NEW ZEALANDSYMPHONY ORCHESTRAEXPERIENCE

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Music is everywhere in our lives and we all listen to it in different ways. That’s why the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra created Experience concerts, where we bring you music in different settings and new, innovative ways.

Think you know everything about going to the orchestra? Think again.

The Shed Series isn’t just a concert series, it’s a chance to catch up with friends and enjoy an evening of music in a relaxed environment. Grab a drink, sit or stand, get up close to the Orchestra or find a spot to sit back and relax. The Shed Series performs a mix of traditional and contemporary works in a setting that works for you.

NZSO Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen both directs and performs as he leads the Orchestra in the Baroque Series. The NZSO presents music by Telemann, Handel, Corelli and Fux and features Section Principal Flute Bridget Douglas in Vivaldi’s Flute Concerto La Notte.

The NZSO will take you to a galaxy far, far away with screenings of the films Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back with live orchestra.

The Orchestra has a proud tradition of reaching out to people and communities through our Learning & Connecting programme. In 2019 we again present a variety of concerts and events, from education and performance opportunities to accessibility activities, where we bring the joy of symphonic music to all New Zealanders.

Music is for everyone and the NZSO presents a diverse and engaging series of concerts in 2019 for all lovers of music. We can’t wait to see you there.

Bridget Douglas Section Principal, Flute

NEW ZEALANDSYMPHONY ORCHESTRASHED SERIES

2019

Anne LoeserFirst Violin

Shed Series is a bit different. It doesn’t always put the Orchestra on stage or expect you to sit in one place while you listen. Instead, it’s a relaxed and informal way to enjoy a diverse range of music, whether you’re an NZSO regular or exploring orchestral music for the first time.

In the laid-back setting of Wellington’s Shed 6 you can get up close to the NZSO as it performs great classics alongside exciting 20th and 21st century compositions. The Shed Series concerts have a casual, inviting atmosphere. You can sit or stand, catch up with friends in the breaks and enjoy a drink and something to eat while the Orchestra performs.

2019 features classical, jazz, tango, world music, New Zealand compositions and more. You can hear Bach, Mozart and Haydn alongside 20th century composers Ravel, Milhaud, Ellington, Revueltas and Piazzolla or today’s stars, including John Adams, Derek Bermel, Eve de Castro-Robinson, Jack Body, Leonie Holmes, Krzysztof Penderecki and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood.

Hamish McKeichNZSO Associate Conductor

Hamish McKeichAssociate Conductor6

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Wellington Fri, 8 Feb, 7.30pm Shed 6

2019 SHED SERIES

Hamish McKeich Conductor

Body Fanfare for Bert

Milhaud La Création du Monde

JS Bach Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011, I. Prelude

Arvo Pärt Wenn Bach Bienen gezüchtet hätte ... (If Bach had been a Beekeeper)

JS Bach Violin Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004, III. Sarabande, IV. Gigue

Ellington/Peress Black, Brown and Beige Suite

Music constantly evolves and changes, with styles and musical periods reborn in completely new and different ways. Shed Series 2019 begins with a summer concert celebrating the influences classical and jazz music have had on each other.

Opening with New Zealand composer Jack Body’s hypnotic Fanfare for Bert, African rhythms and world music influences can be heard throughout this jazz-tinged work.

The concert also features the Black, Brown and Beige Suite by legendary composer, pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington. The work boldly addresses African-American history and premiered in 1943 at Carnegie Hall, a rare feat at the time for an African-American composer.

Many musical styles, including jazz, have been influenced by Bach’s music. This concert includes two Bach solo cello and violin works, along with revered Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s salute to Bach, Wenn Bach Bienen gezüchtet hätte (If Bach had been a Beekeeper).

With great music, food and wine, is there a better way to enjoy a summer’s evening?

Rebirth

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Wellington Fri, 10 May, 7.30pm Shed 6

2019 SHED SERIES

Hamish McKeich Conductor

Haydn Symphony No. 38 in C major, Hob. I:38 The Echo

Leonie Holmes Elegy

Revueltas Homenaje a Federico García Lorca (Homage to Lorca)

Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin

Krzysztof Penderecki Polymorphia

Jonny Greenwood 48 Responses to Polymorphia (New Zealand premiere)

Concert two in the Shed Series 2019 is an eclectic and inventive selection of music in which the concept of ‘responses’ is explored by different composers.

