Orchestral
Prodigious composer Salina Fisher
Composer Salina Fisher must be running out of room on her mantelpiece to hold all the awards she's won, and she's still only in her early 20s. She won the NZSO Todd Young Composer award in both 2013… Audio
Letters From The Front
Michael Williams is a Waikato-based composer who has been working on writing Letters From The Front, which is his first symphony. He matches letters from the First World War with musical movements and… Audio
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra - Sea to Sky
Slava Grigoryan (guitar), Christchurch SO/Benjamin Northey
LILBURN: Overture Aotearoa
WESTLAKE: Antarctica Suite
SIBELIUS: Symphony No 2 Op 43
Recorded and broadcast live from the Air Force Museum… Audio, Gallery
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
2014 NZSO National Youth Orchestra/Alexander Shelley Audio
Gretchen La Roche
Gretchen La Roche, clarinettist and artistic manager talks with David Morriss. Audio
Critic's Chair: Solstice - Leonie Holmes
Peter Mechen reviews this recent recording on the Atoll label. It features orchestral music by New Zealand composer Leonie Holmes, and is played by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under Marc… Audio
GOLIJOV: A La Habana from Ainadamar
Oswaldo Golijov's opera Ainadamar explores the relationship between writer Federico Garcia Lorca and his muse, actress Margarita Xirgu, conjuring the poet's dramatic life and tragic death in front of… Audio
JS BACH: St. John Passion (extract)
International Bach authority, Masaki Suzuki, and his renowned Bach Collegium of Japan perform the JS Bach's dramatic setting of the St. John Passion as part of the 2014 New Zealand International Arts… Audio
Matthew Salapu - Remix the Orchestra
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's upcoming "Remix The Orchestra" fuses classical music with urban beats. Audio
