Press Release – New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
NZSO Principal Conductor in Residence Hamish McKeich Photo: Stephen A’Court.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa brings a carnival atmosphere to Wellington in March with a performance of dazzling music from Igor Stravinsky’s groundbreaking ballet Petrushka.
Carnival in Wellington on 26 March also features French composer Maurice Ravel’s waltz homage La Valse and his irrepressible Piano Concerto performed by acclaimed New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge.
The Orchestra, led by top New Zealand conductor Hamish McKeich, also performs Grammy Award-nominated English composer Anna Clyne’s Masquerade, commissioned for the popular Last Night of the Proms.
Tuesday, 23 February 2021, 6:18 am
Photo
credit: Stephen A Court
BBC Radio 3,
which has more than two million listeners, will broadcast
six concerts by the
New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra/Te Tira
Pūoro o Aotearoa on its
popular
Afternoon Concert programme this
week.
A Week in New Zealand, broadcast 22-26
February, includes performances of works by New Zealand
composers alongside classical giants Mozart, Beethoven and
more, and New Zealand soloists. The NZSO concerts were
performed in Wellington in 2018 and recorded by RNZ
Concert.
The opportunity for BBC Radio 3 listeners to
enjoy the NZSO follows a push by the national orchestra over
the past year to grow its international and domestic
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New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Te
Tira
Pūoro o
Aotearoa tours the South Island in March with an
exciting selection of music inspired by the serenity of the
countryside and the bustle of towns and
cities.
Town and Country in
Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch and Blenheim sees the
Orchestra led by internationally acclaimed conductor and
NZSO Music Director Emeritus
.
“I am so happy
and feel very privileged to be back with you in New Zealand
for this tour with the great musicians of the NZSO,” says
Maestro Judd.
“For Town and Country, we have
chosen music from the two countries where I have lived with