Acclaimed Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki’s sonic masterpiece for strings Polymorphia is matched with Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s compelling 48 Responses to Polymorphia. Penderecki and Greenwood worked together, and this will be the first time the NZSO has performed these works in the same concert.

Also featured will be Haydn’s Symphony No. 38 The Echo, Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin, Leonie Holmes’ Elegy and a rare performance of Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas’ intoxicating Homenaje a Federico García Lorca (Homage to Lorca). This unique work for orchestra, which premiered just two months after the Spanish poet Lorca was murdered in 1936, is inspired by Mexican folk music.Responses

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Wellington Fri, 9 Aug, 7.30pm Shed 6

2019 SHED SERIES

Hamish McKeich Conductor

Piazzolla Sinfonietta

Eve de Castro-Robinson Cyprian’s Dance

Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318

JS Bach / Webern A Musical Offering: Ricercare

Webern Symphony, Op. 21

John Adams Chamber Symphony

Orchestras come in all shapes and sizes. Sinfonietta presents an evening of rhythmic and adventurous music written for smaller chamber orchestras, ideally suited for the intimate space of Shed 6.

Live performance is key to bringing music to life, so some 20th-century composers wrote music for chamber orchestras to ensure their new and inventive works were performed.

The concert opens with Argentine tango composer Astor Piazzolla’s Sinfonietta. Piazzolla is considered the greatest tango composer and Sinfonietta captures his exquisite earthiness in all its glory.

Eve de Castro-Robinson’s Cyprian’s Dance, an exciting work for strings, was commissioned by the NZ Chamber Orchestra and first performed in 1995.

Lauded American composer John Adams’ virtuosic Chamber Symphony was inspired by Arnold Schoenberg’s Chamber Symphony No. 1. The work’s third movement, Roadrunner, alludes to the music of the Roadrunner cartoons, which can be felt in the unbridled energy of the piece.

Anton Webern features twice, with his Symphony Op. 21 and the composer’s arrangement for chamber orchestra of the Ricercare from Bach’s A Musical Offering.

Sinfonietta

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Wellington Sat, 30 Nov, 7.30pm Shed 6

2019 SHED SERIES

Hamish McKeich Conductor

Russel Walder Oboe

Tchaikovsky/Ellington The Nutcracker Suite (Selection)

John Luther Adams Become River

Milhaud Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67 (Selection)

Derek Bermel Canzonas Americanas: Mvts. 1-3 (New Zealand premiere)

Russel Walder arr. Psathas Untitled new work (World premiere)

The finale of the 2019 Shed Series presents a programme of light, relaxing music to entertain as we head towards the end of the year.

Grammy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Luther Adams’ Become River is a beautiful and meditative piece of music inspired by the natural world and is part of a trilogy of works including Become Ocean and Become Desert.

Derek Bermel’s Canzonas Americanas conjures up the North American continent with elements of Native American blues, rock, funk and other inspirations, including American music giant Aaron Copland.

French composer Darius Milhaud will take the audience to Brazil with Saudades do Brasil, a mesmerising musical journey through the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro.

Oboist Russel Walder joins the NZSO to perform three of his own works specially arranged for oboe and orchestra by John Psathas. These pieces are inspired by the concepts of meditation and self-awakening and audiences can expect a mesmerising, otherworldly live performance.

Jeff Tyzik’s arrangement of The Nutcracker Suite, by Duke Ellington and long time collaborator Billy Strayhorn, will have you snapping your fingers to the beat of this much-loved jazz interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.

Unwound

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NEW ZEALANDSYMPHONY ORCHESTRABAROQUE SERIES

Andrew JoyceBrigid O’Meeghan Cello

Joan Perarnau GarrigaBass

Baroque music is classical music at its purest and most transparent, while still including all the elements of human emotion. Performing it is a challenge as you want to stick to the period style as much as possible, while at the same time being creative and musically engaging, showing the emotions behind the themes and motives.

As we perform without a conductor, we rely upon and react to one another making the performance experience intense and inclusive.

