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NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PODIUM SERIES 2019 - NZSO
Welcome to the Podium Series,
               the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s
               subscription series for 2019.

               In 2019 we bring you a diverse mix of
               soloists and conductors from New Zealand
               and around the world, including our Music
               Director, Maestro Edo de Waart. This
               diversity is also reflected in the repertoire
               with The Planets, Linz Symphony, Prague
               Symphony and contemporary works from
               Europe and America, performed alongside
               NZSO commissions, marking 250 years
               since the first encounters between Māori and
               Captain James Cook. The Beethoven Festival
               will also be a rare chance to hear all nine of
               Beethoven’s Symphonies performed across
               four concerts.

               Since being established in 1947, the kaupapa
               of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has
               been to be accessible to all New Zealanders.
               That is why we perform to schools, tour
               extensively throughout the country, and
               make our performance venues as accessible
               as possible.

               Symphonic music runs throughout our lives –
               on radio, film, television and online. But the
               best place to enjoy it is still the concert hall.

               We hope you enjoy this first series of
               concerts from the NZSO. Watch out as we
               release more events for the 2019 season.

               We look forward to seeing you and your
               family in 2019 – there’s a lot of great music
               to make everyone happy.

Robert Ibell
Cello
NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PODIUM SERIES 2019 - NZSO
Here it is! For music-lovers around New Zealand, a                               New Zealanders are always eager for us to unveil our
    preview of the annual programme for the NZSO is                                  next season. We are just as excited and in 2019 New
    something to look forward to and to savour.                                      Zealanders will be spoilt for choice.
          Our national orchestra is deservedly regarded as                                 One of our biggest undertakings will be the
    a cultural taonga. And it will once more be delivering                           Beethoven Festival, led by NZSO Music Director Edo de
    another year of imaginative programming – as well                                Waart. We will perform all nine Beethoven symphonies.
    as the opportunity to hear performances by exciting                                    Maestro de Waart again excels with his
    world-class soloists.                                                            Masterworks series, which includes Holst’s epic The
          New Zealanders are fortunate to have an                                    Planets and Mahler’s glorious and ambitious Symphony
    orchestra of the calibre of the NZSO. It consistently                            No. 2, the Resurrection symphony.
    demonstrates its versatility by performing works                                       We have American Susan Graham, one of the finest
    across the broad spectrum of the musical canon –                                 mezzo-sopranos performing today, pianist Joyce Yang,
    from early to modern, classical favourites through to                            who enraptured audiences in 2017, and outstanding
    innovative and experimental works. All are performed                             violinist Jennifer Koh. Swedish mezzo-soprano Anna
    with great style and virtuosity.                                                 Larsson and American soprano Lauren Snouffer will join
          I will certainly be taking my place in the audience,                       us for Mahler’s Resurrection, accompanied by Voices
    whenever my schedule allows.                                                     New Zealand with The Orpheus Choir (in Wellington)
          I extend to everyone associated with the NZSO                              and Auckland Choral (in Auckland).
    my very best wishes for another triumphant year of                                     Audience favourites also return. Our Summer tour
    music-making.                                                                    features spirited works by Rossini, Haydn, Prokofiev and
                                                                                     Brahms, and we end the year with Handel’s Messiah.
    The Rt Hon Dame Patricia Reddy GNZM QSO                                                2019 is also a very special year for the NZSO
    GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND                                                  National Youth Orchestra. It turns 60 and to celebrate,
    NZSO PATRON                                                                      the New Zealand Youth Choir will join the orchestra for
                                                                                     performances led by NZSO Music Director Emeritus
                                                                                     James Judd.
                                                                                           Throughout the season we have a magnificent
                                                                                     assortment of internationally acclaimed conductors and
                                                                                     soloists: Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård with
                                                                                     Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin; Russian conductor
                                                                                     Dima Slobodeniouk and German violinist Carolin
                                                                                     Widmann; Uruguayan conductor Carlos Kalmar with
                                                                                     Scottish pianist Steven Osborne; Israeli conductor
                                                                                     Asher Fisch and French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie.
                                                                                     Håkan Hardenberger, one of the best trumpeters in the
                                                                                     world, teams up with conductor and chansonnier
                                                                                     HK Gruber in a unique concert where the two swap
                                                                                     places on the podium for Gruber to perform his
                                                                                     mesmerising Frankenstein!!
                                                                                           We’re delighted to include among our line-up of
                                                                                     soloists, NZSO Section Principal Horn Samuel Jacobs,
                                                                                     who will be joined by German-Japanese conductor
                                                                                     Jun Märkl. The orchestra will continue to perform
                                                                                     exciting works by New Zealand composers, including
                                                                                     commissions by Michael Norris and Kenneth Young.
                                                                                           Whether 2019 will be the first time you attend an
                                                                                     NZSO concert, or you’ve been a passionate supporter for
                                                                                     many years, your national orchestra will perform music
                                                                                     that will move, delight and inspire.

                                                                                     Christopher Blake QSO
                                                                 Photo: TIm Watson

                                                                                     TE KAIHAUTŪ O TE TIRA PŪORO O AOTEAROA
                                                                                     NZSO CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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Throughout my time as Music Director of the New Zealand Symphony
Orchestra, my aim has always been to give audiences an overview of the
magnificence of classical music. I have loved every piece I have presented
and love working with the Orchestra.
      In 2019 my Masterworks series will feature the familiar and the new.
Holst’s The Planets is one of my favourite pieces in the canon of popular
classics. Everybody who knows me knows that I love Elgar and I am so
pleased to present his Enigma Variations. Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 is
rightly known as The Great and is a work that completely envelops the
listener. Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 Resurrection is a masterpiece. For his
First Symphony he was very much a youthful composer still finding his way.
With Resurrection his talent and potential exploded.
      I am also delighted to present three movements from a cycle of a very
recent work by an exceptional British composer Anna Clyne. It is wonderful,
evocative music.
      The soloists also bring so much to each Masterworks concert.
La Mort de Cléopâtre by Berlioz is a tour de force so needed a world-class
mezzo-soprano. With Susan Graham we have filled the bill. She is a strong,
powerful performer with a tremendous passion and commitment. After
Joyce Yang played Rachmaninov with us in 2017, I was eager for her to return.
Her wish was to play Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1. Jennifer Koh is a terrific
violinist and she is the best person to play Finnish composer and conductor
Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto.
      I am elated to lead the Beethoven Festival. Conducting the complete
cycle of Beethoven symphonies is always for me one of the high points
of any concert season. It is not often that we can play all the symphonies
of a great composer in one season. In my experience, the only thing it
compares to is going to Bayreuth to hear Wagner. I am looking forward
to the Beethoven cycle tremendously because of the enormous quality of
the material. You will gain more insight into the genius of Beethoven.

