New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
National Treasure turns 70
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra turns 70 in 2017. Chief Executive Chris Blake and Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen discuss how the orchestra will celebrate this milestone. Audio
Bold New Worlds
Foremost American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers brings the most valuable antique violin in the world to New Zealand, to perform a work written especially for her by American composer Mason Bates. She… Audio
Young players steal the show
Mark Donlon from the New Zealand School of Music casts a critical eye over the combined forces of the NZSO and the Rodger Fox Big Band augmented by star trumpeter Allen Vizzutti from the US. Mark has… Audio
Blowing the horn
Former NZSO principal horn player Samuel Jacobs is back to solo with the orchestra this week, playing Mozart's Fourth Horn Concerto conducted by Edo de Waart. It's something of a warm-up for his… Audio
Symphony's storytelling
Peter Mechen reviews The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Scheherazade featuring Kodaly's Dances of Galánta, Lalo's Cello Concerto performed by international soloist Johannes Moser, and… Audio
The globe-trotting cellist
Global adventurer German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser spends his time playing with some of the largest and most renowned symphony orchestras in the world. This week he makes his debut with the NZSO… Audio
We’re in the money?
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Maggie Barry talks about the Culture and Heritage funding increases announced in last week's budget. We ask why did big name groups including the Royal New… Audio
Did the star billing live up to expectation?
Peter Mechen reviews Stephen Hough plays Brahms, the NZSO's concert with the British piano giant playing Brahms' Second Concerto on tour around New Zealand this week. The concert also includes Gareth… Audio
The captivating conductor
Gustavo Gimeno was born to be a conductor - according to former mentor Mariss Jansons at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra where Gimeno used to be principal percussionist. The endearing young Spaniard… Audio
Contemporary Cacophony?
In Wellington on Friday, and on Auckland on Saturday, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performed Aotearoa Plus - new music by NZ and overseas composers. Bramwell Tovey was the conductor, and one of… Audio
Telling the tales of trickery
The story of scam artist Sandy Keith, who killed dozens of people in a ship explosion in 1875, is being told by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Aotearoa Plus tonight. Composer Bramwell Tovey… Audio
Eddie Rayner
It's 20 years since some of the members of Split Enz and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra got together to record ENZSO. The album, which featured classic Split Enz songs arranged by the band's… Audio
MAHLER: Symphony No 3 in D minor
Charlotte Hellekant (mezzo), NZSO Chorale, Wellington Young Voices, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart Audio
NZSO Musical Director Edo de Waart
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will be tested when Dutch Mahler specialist Maestro Edo de Waart takes up the baton for the first time as its new Music Director. He's about to arrive in New Zealand… Audio
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - Christopher Blake
The Grammys are on today, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra was up for the Best Orchestral Performance award. The nomination was for a recording of works by Chinese composer Zhou Long and the… Audio
Kit POWELL: Rothko Variations
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young. Recorded by Radio New Zealand Concert, 1 September 2011. Audio
Dominic Groom: NZSO Review
Review of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Cathedral of Sound concert Audio
Vasily Petrenko: Russian Conductor
Guest conductor for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Power and Passion Audio
Lucien Rizos
When Lucien Rizos isn't rehearsing or playing with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra he's wielding a telephoto lens. He's been taking photographs on the country's streets for several decades… now… Audio