Every musician on stage is actively shaping and voicing the music; this and the fact that the music itself is stunning in its beauty, makes the series an extremely rewarding experience for both performers and audience. 

The Baroque Series is different from other NZSO concerts in that the music chosen is exclusively from the Baroque period, 1600-1750.

Where we perform baroque music is also very important. The venues for 2019 were chosen for their intimate settings, atmosphere and acoustics.

Vesa-Matti LeppänenNZSO Concertmaster

I loved being a part of the 2018 baroque concert in Wellington Cathedral of St Paul and I’m looking forward to playing Vivaldi’s Flute Concerto La Notte with NZSO Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen directing.

Vivaldi gives the flute soloist a varied workout with long phrases and trills in the slow movements, then contrasts this in fast movements with explosive and technically challenging sections – lots of cross fingerings that aren’t natural!

The churches we perform this music in around New Zealand have such beautiful acoustics – exactly the types of places that Vivaldi intended his music to be played (his music was most often performed at St Mark’s Basilica in Venice in his time).

Vivaldi is always so uplifting and exciting to both listen to and perform, and it’s going to be one of my personal musical highlights of 2019.

Bridget DouglasNZSO Section Principal, Flute

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Sense the waves crashing and the current pushing you along in these two great works from the late Baroque period.

Telemann’s Water Music is an inventive orchestral suite and highly descriptive work in ten movements. You can feel the ocean’s movement, mythological water deities sleeping, in love, joking, angry and, then, finally, the happy sailors at the Hamburg port. It celebrates the importance of the sea and the port and how both provided prosperity and livelihood for the city.

An evening trip up London’s river Thames seems an unlikely place to debut one of Handel’s most well-known pieces, but this is exactly the story behind Handel’s Water Music. King George I requested that Handel write a piece of music to be performed on a barge on the Thames, as he and his aristocratic friends travelled up the river on a summer’s evening in 1717. As the river Thames filled with boats and ships, Handel and his orchestra performed the masterpiece to celebrate the beauty of the river and the reign of Handel’s friend.

Vesa-Matti Leppänen Director/Violin

Telemann Water Music, TWV 55:C3

Handel Water Music, HWV 348-350

WELLINGTON Fri, 1 Feb, 6.30pm Cathedral of St Paul

AUCKLAND Thu, 14 Feb, 7.30pm St Matthew-in-the-City

INVERCARGILL Thu, 12 Sep, 7.30pm Civic Theatre

2019 BAROQUE SERIES

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As a violinist and composer, Corelli played a major role in the establishment of the Concerto Grosso, where a small group of soloists perform within a larger ensemble. Corelli’s Concerto Grosso in D major uses this style to great effect, as melodies are passed between small and large ensembles within the work.

Telemann’s family preferred for him to study law and forbade him from playing or learning music. He composed in secret and by age 12 had created the opera from which Overture-Suite D21 was derived, including, in Vesa-Matti Leppänen’s opinion “one of the most beautiful movements ever written.”

La Notte (The Night) is the second of Vivaldi’s six flute concertos from his Opus. 10. Performed in several short movements, it has a sense of the supernatural about it. NZSO Section Principal Flute Bridget Douglas features, taking on what she considers a rewarding, but technically challenging workout.

Johann Joseph Fux could be considered a forgotten genius of the Baroque period. As a theorist, his ideas explored harmony and intervals in music through mathematics. As a composer, his Overture in D minor lets you hear the beauty in its mathematical pureness. 

Telemann’s Overture-Suite D22 is a fitting ending to the programme. Again, Telemann shows his skills in describing feelings and emotions in a work that showcases his brilliance.

Vesa-Matti Leppänen Director/Violin

Bridget Douglas Flute

Corelli Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No.1

Telemann Overture-Suite in D, TWV 55:D21

Vivaldi Flute Concerto in G minor, Op. 10 No. 2 La Notte

Fux Overture in D minor, E109

Telemann Overture-Suite in D, TWV 55:D22

2019 BAROQUE SERIES

AUCKLAND Thu, 6 Jun, 7.30pm Holy Trinity Cathedral

HAMILTON Fri, 7 Jun, 7.30pm St Peter’s Cathedral

WELLINGTON Sat, 8 Jun, 7.30pm Cathedral of St Paul

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Shed Series Touch Tour Event and Accessibility

FILM WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will take you to a galaxy far, far away with screenings of the films Star Wars: A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back with live orchestra.