Edo de Waart Music Director

                                                                                Susan Graham        Joyce Yang          Thomas Søndergård Denis Kozhukhin

                                                                                Dima Slobodeniouk   Carolin Widmann     Carlos Kalmar     Steven Osborne

                                                                                Asher Fisch         Louis Lortie        HK Gruber         Håkan Hardenberger

                                                                                Jun Märkl           Jennifer Koh        Anna Larsson      Lauren Snouffer

                                                                                Sabina Cvilak       Kristin Darragh     Kim Begley        Anthony Robin
                                                                                                                                          Schneider
                                                                                Graham Abbott       Celeste Lazarenko   Anna Pierard
                                                                                                                                          Jonathan Abernethy
                                                                                Hadleigh Adams      James Judd

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Classical                         10          Sat, 16 Feb, 7.30pm              Wed, 27 Feb, 7.30pm     Fri, 15 Feb, 7.30pm   Wed, 20 Feb, 7.30pm                                                        Fri, 22 Feb, 7.30pm
Journey                                       Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre   Claudelands Arena     Baycourt Addison Theatre                                                   Municipal Theatre

The Planets                       12          Fri, 29 Mar, 7.30pm              Sat, 30 Mar, 7.30pm
                                              Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre

Enigma                            14          Thu, 11 Apr, 7.30pm              Sat, 13 Apr, 7.30pm     Fri, 12 Apr, 7.30pm                              Fri, 5 Apr, 7.30pm       Sat, 6 Apr, 7.30pm
                                              Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre   Claudelands Arena                                Christchurch Town Hall   Dunedin Town Hall

Love                              16          Fri, 24 May, 7.30pm              Sat, 18 May, 7.30pm     Thu, 23 May, 7.30pm   Wed, 22 May, 7.30pm
Eternal                                       Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre   Claudelands Arena     Baycourt Addison Theatre

Winter                            18          Fri, 21 Jun, 7.30pm              Thu, 20 Jun, 7.30pm                                                      Thu, 27 Jun, 7.30pm      Wed, 26 Jun, 7.30pm
Daydreams                                     Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre                                                    Christchurch Town Hall   Dunedin Town Hall

Mātauranga                        20          Sat, 20 Jul, 7.30pm              Sat, 13 Jul, 7.30pm     Fri, 19 Jul, 7.30pm   Thu, 18 Jul, 7.30pm                                                        Wed, 17 Jul, 7.30pm
                                              Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre   Claudelands Arena     Baycourt Addison Theatre                                                   Municipal Theatre

Beethoven Festival                24          Fri, 16 Aug, 7.30pm              Wed, 28 Aug, 7.30pm
Heroic                                        Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre

Beethoven Festival                26          Sat, 17 Aug, 7.30pm              Thu, 29 Aug, 7.30pm
Destiny                                       Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre

Beethoven Festival                28          Fri, 23 Aug, 7.30pm              Fri, 30 Aug, 7.30pm
Pastoral                                      Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre

Beethoven Festival                30          Sat, 24 Aug, 7.30pm              Sat, 31 Aug, 7.30pm
Joy                                           Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre

Transfiguration                   32          Sat, 7 Sep, 7.30pm               Fri, 6 Sep, 6.30pm                                                       Sat, 14 Sep, 7.30pm      Fri, 13 Sep, 7.30pm
                                              Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre                                                    Christchurch Town Hall   Dunedin Town Hall

Frankenstein!!                    34          Fri, 11 Oct, 7.30pm              Thu, 10 Oct, 7.30pm
                                              Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre

Te Māpouriki                      36          Fri, 18 Oct, 7.30pm              Thu, 24 Oct, 7.30pm     Sat, 19 Oct, 7.30pm   Tue, 22 Oct, 7.30pm                                                        Wed, 23 Oct, 7.30pm
                                              Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre   Claudelands Arena     Baycourt Addison Theatre                                                   Municipal Theatre

The Great                         38          Sat, 9 Nov, 7.30pm               Fri, 8 Nov, 6.30pm                                                       Thu, 14 Nov, 7.30pm      Fri, 15 Nov, 7.30pm
                                              Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre                                                    Christchurch Town Hall   Dunedin Town Hall

Resurrection                      40          Sat, 23 Nov, 7.30pm              Fri, 22 Nov, 6.30pm
                                              Auckland Town Hall               Michael Fowler Centre

Messiah*                          42                                           Sat, 7 Dec, 7:30pm
                                                                               Michael Fowler Centre

*This concert can be booked using add-on ticketing – see page 42 for details

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Classical                         10          Sun, 17 Feb, 6.30pm              Thu, 21 Feb, 7.30pm     Sat, 23 Feb, 7.30pm   Thu, 28 Feb, 7.30pm
Journey                                       The Turner Centre                Great Lake Centre       Regent on Broadway    ASB Theatre Marlborough

Love                              16                                                                                                                    Sat, 25 May, 7.30pm
Eternal                                                                                                                                                 TSB Showplace

Te Māpouriki                      36                                                                                                                                             Thu, 17 Oct, 7.30pm
                                                                                                                                                                                 War Memorial Theatre

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                                                                                             Hamish McKeich Conductor

                                                                                             Rossini Overture to L’Italiana in Algeri
                                                                                             		 (The Italian Girl in Algiers)
                                                                                             Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. 1/104 London
                                                                                             Prokofiev Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25
                                                                                             			       Classical Symphony
                                                                                             Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

                                                                                             Start your year off with a summer treat of music written during or
                                                                                             inspired by the late 18th century.
                                                                                                    Under the guidance of NZSO Associate Conductor Hamish
                                                                                             McKeich, the concert opens with Rossini’s overture to his opera
                                                                                             The Italian Girl in Algiers. Written in 1813 when Rossini was just
                                                                                             21, the full work was a form of opera known as ‘dramma giocoso’,
                                                                                             literally a ‘drama with jokes’.
                                                                                                    Haydn’s London Symphony was his last and one of his most
                                                                                             popular. According to a review at the time ‘the fullness, richness,
                                                                                             and majesty, in all its parts, is thought by some to surpass all his
                                                                                             other compositions.’
                                                                                                    Sergei Prokofiev named his first symphony Classical
                                                                                             and wrote it ‘in the style of Haydn’. Though his dissonant early
                                                                                             compositions caused scandals, this symphony, which premiered in
                                                                                             1918, proved Prokofiev could also write beautiful lyrical melodies.

Classical
                                                                                                    Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn is often referred
                                                                                             to as The Saint Anthony Variations, as the original Saint Anthony
                                                                                             Chorale theme was used in a divertimento attributed to Haydn. It
                                                                                             is highly likely that Haydn did not compose the theme, which in

Journey
                                                                                             Brahms’ work, is followed by eight variations and a majestic finale.

