CONCERTS
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
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
28TH MAY, 2021
NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - FANTASTIQUE
Tōru Takemitsu, Dreamtime
Dorothy Ker, The Third Dream
Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique
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
9TH JUNE, 2021
NZSO SETTING UP CAMP: TOWN & COUNTRY
Beethoven, Symphony No.6, Mvt 1
Arnold, English Dances, Set II
Piazzolla, Tangazo - Variations on Buenos Aires
Da Falla, Suite No. 1 from 'The Three Cornered Hat'
Barry / Nic Raine, Out Of Africa: I Have a Farm in Africa
Bernstein, On The Town: Three Dance Episodes
Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna
12.30PM (relaxed concert)
&
7.30PM
10TH JUNE, 2021
NZSO SETTING UP CAMP: TOWN & COUNTRY
Beethoven, Symphony No.6, Mvt 1
Arnold, English Dances, Set II
Piazzolla, Tangazo - Variations on Buenos Aires
Da Falla, Suite No. 1 from 'The Three Cornered Hat'
Barry / Nic Raine, Out Of Africa: I Have a Farm in Africa
Bernstein, On The Town: Three Dance Episodes
Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau
1PM (relaxed concert)
&
7.30PM
11TH JUNE, 2021
NZSO SETTING UP CAMP: TOWN & COUNTRY
Beethoven, Symphony No.6, Mvt 1
Arnold, English Dances, Set II
Piazzolla, Tangazo - Variations on Buenos Aires
Da Falla, Suite No. 1 from 'The Three Cornered Hat'
Barry / Nic Raine, Out Of Africa: I Have a Farm in Africa
Bernstein, On The Town: Three Dance Episodes
Turner Centre, Kerikeri
7.30PM
17TH JUNE, 2021
AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA - REDISCOVERY
Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges, Symphony No.1
Gershwin, Piano Concerto in F
Farrenc, Symphony No.3
Auckland Town Hall
7.30PM
8TH JULY, 2021
WITHDRAWN DUE TO ILLNESS - BBC PHILHARMONIC
Korngold, Dance in the Old Style
Barber, Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (soprano, Francesca Chiejina)
Copland, Music for the Theatre
Barber, Horizon
Kay,Suite from The Quiet One
MediaCityUK, Salford Quays
7.30PM
8TH AUG, 2021
NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GB, SUMMER TOUR
Laura Jurd, CHANT (new work)
Prokofiev, Violin Concerto No. 2 (Francesca Dego, violin)
Anna Clyne, Sound and Fury
Schumann, Symphony No. 4
Leeds Town Hall
7.00PM
24TH SEPT, 2021
NZSO SETTING UP CAMP: TOWN & COUNTRY
Beethoven, Symphony No.6, Mvt 1
Arnold, English Dances, Set II
Piazzolla, Tangazo - Variations on Buenos Aires
Da Falla, Suite No. 1 from 'The Three Cornered Hat'
Barry / Nic Raine, Out Of Africa: I Have a Farm in Africa
Bernstein, On The Town: Three Dance Episodes
Dunedin Town Hall
12.30PM (relaxed concert)
&
7.30PM
25TH SEPT, 2021
NZSO SETTING UP CAMP: TOWN & COUNTRY
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf
Narrator, Suzy Cato
Civic Theatre, Invervargill
3.30PM
25TH SEPT, 2021
NZSO SETTING UP CAMP: TOWN & COUNTRY
Beethoven, Symphony No.6, Mvt 1
Arnold, English Dances, Set II
Piazzolla, Tangazo - Variations on Buenos Aires
Da Falla, Suite No. 1 from 'The Three Cornered Hat'
Barry / Nic Raine, Out Of Africa: I Have a Farm in Africa
Bernstein, On The Town: Three Dance Episodes
Civic Theatre, Invervargill
7.30PM
13TH DEC, 2021
PRAGUE RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: FAIRYTALES
Sofia Gubaidulina: Fairytale Poem
Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade (Grace Durham, mezzo-soprano)
Sergei Prokofiev: Cinderella, excerpt from the ballet
Rudolfinum, Prague
7.30PM