NZSO
Chris CREE BROWN: Celestial Bodies
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich (conductor). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 9 June 2012 Audio
The Mixtape: Hamish McKeich
This week’s selector is Hamish McKeich, recently appointed Principal Conductor in Residence for the NZSO. He speaks to Yadana Saw about his evolution from bassoonist to classical conductor.
Kenneth YOUNG: Te Māpouriki
Performed by the NZSO conducted by Jun Märkl, Auckland Town Hall, 18 October 2019 Audio
UNKNOWN: Toy Symphony
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by HK Gruber. Recorded 10 October 2019, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
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
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
TELEMANN: Overture-Suite in D TWV 55/D22
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra directed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen. Audio