Since its release 41 years ago, the Star Wars saga has had a seismic impact on both cinema and culture, inspiring audiences around the world with its mythic storytelling, captivating characters, ground-breaking special effects and iconic musical scores composed by John Williams.

Don’t miss this rare chance to see your NZSO bring the original Star Wars films A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back to the big screen with the epic soundtrack performed live.

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE IN CONCERT

Auckland Sat, 4 May, 7.00pm Spark Arena

Christchurch Sat, 3 Aug 7.00pm Horncastle Arena

STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK IN CONCERT

Wellington Sun, 28 April 1.00pm & 6.30pm TSB Arena

Auckland Sun, 5 May, 4.00pm Spark Arena

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IN CONCERT

In Conversation events are an opportunity to gain an in-depth look into the lives of some of the world’s greatest performers. The evening is an extended conversation-style interview with the artist touching on topics including their life story, their approach to music and performance, their experience with the NZSO, and the programme of music they perform with the Orchestra. Enjoy a glass of Craggy Range wine, hear from featured artists and experience music performed by members of the NZSO, hosted by NZSO Section Principal Trombone, David Bremner.

In Conversation

2019 EVENTS

NYO Celebrates

Join us as we celebrate 60 years of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and 40 years of the New Zealand Youth Choir.

Opening the concert will be a world premiere of 2019 NYO Composer-in-Residence Glen Downie’s new work for orchestra and chorus. The NYO will be joined by the New Zealand Youth Choir, who are also celebrating a milestone in 2019 with 40 years of energetic music making. The New Zealand Youth Choir will then perform Robert Wiremu’s arrangement of Tuirina Wehi’s haunting waiata Waerenga-a-Hika.

Sibelius’ The Oceanides is a tone poem (a musical illustration of a poem or story) depicting the ancient water nymphs of Greek mythology.

The NZSO National Youth Orchestra is again joined by the New Zealand Youth Choir to present Elgar’s The Music Makers.

We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams...

Joyce Yang Piano Christchurch

James Judd NZSO Music Director Emeritus Auckland

HK Gruber Conductor & Chansonnier Håkan Hardenberger Trumpet & Conductor Wellington

Wellington Fri, 5 Jul, 6.30pm Michael Fowler Centre

Auckland Sat, 6 Jul, 7.30pm Auckland Town Hall

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

2019 EVENTS

Christchurch Thu, 4 April, 7.00pm Crowne Plaza

Auckland Sun, 7 Jul, 7.00pm Crowne Plaza

Wellington Wed, 9 Oct, 7.00pm InterContinental

Joyce Yang James Judd

Håkan HardenbergerHK Gruber

James Judd Conductor

New Zealand Youth Choir David Squire Music Director

Glen Downie 2019 NYO Composer-in-Residence Work (World premiere)

Tuirina Wehi arr. Robert Wiremu Waerenga-a-Hika

Sibelius The Oceanides, Op. 73

Elgar The Music Makers, Op. 69

In Conversation$35 per ticket / $25 multi-ticket

To book call us on 0800 479 674 or email us at ticketing@nzso.co.nz

NYO Celebrates$10 per ticket

Book now at ticketmaster.co.nz

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Messiah

Hallelujah! In what is now a tradition, the NZSO performs Messiah as our final concert for the year.

Composed in 1741, it received a lukewarm reception at its first London performance. However, over the years it has grown in popularity. Although Messiah is structured like an opera, it features no characters or dialogue. Handel completed the work in just 24 days.

Sydney-born conductor Graham Abbott has conducted Messiah more than 70 times and is a Life Member of the American Handel Society. He is joined by four stunning soloists, Australian soprano Celeste Lazarenko and New Zealand’s own Anna Pierard (mezzo-soprano), Jonathan Abernethy (tenor) and Hadleigh Adams (bass).

Since it was formed in 1947, the NZSO regularly performed Messiah until 1975. However, we did not perform the world’s most famous oratorio in full again until 2012. This year we are joined by Wellington’s Orpheus Choir for a rousing performance of Handel’s best-known work.