Hamilton                   Napier
Fri, 15 Feb, 7.30pm        Fri, 22 Feb, 7.30pm
Claudelands Arena          Municipal Theatre
Auckland                   Palmerston North
Sat, 16 Feb, 7.30pm        Sat, 23 Feb, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall         Regent on Broadway
Kerikeri                   Wellington
Sun, 17 Feb, 6.30pm        Wed, 27 Feb, 7.30pm       Hamish McKeich
The Turner Centre          Michael Fowler Centre
Tauranga                   Blenheim
Wed, 20 Feb, 7.30pm        Thu, 28 Feb, 7.30pm
Baycourt Addison Theatre   ASB Theatre Marlborough
                                                                      Photo: Tracy Valarie

Taupo
Thu, 21 Feb, 7.30pm                                                                                                                     PRINCIPAL PARTNER
Great Lake Centre

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                                                                              Susan Graham Mezzo-soprano
                                                                              Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir

                                                                              Anna Clyne Abstractions: II, III, IV
                                                                              Berlioz La Mort de Cléopâtre, Hob. 36
                                                                                      (The Death of Cleopatra)
                                                                              Holst The Planets, Op. 32

                                                                              Let the music paint pictures as you journey to Baltimore, Egypt
                                                                              and the edge of the solar system in this awe-inspiring concert
                                                                              conducted by NZSO Music Director Edo de Waart.
                                                                                     Composer Anna Clyne has collaborated with choreographers,
                                                                              artists, orchestras and musicians worldwide. One such
                                                                              collaboration, Abstractions II (Auguries), III (Seascape) and
                                                                              IV (River) was inspired by several artworks from the Baltimore
                                                                              Museum of Art.
                                                                                     La Mort de Cléopâtre (The Death of Cleopatra) by
                                                                              Hector Berlioz is a dramatic cantata, with text by French poet
                                                                              and playwright Pierre-Ange Vieillard. It was composed when
                                                                              Berlioz was just 25 years old. Featuring leading American
                                                                              mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, whose operatic appearances
                                                                              include the Paris Opera, The Met, Milan’s La Scala and Covent
                                                                              Garden Royal Opera House.
                                                                                     English composer Gustav Holst’s most famous work,
                                                                              The Planets, finds inspiration not only in the planets of our
                                                                              solar system, but their astrological character. Written in seven

The Planets
                                                                              movements (one for each of the known planets at the time), the
                                                                              first, Mars, inspired the composers of both the Star Wars and
                                                                              Gladiator movies. The last, Neptune, deploys an off-stage female
                                                                              choir. We are delighted to welcome Voices New Zealand to join us
                                                                              in this dramatic work.

                        Edo de Waart   Susan Graham

Auckland
Fri, 29 Mar, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall
                                                      Photos: Jesse Willems

Wellington
Sat, 30 Mar, 7.30pm
                                                      Dario Acosta

                                                                                                                  IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Michael Fowler Centre

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                                                                             Edo de Waart Conductor
                                                                             Joyce Yang Piano

                                                                             Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
                                                                             Richard Strauss Serenade for Winds in E flat major, Op. 7
                                                                             Elgar Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36
                                                                             		    Enigma Variations

                                                                             If you like music of the late Romantic era, then you will thoroughly
                                                                             enjoy this concert conducted by the NZSO’s Music Director
                                                                             Edo de Waart.
                                                                                    Brahms’ First Piano Concerto was written in his early
                                                                             twenties. Not initially well received, Clara Schumann, a soloist in
                                                                             an early performance, said “the public understood nothing and
                                                                             felt nothing”. South Korean pianist Joyce Yang, 2010 winner of
                                                                             Julliard’s Arthur Rubenstein Prize returns to the NZSO to perform
                                                                             Brahms’ ambitious and challenging concerto.
                                                                                    Richard Strauss was only 17 when he composed his
                                                                             Serenade for Winds – one of four works he wrote for wind
                                                                             ensemble. His father was principal horn in the Munich Court
                                                                             Orchestra so Strauss had expert knowledge on hand when it
                                                                             came to writing for wind instruments.
                                                                                    Edward Elgar’s famous Enigma Variations is an intriguing
                                                                             orchestral work featuring fourteen variations on an original
                                                                             theme. Each variation is a musical sketch of a different person
                                                                             in Elgar’s close circle of friends. The theme itself is the Enigma.
                                                                             “The Enigma I will not explain,” explained Elgar enigmatically,
                                                                             “its ‘dark saying’ must be left unguessed”. The Nimrod variation

Enigma
                                                                             recently featured in the 2017 film Dunkirk.

Christchurch
Fri, 5 Apr, 7.30pm
Christchurch Town Hall
Dunedin
Sat, 6 Apr, 7.30pm
Dunedin Town Hall
Auckland
Thu, 11 Apr, 7.30pm      Edo de Waart   Joyce Yang
Auckland Town Hall
Hamilton
Fri, 12 Apr, 7.30pm
Claudelands Arena
                                                     Photos: Jesse Willems

Wellington
Sat, 13 Apr, 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
                                                     KT Kim

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                                                                                         Thomas Søndergård Conductor
                                                                                         Denis Kozhukhin Piano

                                                                                         Auckland & Wellington
                                                                                         Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
                                                                                         Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
                                                                                         Sibelius Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
                                                                                         Sibelius Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

                                                                                         Tauranga, Hamilton & New Plymouth
                                                                                         Schumann Manfred Overture, Op. 115
                                                                                         Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
                                                                                         Beethoven Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
                                                                                         Mozart Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425 Linz

                                                                                         Danish maestro Thomas Søndergård returns to take the NZSO
                                                                                         on tour.
                                                                                               Although Beethoven was familiar with Shakespeare’s
                                                                                         tragedy Corialanus, this solemn concert overture is thought to
                                                                                         be inspired by Austrian writer Heinrich Joseph von Collin’s drama
                                                                                         Coriolan.

Love
                                                                                               Schumann’s Piano Concerto premiered in 1845 with his
                                                                                         wife Clara Schumann as soloist. This is not a showy virtuoso
                                                                                         concerto, rather a strong musical partnership between soloist

Eternal
                                                                                         and orchestra. Soloist Denis Kozhukhin, winner of First Prize
                                                                                         in the 2010 Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels joins the
                                                                                         NZSO to perform this popular piano concerto.
                                                                                               Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ Sixth and Seventh
                                                                                         Symphonies are well known for depicting the rugged
                                                                                         Scandinavian landscape. Sibelius said his Sixth Symphony
Wellington                                                                               “always reminds me of the scent of the first snow.” English
Sat, 18 May, 7.30pm                                                                      composer Benjamin Britten was less kind, saying “he must have
Michael Fowler Centre                                                                    been drunk when he wrote it.” Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony is
Tauranga                                                                                 in just one movement and is considered by some as one of the
Wed, 22 May, 7.30pm                                                                      most original and remarkable pieces he composed. It was also
Baycourt Addision Theatre
                                                                                         one of the last.
Hamilton                                                                                       Manfred Overture, written in 1848, is based on Manfred, the
Thu, 23 May, 7.30pm         Thomas Søndergård Denis Kozhukhin                            Gothic dramatic poem by Lord Byron. You’ll hear the despair and
Claudelands Arena
                                                                                         passion of Byron’s supernatural poem in the music.
Auckland                                                                                       Mozart’s 1783 Linz Symphony was composed while Mozart
Fri, 24 May, 7.30pm                                                                      and his wife were on a stopover in the Austrian town of Linz.
Auckland Town Hall
                                                                Photos: Martin Bubandt

                                                                                         On Mozart’s arrival, a local Count announced a concert and as
New Plymouth                                                                             he had no work ready to perform, Mozart set about writing the
                                                                Marco Borggreve

Sat, 25 May, 7.30pm                                                                      entire four-movement masterpiece in just four days.
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                                                                                         Dima Slobodeniouk Conductor
                                                                                         Carolin Widmann Violin

