Miguel Harth Bedoya
NZSO: Heavenly
Mahler’s Fourth - a picture of the perfect childhood - is paired with Gabriella Smith's Tumblebird Contrails, a hauntingly evocative work inspired by the hallucinatory sounds of the Pacific Ocean. Audio
MAHLER: Symphony No 4 in G
From the “ching ching!” of Christmas sleigh bells in the first movement, to the beatified soprano entrance in the finale, Mahler’s Fourth is a picture of the perfect childhood.
Madeleine Pierard… Audio
Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
Gabriella Smith's Tumblebird Contrails is a hauntingly evocative work inspired by the hallucinatory sounds of the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
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VIDEO: NZSO - Fiesta!
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra plays Jimmy López's Fiesta! Video
VIDEO: NZSO - Piazzolla
Peruvian-born conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the NZSO in music by tango legend Astor Piazzolla. Video
VIDEO: NZSO - Ginastera
Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts the NZSO in music by Ginastera. Video
Anthony RITCHIE: Remember Parihaka
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Audio
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 3 in E flat Op 55, Eroica
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Audio
VIDEO: NZSO - Eroica
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya in Wellington. Video
Coming up
Miguel Harth-Bedoya: there’s only two kinds of music
Miguel Harth-Bedoya talks lockdowns, music education, and whether there's such a thing as classical music. Audio
Kenneth YOUNG: Dance
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor). Audio
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 8 in F Op 93
Beethoven adopts a generally light-hearted poise for this late symphony, one that in many ways recalls the earlier classical style of Mozart and Haydn. Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra… Audio
Jimmy LÓPEZ: Fiesta!
Subtitled "Four Pop Dances for Orchestra". Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Auckland Town Hall, 29 June 2018. Audio
MOZART: Bassoon Concerto in Bb K191
Written when Mozart was just 18, the concerto exhibits the bassoon's lyrical and acrobatic abilities. Performed by Robert Weeks and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miguel… Audio
Gareth FARR: He Iwi Tahi Tātou
Written to commemorate the 250th anniversary in 2019 of Captain James Cook's arrival in New Zealand. Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Auckland Town… Video, Audio
Former APO MD returns to work with NZSO
Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya is a well-known figure to New Zealand audiences. The former APO music director is back in the country conducting the NZSO, and chats to Upbeat about his musical… Audio
Upbeat for Friday 22 June
What’s going on at the University of Auckland Music & Dance Library? Have we reached “Peak David”? And Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya talks to Upbeat ahead of concerts with the NZSO.
Anthony YOUNG: The Farewell
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert on 24th June 2004. Audio
Claire COWAN: Opito
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Audio