Graham Abbott Conductor

Celeste Lazarenko Soprano

Anna Pierard Mezzo-soprano

Jonathan Abernethy Tenor

Hadleigh Adams Bass

Orpheus Choir of Wellington

Handel Messiah

Wellington Sat, 7 Dec, 7.30pm Michael Fowler Centre

2019 EVENTS

Wellington Fri, 19 Jul, 7.30pm St Mary of the Angels

Dunedin Sat, 20 Jul, 4pm St Paul’s Cathedral

Auckland Sun, 21 Jul, 4pm St Matthew-in-the-City

Follow That Star...

Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir concert ticketsCasual ticket GA $49 full price / GA $45 concession

Book now at nzso.co.nz/voices

Supported by Chisholm Whitney Charitable Trust

2019 PARTNERS

Dr Karen Grylls, Artistic Director

Join New Zealand’s award-winning chamber choir Voices New Zealand for a mid-winter Yulefest. Think cosy ambience under high-vaulted ceilings, candlelight and divine music.

This celebration of choral music brings you a constellation of well-known Christmas carols with music about stars and the mystery of the season. Works will include Stars by Esenvalds, Sisask’s Oremus, Daniel Elder’s O Magnum Mysterium and Birthday Sleep by John Tavener. As additional treats there will be newly-commissioned arrangements of familiar Christmas carols from five New Zealand composers, our own musical Southern Cross, one for each star.

Let the ambience excite your senses and celebrate with Voices New Zealand, with music familiar and new, in our July Yulefest!

As Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir is a significant partner of the NZSO for the 2019 season, we wish to offer our audiences the opportunity to also see them in action on their own, as a nationally selected choir of the highest calibre.

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Shed Series

Shed & Baroque Series

Single tickets

Adult $35Podium Series Subscriber $30Student/Child $15

Book your tickets now

Shed Series: book at ticketmaster.co.nz

Baroque Series and subscriber tickets: visit nzso.co.nz, call 0800 479 674 or email us at ticketing@nzso.co.nz.

$25 multi-ticket bundle

If you’d love to get the discount that comes with a subscription, but can’t commit to concerts too far out, then grab a multi-ticket bundle. Buy a minimum of three and you’ll only pay $25 per ticket. You can use multi tickets at any Shed or Baroque Series concert, or In Conversation events. Use them across more than one concert or use them all for the same event. It’s up to you.

To purchase your NZSO multi-ticket bundle: visit nzso.co.nz, call 0800 479 674 or email us at ticketing@nzso.co.nz.

Star Wars: In Concert

Earlybird A Res Adult $90.00 – Offer expires 31 Jan 2019 Earlybird B Res Adult $65.00 – Offer expires 31 Jan 2019A Res Adult $95.00 A Res Child $62.00 B Res Adult $70.00 B Res Child $62.00

Book your tickets now

Auckland and Wellington: book at ticketmaster.co.nzChristchurch: book at ticketek.co.nz

Messiah

Full Price A Reserve B Reserve C Reserve D Reserve$100 $75 $50 $30

ConcessionA Reserve B Reserve C Reserve D Reserve$90 $67 $45 $27

Book your tickets now

Wellington: book at ticketmaster.co.nz

Ticketing

SUBSCRIPTIONS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

When you purchase tickets for NZSO concerts and events you are indicating your acceptance of our Terms and Conditions relating to the ordering and sale of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) tickets, as determined by us and specified in full on the NZSO website. The NZSO will use its best endeavours to supply you with the tickets you order, however the NZSO cannot guarantee the availability of tickets, or that seating is available in the reserve you request. Allocation of tickets is subject to availability. The NZSO reserves the right to refuse any application for tickets or concert packages at its discretion. All dates, times, artists, repertoire, seating arrangements, venues and price reserves are subject to change or cancellation without notice. Where changes such as these are made, tickets are non-refundable unless required by law. The only exception is when an event is cancelled and there is no further performance of that event. $25 multi-tickets are only valid for 2019 NZSO Shed and Baroque Series concerts and In Conversation events and cannot be redeemed at any other NZSO event. A full copy of the terms of sale is available at nzso.co.nz or by calling 0800 479 674. Selected terms and conditions are printed on the back of tickets.