                                                                                         Christopher Blake Angel at Ahipara
                                                                                         Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D major
                                                                                         Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13
                                                                                         		          Winter Daydreams

                                                                                         Your winter daydreams may not be as full of snow as
                                                                                         Tchaikovsky’s, but this concert will still warm your heart.
                                                                                                Russian conductor Dima Slobodeniouk opens the concert
                                                                                         with Angel at Ahipara from Northland Panels, Christopher Blake’s
                                                                                         award-winning work for string orchestra. Based on New Zealand
                                                                                         photographer Robin Morrison’s iconic image of an angel at the
                                                                                         head of a grave in a churchyard at Ahipara in Northland, the music
                                                                                         is a beautiful evocation of desolation and hope.
                                                                                                Stravinsky was reluctant to accept the commission for his
                                                                                         1931 Violin Concerto as he believed he knew too little about the
                                                                                         instrument. An early musical idea he developed, a chord spanning
                                                                                         over two and a half octaves, was thought to be technically
                                                                                         unplayable by the soloist. However, upon experimenting with the
                                                                                         chord he found it easy to play. This gave Stravinsky the confidence
                                                                                         to continue with the composition. German violinist Carolin

Winter
                                                                                         Widmann joins the NZSO to perform Stravinsky’s only
                                                                                         violin concerto.
                                                                                                Tchaikovsky titled his First Symphony Winter Daydreams.
                                                                                         Despite working enormously hard, the symphony caused him

Daydreams
                                                                                         much suffering. The work did not impress musicians he showed
                                                                                         it to and individual movements were played to little enthusiasm.
                                                                                         However, when the entire symphony was first performed, it was a
                                                                                         great success.

Wellington
Thu, 20 Jun, 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
Auckland
Fri, 21 Jun, 7.30pm      Dima Slobodeniouk   Carolin Widmann
Auckland Town Hall
Dunedin
Wed, 26 Jun, 7.30pm
                                                               Photos: Marco Borggreve

Dunedin Town Hall
Christchurch
                                                               Lennard Ruehle

Thu, 27 Jun, 7.30pm
Christchurch Town Hall

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                                                                                    Carlos Kalmar Conductor
                                                                                    Steven Osborne Piano

                                                                                    Auckland & Wellington
                                                                                    Michael Norris Mātauranga
                                                                                    Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
                                                                                    Osvaldo Golijov Last Round
                                                                                    Nielsen Symphony No. 4, Op. 29 The Inextinguishable

                                                                                    Napier, Tauranga & Hamilton
                                                                                    Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26
                                                                                    Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
                                                                                    Michael Norris Mātauranga
                                                                                    Mozart Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504

                                                                                    Mātauranga, by Wellington-based Michael Norris, was
                                                                                    commissioned as part of the NZSO Cook’s Landfall Series to mark
                                                                                    250 years since the first encounters between Māori and Europeans
                                                                                    at Captain Cook’s first landfall. Featuring taonga pūoro – Māori
                                                                                    musical instruments, it conveys Cook’s journey to study the stars,
                                                                                    flora, fauna and chart continents and islands.
                                                                                           Renowned Scottish pianist Steven Osborne returns to New
                                                                                    Zealand to perform two great concertos. Piano Concerto No. 12 is
                                                                                    a standout early work of Mozart’s. Beethoven’s revolutionary Piano

Mātauranga
                                                                                    Concerto No. 4 starts with just the piano – a first. A beautiful slow
                                                                                    second movement contrasts loud spiky strings with a soft, smooth
                                                                                    piano melody that segues into a scintillating finale.
                                                                                           Last Round, by Argentinian Osvaldo Golijov, was written
                                                                                    following the death of Astor Piazzolla, the great tango composer.
                                                                                    Golijov wrote “The piece is conceived as an idealised bandoneon.
Wellington                                                                          The first movement represents the act of a violent compression
Sat, 13 Jul, 7.30pm                                                                 of the instrument and the second a final, seemingly endless
Michael Fowler Centre
                                                                                    opening sigh.”
Napier                                                                                     Written during the First World War, Carl Nielsen’s Fourth
Wed, 17 Jul, 7.30pm                                                                 Symphony, The Inextinguishable, features a “battle” between two
Municipal Theatre
                                                                                    sets of timpani. Nielsen explained that the name refers to “the
Tauranga                                                                            elemental will to live” as “that is inextinguishable.”
Thu, 18 Jul, 7.30pm        Carlos Kalmar   Steven Osborne                                  Mendelssohn’s famous Hebrides Overture was inspired by his
Baycourt Addison Theatre
                                                                                    visit to Fingal’s Cave, on the Scottish island of Staffa.
Hamilton                                                                                   Mozart’s Prague Symphony premiered in Prague during
Fri, 19 Jul, 7.30pm                                                                 the composer’s first visit there. The Bohemian wind players were
Claudelands Arena
                                                                                    famous throughout Europe, which might explain the symphony’s
                                                            Photos: Michael Jones

Auckland                                                                            lavish use of wind instruments. This work has just three movements
Sat, 20 Jul, 7.30pm
                                                            Ben Ealovega

                                                                                    not four, which was more common at the time.
Auckland Town Hall

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Beethoven
Festival
‘I have always
felt that you are
a richer person
after hearing all
of Beethoven’s
nine symphonies.
You gain a little
bit more insight
and you have
been touched
by greatness.’
Edo de Waart
NZSO Music Director

                      PRINCIPAL PARTNER
2019
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                                                              Edo de Waart Conductor

                                                              Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Beethoven                                                     Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
                                                              Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 Eroica

Festival                                                      NZSO Music Director Edo de Waart, one of the foremost
                                                              authorities of Beethoven’s music, brings all nine Beethoven

Heroic
                                                              symphonies to the stage in 2019.
                                                                    Beethoven’s First Symphony premiered in Vienna where
                                                              the young Beethoven was already well-known. Mozart had
                                                              recently died and Haydn was nearly retired so Vienna wanted a
                                                              new hero. Even though this symphony is in C major, it does not
                                                              start that way. Beethoven wanted to startle people.
                                                                    The year before the Second Symphony was composed,
                                                              Beethoven told a friend that “for almost two years I have
                                                              ceased to attend any social functions, because I find it
                                                              impossible to say to people: I am deaf.” Despite Beethoven’s
                                                              hearing loss, it is one of his most energetic and cheerful works.
                                                                    Eroica is one of Beethoven’s most celebrated works
                                                              and was famously dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte before
                                                              being changed after Bonaparte declared himself Emperor.
                                                              This “heroic” symphony is considered a landmark in the
                                                              transition between the Classical and Romantic eras. The
                                                              second movement is often played at funerals. In 1963, news
                                                              of the assassination of John. F. Kennedy was announced to
                                                              a stunned audience as they attended a performance by the
                                                              Boston Symphony Orchestra. As the noise from the crowd
                                                              subsided, the orchestra gave an impromptu performance of
                                                              the second movement.

