Vesa Matti Leppänen
NZSO Beyond Words - music for the anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque Attacks
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra presents Beyond Word, a commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch Mosque attacks with music bringing together Moroccan singer/songwriter Oum… Audio
NZSO: The Art of Fugue
NZSO Sessions 2022: Art of Fugue
Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen and principle oboe Robert Orr join with members of the NZSO to perform extracts from Bach's The Art of Fugue, his Concerto for… Audio
NZSO 75th Jubilee Concert
A Concert celebrating 75th Jubilee of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor Op 47, Mvt II
Performed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin) with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New
Recorded 9 September 2022, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. Audio
BACH: The Art of Fugue BWV1080, extracts
NZSO Sessions 2022: Art of Fugue
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin/director), Alex McFarlane (viola), Andrew Joyce, Rowan Prior (cellos), strings of the New Zealand SO
Recorded at the Michael Fowler… Audio
RAMEAU: Suite from Les Boréades
NZSO Sessions 2022: Art of Fugue
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), New Zealand SO
BACH: Concerto for Violin & Oboe in D minor BWV1060
NZSO Sessions 2022: Art of Fugue
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), Robert Orr (ob), Bethany Angus (hpchd), New Zealand SO Audio
CPE BACH: Keyboard Concerto No 4 in C minor Wq43/4
Diedre Irons (fortepiano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin/director). Video, Audio
BACH: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV 1068
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin/director). Audio
SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto in D minor
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Audio
Interview with Chris Turner & Vesa-Matti Leppänen
For the concert interval NZSO Music Librarian Chris Turner and soloist Vesa-Matti Leppänen talk with Clarissa Dunn. Audio
VIDEO: NZSO - Eroica
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya in Wellington. Video
Coming up
JS BACH arr Sitkovetsky/Breuer: Goldberg Variations (selection)
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin/director), Stephen De Pledge (fortepiano), members of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
MOZART: Horn Quintet in Eb K407
Performed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), Andrew Thomson & Nicholas Hancox (violas), Andrew Joyce (cello), Samuel Jacobs (horn). Audio
BEETHOVEN: String Trio in E flat Op 3
Performed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), Nicholas Hancox (viola), Andrew Joyce (cello). Audio
BEETHOVEN: Sextet in Eb Op 81b
Performed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen & Andrew Thomson (violins), Nicholas Hancox (viola), Andrew Joyce (cello), Samuel Jacobs & Shadley van Wyk (horns). Audio
LIVE VIDEO: NZSO - Bach Sei Solo
Join us at 7.30pm for the final livestream in the Bach: Sei Solo series from the NZSO.
Coming up
Kenneth YOUNG: Portrait
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Soloists, Vesa-Matti Leppänen (director). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 30 March 2012 Audio
CORELLI: Concerto Grosso in D Op 6/1
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra directed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen. Audio