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Learning and Connecting

NZSO National Youth Orchestra

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Accessibility for all The NZSO is an orchestra for all New Zealanders and we are working with Arts Access Aotearoa to become more accessible and inclusive.If you need any information or would like to discuss your accessibility requirements, please call us on 0800 479 674 or email info@nzso.co.nz. 

Shed Series Relaxed Concert WellingtonWed, 7 AugShed 6, TSB Arena

NZSO relaxed concerts perform for audiences who may feel uncomfortable in a traditional concert environment. This concert is particularly suited to people with autism, sensory and communication disorders or a learning disability. There will be a relaxed attitude to noise and movement during the performance. Lighting effects are minimal and a ‘chill out’ space is available.

This concert features a selection of short pieces by Mozart, Bach and Webern, among others, and the open setting of Shed 6 allows people to move around freely. If you’re interested in attending this concert, please contact the NZSO at 0800 479 674 or email info@nzso.co.nz.

Free companion ticketsIf you need support while attending an NZSO concert, you can request a free companion ticket. Just let us know when you buy your tickets through the NZSO or any of our ticketing partners and we’ll arrange this for you.

VenuesThe NZSO performs at more than 20 different venues across the country. If you need accessibility information about any of our venues, please visit nzso.co.nz/venues or call 0800 479 674. You can find out about wheelchair access, parking, hearing aid loops and designated accessible areas for your preferred venue. If you require wheelchair access, please let us know at the time of booking.

Bus servicesBuses operate to selected NZSO concerts from a number of regions and range in price from $20-$40. Please visit nzso.co.nz/bus for routes and pricing or call 0800 479 674.

2019 LEARNING AND CONNECTING

NZSO National Youth Orchestra The NZSO National Youth Orchestra has been pivotal in shaping the musical future of many gifted young orchestral players over the past 60 years, including many of our current NZSO musicians. The goal for the NYO participants is to foster a life-long passion for orchestral music by providing opportunities for young musicians to learn alongside members of the NZSO. The participants also have the unique opportunity to work with world class conductors, soloists and composers on a new programme each year. Places in the NYO are keenly sought after and every year applications are called for from across New Zealand.

In 2019, the NYO will participate in an exciting project with the New Zealand Youth Choir, who are celebrating 40 years. Collectively the NYO and the Youth Choir will bring this celebration to audiences in Wellington and Auckland.

Programmes include:

Glen Downie 2019 NYO Composer-in-Residence Work Commission (World premiere)

Tuirina Wehi arr. Robert Wiremu Waerenga-a-Hika

Sibelius The Oceanides, Op. 73

Elgar The Music Makers, Op. 69

Important dates: Mon 10 Dec 2018 – Fri 29 Mar 2019 Application periodWed 1 May 2019 NZSO NYO musicians announcedSun 30 Jun – Thu 4 Jul NYO Workshop Fri 5 Jul – Sat 6 Jul Concert tour

NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composer-in-ResidenceCould you be the next NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composer-in-Residence? The commission for the next Composer-in-Residence will be to write a 10-minute piece for the mid-year 2020 National Youth Orchestra programme.

Important dates: Mon 20 May Applications openFri 21 Jun Applications closeMon 8 Jul 2020 NYO Composer-in-Residence announced

Visit nzso.co.nz/nyocomposer

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2019 LEARNING AND CONNECTING

Mariko WindeckerNZSO National Youth Orchestra

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NZSO Foundation Masterclasses Visiting international artists present Masterclasses for music students around the country whilst on tour with the NZSO. These are a great opportunity for young musicians to learn from the best. Masterclasses are open to everyone and will also be live-streamed.

Visit nzso.co.nz/masterclass for more information.

NZSO Fellowship Programme The NZSO Fellowship Programme bridges the gap between tertiary study and a professional career. It is designed to foster talented musicians through tailored opportunities to rehearse with the NZSO and observe them at work. As well as receiving coaching through this process, fellowship students spend time with members of the NZSO, international conductors, soloists and educators.

Visit nzso.co.nz/fellowship for information on the 2020 programme.