                        Edo de Waart

Auckland
Fri, 16 Aug, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall
                                       Photo: Jesse Willems

Wellington
Wed, 28 Aug, 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre

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                                                              Edo de Waart Conductor

                                                              Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Beethoven                                                     Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Festival
                                                              The Beethoven Festival continues as NZSO Music Director
                                                              Edo de Waart conducts two of Beethoven’s middle symphonies.
                                                              The Fifth is one of the most popular and performed symphonies
                                                              in the entire classical music repertoire. The Fourth is far less

Destiny
                                                              known, but a delightful work.
                                                                     Beethoven began composing his Fourth Symphony
                                                              after he had started work on his Fifth. Though less known than
                                                              the symphonies before and after it, the Fourth is charming and
                                                              cheerful. Romantic composer Robert Schumann called it
                                                              “a slender Grecian maiden between two Nordic giants.”
                                                                     Beethoven wrote his famous Fifth Symphony between 1804
                                                              and 1808. The four-note opening motif is known worldwide, often
                                                              appearing in popular culture – from disco versions and rock and
                                                              roll covers to film and television scores.
                                                                     It is commonly thought that this motif is said to be fate
                                                              knocking on the door, although there is little evidence that this
                                                              was what Beethoven had intended. Author and music critic E.T.A.
                                                              Hoffman, a contemporary of Beethoven’s, wrote that the Fifth
                                                              Symphony “sets in motion the machinery of awe, of fear, of terror,
                                                              of pain, and awakens that infinite yearning which is the essence
                                                              of Romanticism.”

                        Edo de Waart

Auckland
Sat, 17 Aug, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall
                                       Photo: Jesse Willems

Wellington
Thu, 29 Aug, 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre

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                                                              Edo de Waart Conductor

                                                              Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Pastoral

Beethoven                                                     Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Festival
                                                              The Beethoven Festival, conducted by NZSO Music Director
                                                              Edo de Waart, continues with two of Beethoven’s late great
                                                              symphonies.
                                                                      Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, also known as the Pastoral,

Pastoral
                                                              was composed in 1808. Beethoven was a nature lover and often
                                                              went for long country walks. He described this symphony as
                                                              “more the expression of feeling than painting.”
                                                                      This symphony has five movements with each subtitled by
                                                              the composer: Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the
                                                              countryside; Scene by the brook; Merry gathering of country
                                                              folk; Thunder storm; Shepherd’s song and Cheerful and thankful
                                                              feelings after the storm. The symphony was used in Walt Disney’s
                                                              famous 1940 animated film Fantasia.
                                                                      Beethoven wrote his Seventh Symphony while he was
                                                              spending time at the Bohemian spa town of Teplice. The work
                                                              is filled with lively dance-like rhythms. A drone-like line in the
                                                              double basses recurs in the fourth movement hinting at a rustic,
                                                              outdoor celebration. Though some critics didn’t like the work,
                                                              Beethoven described it as his “most excellent symphony.” When
                                                              the Seventh Symphony premiered in 1813, the second movement
                                                              Allegretto was so popular the audience demanded an encore.

                        Edo de Waart

Auckland
Fri, 23 Aug, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall
                                       Photo: Jesse Willems

Wellington
Fri, 30 Aug, 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre

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                                                                                                          Edo de Waart Conductor
                                                                                                          Sabina Cvilak Soprano

Beethoven                                                                                                 Kristin Darragh Mezzo-soprano
                                                                                                          Kim Begley Tenor

Festival
                                                                                                          Anthony Robin Schneider Bass
                                                                                                          Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir

Joy
                                                                                                          Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
                                                                                                          Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Choral

                                                                                                          The Beethoven Festival concludes in a brilliant finale with
                                                                                                          Beethoven’s last two symphonies, including the iconic Ninth.
                                                                                                          NZSO Music Director Edo de Waart, is joined by a stellar group
                                                                                                          of soloists and Voices New Zealand to end the Beethoven
                                                                                                          Festival in style.
                                                                                                                 Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony is light-hearted and cheerful.
                                                                                                          It is one of Beethoven’s shortest symphonies, with a second
                                                                                                          movement that is much faster than most symphonic second
                                                                                                          movements. It is said to imitate the newly invented metronome.
                                                                                                          Beethoven met the metronome’s inventor, Johann Mälzel, at a
                                                                                                          dinner party while writing this work.
                                                                                                                 The Ninth Symphony is regarded as one of Beethoven’s
                                                                                                          finest works. It has the largest orchestra of his symphonies and
                                                                                                          was the first symphony by a major composer to use voices.
                                                                                                          In the final movement, the voices sing the triumphant Ode to Joy,
                                                                                                          a poem by Friedrich Schiller.
                                                                                                                 The work premiered in 1824 in Vienna. The audience gave
                                                                                                          rousing ovations, including waving handkerchiefs and lifting hats
                                                                                                          so that the deaf composer, who could not hear the applause,
                                       Sabina Cvilak   Kristin Darragh                                    could see the ecstatic response.
                                                                                                                 Beethoven’s Choral Symphony is frequently featured in film,
                                                                                                          TV and even video games.
                                                                                                                 As we head towards the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s
                                                                                                          birthday in 2020, his music is as relevant today as it was when it
                                                                                                          premiered.

                        Edo de Waart   Kim Begley      Anthony Robin Schneider

Auckland
                                                                           Jesse Willems, Andrew Bogard

Sat, 24 Aug, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall
                                                                           Photos: Marjan Laznik,

Wellington
Sat, 31 Aug, 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre

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                                                                           Asher Fisch Conductor
                                                                           Louis Lortie Piano

                                                                           Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
                                                                           Richard Strauss Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
                                                                           		              (Death and Transfiguration)
                                                                           Wagner Overture to Tännhauser, WWV 70

                                                                           The rich, lush sounds of three great Romantic composers feature
                                                                           in this concert conducted by Asher Fisch, current Principal
                                                                           Conductor of West Australian Symphony Orchestra and former
                                                                           chief conductor of Vienna Volksoper.
                                                                                  Rachmaninov’s famous Second Piano Concerto premiered
                                                                           with the composer as soloist. The concerto was dedicated to the
                                                                           doctor who treated Rachmaninov through his clinical depression.
                                                                           The second theme of the Allegro scherzando provides the basis for
                                                                           Frank Sinatra’s 1945 hit song Full Moon and Empty Arms. French-
                                                                           Canadian pianist Louis Lortie is a world renowned soloist who tours
                                                                           a vast repertoire internationally. His versatility as a performer will
                                                                           be well suited to Rachmaninov’s athletic piano concerto.
                                                                                  Richard Strauss’ Tod und Verklärung (Death and
                                                                           Transfiguration) is a tone poem depicting a dying artist reflecting
                                                                           on his life. At the end, the moment of death is a sweeping upward
                                                                           glissando towards heaven. On his deathbed, Strauss said ‘dying is
                                                                           just as I composed it in Death and Transfiguration.’
                                                                                  Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser, about a troubadour who
                                                                           becomes the lover of the goddess Venus, tells a story of lust,
                                                                           love, and redemption. The overture contains many of the opera’s

Transfiguration
                                                                           important themes.

