14 Mar 2018

DSO 2018 full of firsts

From Upbeat, 1:30 pm on 14 March 2018

The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is New Zealand’s southernmost symphony orchestra, and the only professional orchestra in Otago and Southland.

As well as a five-concert subscription series, the DSO plays in schools, gives chamber concerts, and puts on education programmes including masterclasses and workshops.

Shlomo Mintz

Shlomo Mintz Photo: wikicommons

Their 2018 season will be getting underway in exactly a month’s time, with internationally renowned violinist Shlomo Mintz playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.

Philippa Harris, General Manager of the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, talks with Upbeat about some of this year’s highlights

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