NZSO National Mentoring Programme Connecting young musicians with the world of the NZSO. Along with an assigned mentor from the NZSO, each selected student receives guidance, experiences rehearsals and attends concerts throughout the year.

Visit nzso.co.nz/mentoring for information on the 2020 programme.

Youth Orchestra Coaching The NZSO offers tutoring to youth orchestras in communities across the country to ensure continuous high-level musical input from an early age, and to support the great work the educators, conductors and others do to keep these vital musical institutions thriving. If you would like your group to be considered for our coaching programme, please email education@nzso.co.nz.

NZSO Todd Corporation Young Composers Award Now in its 15th year the NZSO Todd Corporation Young Composer Award is a unique opportunity for young New Zealand composers to have their compositions workshopped and recorded by the NZSO. An expert composer-mentor is selected to mentor the young composers through the process to help ensure the highest level of success.

Important dates: Mon 1 Apr Applications openFri 31 May Deadline for applications and scoresFri 28 Jun NZSO Todd Corporation Young Composers Awardparticipants announcedJuly Workshops with composer mentorFri 30 Aug Deadline to provide scores and parts to NZSO library27 – 28 Nov NZSO residency, recording session and award ceremony in Wellington.

Visit nzso.co.nz/youngcomposer for more information.

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NZSO Schools ConcertsThe NZSO’s school concerts introduce students to the sights and sounds of the symphony orchestra. Lively and informative, these concerts will take you on a musical tour through the orchestra with eclectic, exciting music and an interactive presentation which brings students into the thick of the action.

BlenheimFri 1 Mar, 11.00am ASB Theatre

Porirua Thu 30 May 2019, 11.00am & 1.00pmTe Rauparaha Arena

Christchurch Fri 28 Jun 2019, 11.00amChristchurch Town HallTo find out more or to book your school into upcoming concerts visit nzso.co.nz/schools.

NZSO @ Te PapaThe NZSO have enjoyed a long relationship with Te Papa presenting yearly free community programmes courtesy of the Wellington Community Trust.

Matariki Te PapaSat 15 Jun, 12.00pm

Family Christmas Concert Sat 14 Dec, 11.00am

Pop-up Carol Choir WorkshopSat 14 Dec 1.00pm

Christmas Carols with the NZSO and the Pop-up Carol Choir Sat 14 Dec 3.00pm

2019 LEARNING AND CONNECTING

Luca BassoNZSO National Youth Orchestra

VIOLAS

BASSES

Supported by HAVANA COFFEE WORKS

Supported by FORMAT PRINT

Julia Joyce SECTION PRINCIPAL

Supported by Paul McArthur & Danika Charlton

Samuel Burstin ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Peter Barber ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL

Supported by Dr Hylton Le Grice CNZM, OBE & Ms Angela Lindsay

Lisa Boyes

Michael Cuncannon

Anna Debnam

Beatrix Francis

Jenaro Garita

Joan Perarnau GarrigaSECTION PRINCIPAL

Nicholas SandleASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS

Matthew Cave

Oleksandr Gunchenko

Malcolm StruthersSupported by Fehl Charitable Trust

Alanna Jones

HARPSupported by MCLAREN ASSOCIATES

Carolyn MillsSECTION PRINCIPAL

Victoria Jaenecke

Lyndsay Mountfort

Belinda Veitch

Nicholas Hancox

CELLOS

Andrew Joyce SECTION PRINCIPAL

Supported by Deane Endowment Trust

Ken Ichinose ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Supported by Donald & Susan Best

David ChickeringASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL

Brigid O’Meeghan ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS

Supported by EY

Roger Brown

Eleanor Carter

Robert Ibell

Sally Isaac

Annemarie Meijers

Rowan Prior

STRINGS

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FIRST VIOLINS SECOND VIOLINS

MUSIC DIRECTOR Edo de Waart

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Hamish McKeichSupported by Crane Brothers

MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS James Judd

HONOURARY CONDUCTOR Pietari Inkinen

Vesa-Matti LeppänenCONCERTMASTER

Supported by Diessl Investments Ltd

Donald ArmstrongASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Yuka EguchiASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Supported by Peter Biggs CNZM & Mary Biggs