Wellington
Fri, 6 Sep, 6.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
Auckland
Sat, 7 Sep, 7.30pm       Asher Fisch   Louis Lortie
Auckland Town Hall
Dunedin
Fri, 13 Sep, 7.30pm
Dunedin Town Hall
Christchurch
                                                      Photos: Nik Babic,

Sat, 14 Sep, 7.30pm
Christchurch Town Hall
                                                      Elias

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                                                                              HK Gruber Conductor & Chansonnier
                                                                              Håkan Hardenberger Trumpet & Conductor

                                                                              Unknown Kindersinfonie: Toy Symphony
                                                                              Stravinsky Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant
                                                                              HK Gruber Aerial
                                                                              Haydn Symphony No. 22 in E flat major, Hob. 1/22
                                                                                    The Philosopher
                                                                              HK Gruber Frankenstein!!

                                                                              Arrgghh!! Hang onto your seats in this entertaining concert full
                                                                              of drama and irony. It features Austrian composer, conductor
                                                                              and chansonnier HK Gruber and Swedish trumpet virtuoso
                                                                              Håkan Hardenberger.
                                                                                    The concert starts with the playful Toy Symphony, a work
                                                                              with toy instruments, including a trumpet, ratchet, nightingale,
                                                                              cuckoo and drum.
                                                                                    Stravinsky’s charming Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant
                                                                              was written for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus and
                                                                              performed by 50 elephants and 50 ballerinas.
                                                                                    HK Gruber’s Aerial is a trumpet concerto specially written
                                                                              for Hardenberger. The first movement depicts aerial views of a
                                                                              Nordic landscape; the second imagines seeing the world from
                                                                              space.
                                                                                    Written in 1764 while Haydn was at the court of Prince
                                                                              Nicolaus Esterházy, Symphony no. 22 The Philosopher was
                                                                              ground breaking in its time. With innovative instrumentation

Frankenstein!!
                                                                              and reordering of the movements, it broke tradition with a style
                                                                              that Haydn himself had been instrumental in creating.
                                                                                    HK Gruber describes Frankenstein!! as a “pan-demonium”
                                                                              for chansonnier (a performer who sings in a combination of
                                                                              melody and rapid spoken patter) and orchestra after children’s
                                                                              rhymes by H.C. Artmann. But there is a serious side as Artmann
                                                                              stated “The monsters of political life have always tried to hide
                                                                              their true faces. Frankenstein is not the protagonist, but the
                                                                              figure behind the scenes whom we forget at our peril.”

                        HK Gruber   Håkan Hardenberger

Wellington
Thu, 10 Oct, 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
                                                         Photos: Jon Super,

Auckland
                                                         Marco Borggreve

Fri, 11 Oct, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall

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                                                                               Jun Märkl Conductor
                                                                               Samuel Jacobs French horn

                                                                               Kenneth Young Te Māpouriki
                                                                               Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D major, K. 297 Paris
                                                                               Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11
                                                                               Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27
                                                                               Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 Spring

                                                                               German-Japanese conductor Jun Märkl conducts a spring
                                                                               concert that includes an exciting new New Zealand work and
                                                                               some popular classics.
                                                                                     Te Māpouriki by New Zealand composer Kenneth Young
                                                                               was commissioned as part of the NZSO Cook’s Landfall Series
                                                                               to mark 250 years since the first encounters between Māori
                                                                               and Europeans when Captain Cook’s ‘Endeavour’ made its first
                                                                               New Zealand landfall. It reflects how Cook was changed by his
                                                                               experiences.
                                                                                     Mozart’s vigorous Paris Symphony was written while the
                                                                               composer was in Paris looking for work. The first movement
                                                                               begins with a rising, accelerating scale – an effect known as the
                                                                               Mannheim rocket.
                                                                                     Richard Strauss was a prolific composer of the late
                                                                               Romantic and early modern eras, composing many chamber,
                                                                               orchestral and solo works as well as many operas. His first horn
                                                                               concerto, written when he was just 18 is still a popular work
                                                                               today and will be performed by NZSO Section Principal horn

Te Māpouriki
                                                                               Samuel Jacobs.
                                                                                     Mendelssohn’s concert overture Calm Sea and Prosperous
                                                                               Voyage is based on two poems by Goethe. The fanfare at the
                                                                               end of the work suggests that despite the absence of wind at the
                                                                               beginning, the sailing ship reached its destination.
                                                                                     Robert Schumann wrote his First Symphony – Spring in just
Gisborne                   Wellington
                                                                               four days. According to his wife, the title is inspired by poet Adolf
Thu, 17 Oct, 7.30pm        Thu, 24 Oct, 7.30pm
                                                                               Böttger’s Frühlingsgedicht (Spring poem). The last lines read
War Memorial Theatre       Michael Fowler Centre
                                                                               “O turn, O turn and change your course—In the valley spring
Auckland
                                                                               blooms forth!”.
Fri, 18 Oct, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall
Hamilton
Sat, 19 Oct, 7.30pm                                Jun Märkl   Samuel Jacobs
Claudelands Arena
Tauranga
Tue, 22 Oct, 7.30pm
Baycourt Addison Theatre
Napier
Wed, 23 Oct, 7.30pm
Municipal Theatre

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                                                                                Edo de Waart Conductor
                                                                                Jennifer Koh Violin

                                                                                Esa-Pekka Salonen Violin Concerto
                                                                                Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 The Great

                                                                                NZSO Music Director Edo de Waart conducts this exciting
                                                                                concert which features a contemporary violin concerto and
                                                                                Schubert’s magnificent symphony, The Great.
                                                                                       Finnish composer Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto
                                                                                has four contrasting movements. “When I had written the
                                                                                very last chord of the piece,” explains the composer, “I felt
                                                                                confused: why does the last chord – and only that – sound
                                                                                completely different from all other harmony of the piece? …
                                                                                Now I believe I have the answer. That chord is a beginning
                                                                                of something new.” American violinist Jennifer Koh has
                                                                                premiered more than 70 works specially written for her. She
                                                                                has also been a top prize winner at Moscow’s International
                                                                                Tchaikovsky Competition.
                                                                                       Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 The Great was originally
                                                                                numbered the 7th, causing considerable confusion. It is the
                                                                                composer’s last completed symphony and he never heard
                                                                                it performed. Its first public performance was 11 years after
                                                                                Schubert’s death. As one would expect with Schubert, who
                                                                                wrote over 600 songs, it is full of beautiful melodies. However,
                                                                                it is also an ambitious and profound work, with a complex
                                                                                thematic development, showing the influence of Beethoven –
                                                                                Schubert’s hero.

