William Dart: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra review - Stravinsky celebrations continue 25 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 2 minutes to read The NZ Orchestra at the Auckland Town Hall. Photo / Supplied Where: Auckland Town Hall Reviewer: William Dart Following last month's spectacular Petrushka, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra continued its Stravinsky celebrations on Saturday night with a substantial main course of his complete The Firebird, as well as a particularly tasty entree. The punchy 12 minutes of Juliet Palmer's Buzzard was a mind-jangling stir-up of The Firebird and Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, possibly done, the New Zealander admits, with some intent to slightly damage and disfigure. Read More