Yury GezentsveyPRINCIPAL

Emma Barron

Ursula Evans

Malavika Gopal

Pam Jiang

Haihong LiuSupported by Multi-Media Systems

Anne LoeserSupported by Brian & Sally Hasell

Alan Molina

Gregory SquireSupported by Dr Hylton LeGrice CNZM, OBE & Ms Angela Lyndsay

Rebecca StruthersSupported by Aēsop

Anna van der ZeeSupported by Martin & Kay Pipe

Beiyi Xue

Kristina Zelinska

Andrew ThomsonSECTION PRINCIPAL

David GillingSUB-PRINCIPAL

Supported by the Wellington Community Trust

Janet ArmstrongASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL

Simeon BroomSupported by Deryk & Jan McNamara

Elspeth Gray

Andrew Kasza

Dean MajorSupported by Rex Benson

Vanya Mateeva

Simon Miller

Megan MolinaSupported by Daniel & Kylie Wong and also supported by The Cranfylde Charitable Trust

Elizabeth PatchettSupported by Claudelands Hamilton

Lucien Rizos

Katherine Rowe

STRINGS

2019 ORCHESTRA

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TRUMPETS

FLUTES

OBOES

COR ANGLAIS

BASS TROMBONE

CLARINETS HORNS

BASSOONS

BASS CLARINET

CONTRABASSOON

Michael KirganSECTION PRINCIPAL

Cheryl HollingerASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Supported by Zoë Smith & Wayne Sampson for Tommy’s Real Estate

Mark CarterSUB-PRINCIPAL

Supported by Dame Adrienne Stewart

Bridget DouglasSECTION PRINCIPAL

Supported by Les Taylor QC

Kirstin EadeASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Supported by Julian & Selma Arnhold

Robert OrrSECTION PRINCIPAL

Michael AustinSECTION PRINCIPAL

Supported by Phantom Billstickers

Shannon PittawayPRINCIPAL

TUBA

Andrew JarvisPRINCIPAL

Patrick BarrySECTION PRINCIPAL

Supported by Dame Bronwen Holdsworth DNZM

Ellen DeverallASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Samuel JacobsSECTION PRINCIPAL

Supported by Greenwood Roche

David MoonanSUB-PRINCIPAL

Robert WeeksSECTION PRINCIPAL

Vicky CrowellASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Supported by Logan Brown Restaurant

Rachel VernonSECTION PRINCIPAL

Supported by Julian & Selma Arnhold

Supported by URBAN GOURMET

Supported by INTERISLANDER

TROMBONES

TIMPANI

David BremnerSECTION PRINCIPAL

Supported by Lisa Bates MNZM & Douglas Hawkins

Matthew AllisonASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Supported by Clare & Justin Murray

Supported by MUSICWORKS NZ

PERCUSSION

Leonard SakofskySECTION PRINCIPAL

Thomas GuldborgASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL/ASSISTANT TIMPANI

Supported by Sempre Avanti Consulting

Bruce McKinnonSECTION PRINCIPAL EMERITUS

Laurence ReeseSECTION PRINCIPAL

David AngusPRINCIPAL

2019 ORCHESTRA

WOODWIND BRASS PERCUSSION

Supported by Walker & Hall

Chief Executive

Christopher Blake QSO

Board

Donald Best ONZM CHAIR

Peter Biggs CNZM

Dame Bronwen Holdsworth DNZM

Laurence Kubiak

Paul McArthur

Clare Murray

Daniel Wong

Julia JoyceSection Principal, Viola

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CIRCLE PARTNERS

CONCERTO PARTNERS

OVERTURE PARTNERS

SPECIAL FUNDING AGENCIES

Aēsop

Ark Advance

Barfoot & Thompson

EY

Fuji Xerox New Zealand

Head of Artistic Planning Lucrecia Colominas

Head of Marketing and Development Adán Tijerina

Copy Craig Child/Tom Cardy

Design Spencer LevineRadio New Zealand Concert is the NZSO’s official broadcaster

JBWere

Juliette Florist, Wellington

Logan Brown Restaurant

Marsh

McLaren Associates Ltd

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Sempre Avanti Consulting

Trinity College London

Zoë Smith & Wayne Sampson for Tommy’s Real Estate

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