The Great
Wellington
Fri, 8 Nov, 6.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
Auckland
Sat, 9 Nov, 7.30pm       Edo de Waart   Jennifer Koh
Auckland Town Hall
Christchurch
Thu, 14 Nov, 7.30pm
Christchurch Town Hall
                                                       Photos: Jesse Willems,

                                                                                               IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Dunedin
Fri, 15 Nov, 7.30pm
                                                       Jürgen Frank

Dunedin Town Hall

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                                                                                                Edo de Waart Conductor
                                                                                                Lauren Snouffer Soprano
                                                                                                Anna Larsson Mezzo-soprano
                                                                                                Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir
                                                                                                Orpheus Choir of Wellington (Wellington only)
                                                                                                Auckland Choral (Auckland only)

                                                                                                Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor Resurrection

                                                                                                Join NZSO Music Director Edo de Waart, two outstanding
                                                                                                soloists, and choirs for Mahler’s huge Second Symphony –
                                                                                                Resurrection.
                                                                                                      This is one of Mahler’s most popular works. Using massive
                                                                                                forces – vocal soloists, a choir, extra wind and percussion and
                                                                                                offstage brass and percussion – to create high drama, there are
                                                                                                also many quieter, intimate moments.
                                                                                                      Mahler wrote various programs for this work highlighting
                                                                                                the struggles of a hero who finally succumbs to death. The first
                                                                                                movement represents a funeral. The second remembers happy
                                                                                                times. The third “when you awaken from a blissful dream and are
                                                                                                forced to return to this tangled life of ours.” The fourth is a wish
                                                                                                for release from a life without meaning. In the final movement
                                                                                                “the end of every living thing has come; the Last Judgment is at
                                                                                                hand … the trumpets of the Apocalypse ring out.”
                                                                                                      Mahler later withdrew the program, telling his wife that ‘it
                                                                                                gives only a superficial indication, all that any program can do for
                                                                                                a musical work.’

Resurrection
                                                                                                      Swedish mezzo-soprano Anna Larsson is renowned for
                                                                                                her Mahler interpretations, which she has sung with the world’s
                                                                                                greatest orchestras.
                                                                                                      Graduating from The Juilliard School in 2011, American
                                                                                                soprano Lauren Snouffer is one of the most versatile young
                                                                                                sopranos on the international stage.

                        Edo de Waart   Anna Larsson   Lauren Snouffer

Wellington
Fri, 22 Nov, 6.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre
                                                                        Photos: Jesse Willems
                                                                        Anna Thorbjîrnsson

Auckland
Sat, 23 Nov, 7.30pm
Auckland Town Hall

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Messiah                                                        NYO
                                                               Celebrates
Graham Abbott Conductor                                        James Judd Conductor
Celeste Lazarenko Soprano                                      New Zealand Youth Choir

Anna Pierard Mezzo-soprano
                                                               In 2019 we celebrate the 60th anniversary of our National
Jonathan Abernethy Tenor                                       Youth Orchestra.
                                                                     Over this time it has proved itself pivotal in shaping New
Hadleigh Adams Bass                                            Zealand’s musical future through bringing together many of
                                                               New Zealand’s most gifted young orchestral players. The high
Orpheus Choir of Wellington
                                                               percentage of players in the NZSO – around 50% - who at one
                                                               stage or another were members of the NYO, demonstrates
Handel Messiah                                                 the lasting effect this establishment leaves on our young
                                                               generations.
Hallelujah! In what is now a tradition, the NZSO performs            Of the thousands of former NYO members, many can be
Messiah as our final concert for the year.                     found in New Zealand and all over the world with successful
       Composed in 1741, it received a lukewarm reception      careers as orchestral players, soloists, chamber musicians,
at its first London performance. However, over the years       music teachers and just about every other career you can
it has grown in popularity. Although Messiah is structured     think of.
like an opera, it features no characters or dialogue. Handel         The dramatic events and passionate performances of
completed the work in just 24 days.                            the 2018 National Youth Orchestra confirmed yet again that
       Sydney-born conductor Graham Abbott has                 the NYO is an experience not to be missed.
conducted Messiah more than 70 times and is a Life                   In 2019, the NYO will work with another performance
Member of the American Handel Society. He is joined            partner celebrating a significant anniversary – New Zealand
by four stunning soloists, Australian soprano Celeste          Youth Choir celebrates 40 years of energetic music making.
Lazarenko and New Zealand’s own Anna Pierard                   They will take the stage to premiere a work by the 2019 NZSO
(mezzo-soprano), Jonathan Abernethy (tenor) and                National Youth Orchestra Composer-in-Residence, as well as
Hadleigh Adams (bass).                                         present Elgar’s The Music Makers.
       Since it was formed in 1947, the NZSO regularly
                                                                     We are the music makers,
performed Messiah until 1975. However, we did not perform
                                                                     And we are the dreamers of dreams,
the world’s most famous oratorio in full again until 2012.
                                                                     Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
This year we are joined by Wellington’s Orpheus Choir for a
                                                                     And sitting by desolate streams...
rousing performance of Handel’s best- known work.

                                                               Wellington
                                                               Fri, 5 Jul, 6.30pm
                                                               Michael Fowler Centre
Wellington                                                     Auckland
                                                                                                           IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Sat, 7 Dec, 7.30pm                                             Sat, 6 Jul, 7.30pm
Michael Fowler Centre                                          Auckland Town Hall

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Follow That Star...
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 Yulefest celebration 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!

Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir concert tickets
can be included in your NZSO Subscription as an Add-on
Add-on GA $44 full price / GA $40 concession
Casual ticket GA $49 full price / GA $45 concession
Supported by Chisholm Whitney Charitable Trust

Wellington
Fri, 19 July, 7.30pm
St Mary of the Angels
Dunedin
Sat, 20 July, 4pm
St Paul’s Cathedral
Auckland
Sun, 21 Jul, 4pm
St Matthew-in-the-City

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Aged 35 or under? Purchase a season package of three or more concerts and pay                                            Our concerts start at stated times. Out of respect for our audiences, musicians
only $30 per concert for a B or C Reserve seat based on availability. For dates and                                      and guests and to minimise interruptions, lock-outs are in place once
further details, visit nzso.co.nz/u35                                                                                    performances have started. Latecomers will be admitted when suitable breaks
                                                                                                                         occur, which is usually after the first piece on the programme.
CONCESSION SEASON TICKETS!*
                                                                                                                         MEET THE PLAYERS
GOLD CARD, COMMUNITY SERVICES CARD, UNWAGED or DISABILITY PERMIT
holders receive up to 15% discount on concert packages. These prices are shown                                           Join NZSO musicians after most concerts and share a drink and a chat with
on pages 54 to 57. Simply choose the concession price and send in proof-of-                                              fellow audience members.
concession with the booking form.
                                                                                                                         BUS SERVICES
$39 STUDENT SUBSCRIPTION
                                                                                                                         Buses operate to selected NZSO concerts from a number of regions and range
Students can book a special three-concert subscription for just $39! Plan your year                                      in price from $20-$40. Please visit our website for routes and pricing. Buses can
now and book the concerts you don’t want to miss out on!                                                                 be booked along with your subscription. nzso.co.nz/bus

