CONCERTS
22ND AUGUST, 2020
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA ONLINE SESSIONS
Holly Mathieson – conductor
Lucy Drever – presenter
Angie Newman – British Sign Language interpreter
2ND OCTOBER, 2020
CHRISTCHURCH SYMPHONY & MICHAEL HOUSTOUN
Claude Debussy – Lindaraja arr. Bill Hopkins (New Zealand premiere)
Francis Poulenc arr. Cree Brown – Cantilena for Flute (Anthony Ferner – Flute)
Felix Mendelssohn – Symphony No 4 “Italian”
Johannes Brahms – Concerto No 1 for Piano (Michael Houstoun - Piano)
9TH OCTOBER, 2020
APO AT THE OPERA: TALES OF LOVE AND BETRAYAL
Join the APO, Simon O’Neill and a cast of New Zealand’s finest opera stars for a breath-taking evening of music from some of the most beloved operas ever written.
2ND - 4TH NOVEMBER, 2020
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Recording session
String and brass works for broadcast
27TH NOVEMBER, 2020
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Tunes for Tots - Livestreamed childrens' concert, with presenter Lucy Drever
WITHDRAWN DUE TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
ROYAL DANISH BALLET
30 performances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker (Balanchine) through November and December.
Cancelled
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA IN CANTERBURY
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Jonathan Dove, Gaspard's Foxtrot
Cancelled
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
Bizet, Carmen Suite (excerpts)
Puccini, Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut
Rachmaninov, Paganini Variation
Khachaturian, Adagio from Spartacus Suite
Barry, Out of Africa: Main title
Mahler, Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Prokofiev, Excerpts from Cinderella Suites No. 1 and 3
Cancelled
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA IN LEICESTER
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Jonathan Dove, Gaspard's Foxtrot
Cancelled
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA IN BASINGSTOKE
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Jonathan Dove, Gaspard's Foxtrot
Cancelled
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Jonathan Dove, Gaspard's Foxtrot
Cancelled
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA IN BEDFORD
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Jonathan Dove, Gaspard's Foxtrot
14TH MAY, 2021
NZSO - FANTASTIQUE
Tōru Takemitsu, Dreamtime
Dorothy Ker, The Third Dream
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington
6.30PM
20TH MAY, 2021
NZSO - FANTASTIQUE
Tōru Takemitsu, Dreamtime
Dorothy Ker, The Third Dream
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
7.30PM
21ST MAY, 2021
NZSO - FANTASTIQUE
Tōru Takemitsu, Dreamtime
Dorothy Ker, The Third Dream
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
7.30PM
22ND MAY, 2021
NZSO & ALIEN WEAPONRY
The NZSO joins the raw energy and power of Aotearoa New Zealand metal band Alien Weaponry for a very special concert in Christchurch Town Hall and Claudelands Arena.
With a legion of international fans and millions of views online, Alien Weaponry are bringing their unique te reo metal to the world, with many of their songs sung in te reo Māori.
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
7.30PM
23RD MAY, 2021
NZSO - PICK-A-PATH IN CONCERT
Kevin Keys Narrator
Help us bake a musical cake with conductor Holly Mathieson and your NZSO in a very special performance for the whole family.
In this fun, interactive concert, the audience is in control. You decide the direction we head along the way in this pick-a-path adventure. That’s right! You choose where the story goes and what music we will play!
Choose a character, its journey to the diary and help our friend bake a musical cake with the help of narrator Kevin Keys and your NZSO. You will hear some of the greatest music ever written, or maybe a tune from your favourite movies.
It’s up to you!
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
2.00PM
28TH MAY, 2021
NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - FANTASTIQUE
Tōru Takemitsu, Dreamtime
Dorothy Ker, The Third Dream
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
Christchurch Town Hall
7.30PM
29TH MAY, 2021
NZSO & ALIEN WEAPONRY
The NZSO joins the raw energy and power of Aotearoa New Zealand metal band Alien Weaponry for a very special concert in Christchurch Town Hall and Claudelands Arena.
With a legion of international fans and millions of views online, Alien Weaponry are bringing their unique te reo metal to the world, with many of their songs sung in te reo Māori.
Christchurch Town Hall
7.30PM
30TH MAY, 2021
NZSO - PICK-A-PATH IN CONCERT
Narrator, Kevin Keys
Help us bake a musical cake with conductor Holly Mathieson and your NZSO in a very special performance for the whole family.
In this fun, interactive concert, the audience is in control. You decide the direction we head along the way in this pick-a-path adventure. That’s right! You choose where the story goes and what music we will play!
Choose a character, its journey to the diary and help our friend bake a musical cake with the help of narrator Kevin Keys and your NZSO. You will hear some of the greatest music ever written, or maybe a tune from your favourite movies.
It’s up to you!
Christchurch Town Hall
2.00PM
10TH JUNE, 2021
NZSO & RNZB - THE SOLDIER'S TALE
Stravinsky, The Soldier's Tale
Dancers from the Royal NZ Ballet
Director, Sara Brodie
Choreographer, Shaun James Kelly
The Pumphouse Theatre, North Shore, Auckland
7.30PM
11TH JUNE, 2021
NZSO & RNZB - THE SOLDIER'S TALE
Stravinsky, The Soldier's Tale
Dancers from the Royal NZ Ballet
Director, Sara Brodie
Choreographer, Shaun James Kelly
BNZ Theatre at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, Auckland
7.30PM
12TH JUNE, 2021
NZSO & RNZB - THE SOLDIER'S TALE
Stravinsky, The Soldier's Tale
Dancers from the Royal NZ Ballet
Director, Sara Brodie
Choreographer, Shaun James Kelly
Turner Centre, Kerikeri
7.30PM
13TH JUNE, 2021
NZSO & RNZB - THE SOLDIER'S TALE
Stravinsky, The Soldier's Tale
Dancers from the Royal NZ Ballet
Director, Sara Brodie
Choreographer, Shaun James Kelly
Forum North, Whangarei
2.00PM
17TH JUNE, 2021
AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA - REDISCOVERY
Bologne, Symphony No.1
Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F
Farrenc, Symphony No.3
Auckland Town Hall
7.30PM
29TH JULY, 2021
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA AT THE 3 CHOIRS FESTIVAL
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Jonathan Dove, Gaspard's Foxtrot
Malvern
1.00PM