NZSO
Composer H K Gruber breaks into song with Frankenstein!!
Composer HK Gruber talks to David Morriss about returning to New Zealand for the first time since 1955 when he toured here singing in the Vienna Boys’ Choir. This time he's here to conduct the New… Audio
Salina FISHER: Tupaia (première)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Audio
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18
Pianist Louis Lortie with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Asher Fisch. Audio
STRAUSS: Death & Transfiguration Op 24
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Asher Fisch. Audio
WAGNER: Tannhäuser Overture
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Asher Fisch. Audio
NZSO Beethoven Festival: Symphony No 5 in C minor
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Audio
NZSO Shed Series review
NZSO's latest Shed Series concert 'Sinfonietta' proves to be the most intellectually challenging of the series for reviewer Hadyn Green but a winner thanks to Conductor Hamish McKeich's thorough… Audio
Mark Carter is surprised to find himself directing the Wellington Youth Orchestra
Mark Carter is well-known as sub-principal trumpet in the NZSO, and now he’s also Music Director of the Wellington Youth Orchestra. He talks about his plans for developing the young players. Audio
Edo de Waart: World authority on Beethoven brings all nine of his symphonies to NZ audiences
Edo de Waart began his career as an Assistant Conductor to Leonard Bernstein and is now a world authority on Beethoven. Frank Zappa has called him "the Paul McCartney of classical music". He is Music… Audio
Michael NORRIS: Mātauranga (Rerenga) (première)
Alistair Fraser (taonga pūoro), NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar. Video, Audio, Gallery
National Youth Orchestra and the NZ Youth Choir celebrations
Between them, the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and the New Zealand Youth Choir have clocked up 100 years of making music and training future professional musicians and singers. So they're heading out… Audio
Christopher BLAKE: Angel at Ahipara
NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fawzi Haimor. Video, Audio
CORELLI: Concerto Grosso in D Op 6/1
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra directed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen. Audio
TELEMANN: Overture-Suite in D TWV 55/D22
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra directed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen. Audio
VIVALDI: Flute Concerto in G minor RV439, La Notte
Bridget Douglas (flute), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Vesa-Matti Leppänen. Audio
FUX: Overture in D minor E109
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra directed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen. Audio
Interval interview with Denis Kozhukhin
Pianist Denis Kozhukhin talks to Cynthia Morahan. Recorded 18 May 2019, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
The music of Star Wars
The NZSO is bringing the Star Wars experience to Auckland and Wellington. You can watch the movies and hear the score played live by our national orchestra. Audio
ROSSINI: The Italian Girl in Algiers, Overture
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
