), Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ WCMT 2023-05-28)
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Thursday, 2 May 2024
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BRUCKNER: Symphony No 9
2 May 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens at their Premier Series concert, 'Bach & Bruckner', Auckland Town Hall, 2 May 2024. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 18 April 2024
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BARBER: Capricorn Concerto
18 Apr 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Nathaniel Griffiths at their Baroque & Beyond concert, 'Brandenburg Echoes', Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 18 April 2024. Read more Audio
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KERNIS: Concerto with Echoes
18 Apr 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Nathaniel Griffiths at their Baroque & Beyond concert, 'Brandenburg Echoes', Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 18 April 2024. Read more Audio
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BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No 6
18 Apr 2024Performed by viola soloists Robert Ashworth, Julie Park, Sophia Acheson and Christine Bowie with the Auckland Philharmonia at their Baroque & Beyond concert, 'Brandenburg Echoes', Holy Trinity… Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Brandenburg Echoes
18 Apr 2024A concert from their Baroque and Beyond series, the Auckland Philharmonia performs a Brandenburg Concerto and contemporary American works that respond in some way to a Brandenburg Concerto. Read more Audio
Thursday, 11 April 2024
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SCHUBERT: Symphony No 6 in C D589, Little
11 Apr 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Christoph Altstaedt at their Great Classics series concert, 'Viennese Feast', Auckland Town Hall, 11 April 2024. Read more Audio
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MAHLER arr BRITTEN: What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
11 Apr 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Christoph Altstaedt at their Great Classics series concert, 'Viennese Feast', Auckland Town Hall, 11 April 2024. Read more Audio
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BACH: Gavotte en rondeau, from Partita No 3 in E BWV 1006
11 Apr 2024Performed as an encore by Amalia Hall at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics series concert, 'Viennese Feast', Auckland Town Hall, 11 April 2024. Read more Audio
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RODRÍGUEZ arr ZITO: La cumparsita
11 Apr 2024Performed as an encore by Amalia Hall at Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics series concert, 'Viennese Feast', Auckland Town Hall, 11 April 2024. Read more Audio
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HAYDN: Violin Concerto No 1 in C
11 Apr 2024Performed by Amalia Hall and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Christoph Altstaedt at their Great Classics series concert, 'Viennese Feast', Auckland Town Hall, 11 April 2024. Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Variations of a Theme by Haydn
11 Apr 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Christoph Altstaedt at their Great Classics series concert, 'Viennese Feast', Auckland Town Hall, 11 April 2024. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Viennese Feast
11 Apr 2024The Auckland Philharmonia presents an evening of music from and inspired by the city of Vienna – that Austro-Hungarian powerhouse of 18th and 19th century composition – with their guests violinist… Read more Audio
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Music Alive
Catch the first broadcast of a new recording from New Zealand, or something from overseas - perhaps from the European Broadcasting Union, the Salzburg Festival or the Sydney Opera House. The NZSO are regular performers, and Thursdays are often the domain of the Auckland Philharmonia; You might hear an ensemble touring with Chamber Music New Zealand, something from the Wellington Jazz Festival or music from around the world via the WOMAD festival.
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