NZSO STUDENT CLUB                                                                                                        PRE-CONCERT TALKS
Sign up to the NZSO Student Club. Get notifications of special offers from the                                           Our national pre-concert talk programme is designed to complement your
NZSO and our sponsors and hear more about opportunities to hear and see the                                              NZSO concert experience. These free talks are presented by a selection of
Orchestra. Also: Receive two free tickets to see the NZSO each year (Concerts of                                         lecturers, artists and NZSO players. Our carefully selected speakers enhance
NZSO’s choice). Valid for full time students of all ages. Membership lasts for two                                       your enjoyment of each programme through their insight and knowledge of the
years and can be renewed. To join, visit nzso.co.nz/student-club                                                         composers and their music. Talks are often supported by musical examples
                                                                                                                         and imagery or take the form of interview-style discussions with NZSO players.
                                                                                                                         The 2019 season will include some of our regular speakers, including NZSO
PAY YOUR AGE* 22 YEARS = $22 BARGAIN
                                                                                                                         Resident Pre-Concert Speaker Roger Smith, as well as a selection of NZSO
Seize the moment and enjoy world-class performances with Pay Your Age. If you’re                                         players and some new faces. Please join us in the concert venue 45 minutes
aged between 18 and 35 you can simply pay the price of your age for a single                                             before your chosen performance.
concert ticket. So if you’re 22 years old, pay just $22. If you’re aged 30, pay just $30.
We’ll choose your seat. It is that simple. To book, phone 0800 479 674 or email
ticketing@nzso.co.nz. Available from two weeks prior to a concert up until two days                                      ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL
before the concert. Seats will be allocated based on availability.
                                                                                                                         The NZSO is an orchestra for all New Zealanders and we are working alongside
                                                                                                                         Arts Access Aotearoa to become more accessible and inclusive.
RUSH TICKETS*
                                                                                                                         If you need any information or access requirements, call us on 0800 479 674 or
$15 Student Rush and Community Services Card Holder tickets are always                                                   email info@nzso.co.nz. If you require wheelchair access or would like to request
available on the day of a concert through the concert venue box office on a first                                        a companion ticket, please let us know at the time of booking.
come, first served basis, while supplies last. Simply present your ID to the box
office when purchasing your ticket.

SUBSCRIPTIONS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By completing and returning any 2019 Season Ticket booking form, 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 completed Season Ticket order 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. 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.
*35-DOWN, CONCESSION, PAY YOUR AGE AND RUSH TICKETS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Proof of age required for 35-Down, Concession and Pay Your Age tickets. Student or CSC ID required for
Rush Tickets. Pay Your Age and 35-Down tickets only available when booking directly through the NZSO.
Pay Your Age and Student Rush are subject to availability, for selected concerts.

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AUCKLAND SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING                                                                                                       WELLINGTON SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING

The Works                                                                                                                                The Works
(15 fixed concerts)                                                                                                                      (15 fixed concerts)
The Works includes all Auckland concerts detailed on pages 10 to 41 of this brochure.                                                    The Works includes all Wellington concerts detailed on pages 10 to 41 of this brochure.

 Full Price						Concession                                                                                                               Full Price						Concession

 Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		              Premium      A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve     Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		              Premium      A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve

 $1,410     $1,125        $840        $570         $345		                    $1,260       $1,020      $750        $510        $300        $1,410     $1,125        $840        $570         $345		                    $1,260       $1,020      $750        $510        $300

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The Mini-Works                                                                                                                           The Mini-Works
(11 fixed concerts)                                                                                                                      (11 fixed concerts)
The Mini-Works includes all Auckland concerts detailed on pages 10 to 41 of this brochure except The Beethoven Festival (pages 24-31).   The Mini-Works includes all Wellington concerts detailed on pages 10 to 41 of this brochure except The Beethoven Festival (pages 24-31).

 Full Price						Concession                                                                                                               Full Price						Concession

 Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		              Premium      A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve     Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		              Premium      A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve

 $1,100     $880          $660        $440         $264		                    $990         $792        $594        $396        $242        $1,100     $880          $660        $440         $264		                    $990         $792        $594        $396        $242

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Masterworks                                                                                                                              Masterworks
(4 fixed concerts)                                                                                                                       (4 fixed concerts)
Masterworks includes the following four concerts: The Planets, Enigma, The Great, Resurrection                                           Masterworks includes the following four concerts: The Planets, Enigma, The Great, Resurrection

 Full Price						Concession                                                                                                               Full Price						Concession

 Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		              Premium      A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve     Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		              Premium      A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve

 $436       $352          $264        $176         $104		                    $392         $316        $236        $156        $96         $436       $352          $264        $176         $104		                    $392         $316        $236        $156        $96

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Beethoven Festival                                                                                                                       Beethoven Festival
(4 fixed concerts)                                                                                                                       (4 fixed concerts)
Beethoven Festival includes the following four concerts: Heroic, Destiny, Pastoral, Joy                                                  Beethoven Festival includes the following four concerts: Heroic, Destiny, Pastoral, Joy

 Full Price						Concession                                                                                                               Full Price						Concession

 Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		              Premium      A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve     Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		              Premium      A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve

 $436       $352          $264        $176         $104		                    $392         $316        $236        $156        $96         $436       $352          $264        $176         $104		                    $392         $316        $236        $156        $96

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Flexi Package                                                                                                                            Flexi Package
Build your own subscription package | Special Events | Add other concerts | In Conversation events to your package.                      Build your own subscription package | Special Events | Add other concerts, including the Messiah | In Conversation events to your package.

 Full Price						Concession                                                                                                               Full Price						Concession

 Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		               Premium     A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve     Premium    A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve    D Reserve 		               Premium     A Reserve   B Reserve   C Reserve D Reserve

 $109       $88           $66         $44          $26		                     $98          $79         $59         $39         $24         $109       $88           $66         $44          $26		                     $98          $79         $59         $39         $24

Casual Ticket Pricing                                                                                                                    Casual Ticket Pricing
 Full Price						Concession                                                                                                               Full Price						Concession

 A Reserve B Reserve      C Reserve   D Reserve 		                           A Reserve    B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve               A Reserve B Reserve      C Reserve   D Reserve 		                           A Reserve    B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve

 $100       $75           $50         $30			                                 $90          $67         $45         $27                     $100       $75           $50         $30			                                 $90          $67         $45         $27

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HAMILTON SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING                                                                                    TAURANGA SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING

The Works                                                                                                             The Works
(All 5 concerts)                                                                                                      (All 4 concerts)

Full Price					                                                     Concession                                        Full Price					                                                     Concession

A Reserve      B Reserve     C Reserve     D Reserve                A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve   A Reserve      B Reserve     			                                    A Reserve     B Reserve

$275           $215          $170 		       $130                     $235          $180        $145        $120        $220           $172				                                             $188          $144

Flexi Package                                                                                                         Flexi Package
Build your own subscription package | Special Events | Add other concerts to your package.                            Build your own subscription package | Special Events | Add other concerts to your package.

Full Price					                                                     Concession                                        Full Price					                                                     Concession

A Reserve      B Reserve     C Reserve     D Reserve                A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve   A Reserve      B Reserve				                                        A Reserve     B Reserve

$55            $43           $34 		        $26                      $47           $36         $29         $24         $55            $43    				                                          $47           $36

Casual Ticket Pricing                                                                                                 Casual Ticket Pricing
Full Price					                                                    Concession                                         Full Price					                                                     Concession

A Reserve     B Reserve      C Reserve     D Reserve               A Reserve      B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve   A Reserve      B Reserve				                                        A Reserve     B Reserve

$65           $50            $40		 $30                             $55            $43         $34         $27         $65            $50				                                              $55           $43

CHRISTCHURCH / DUNEDIN SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING                                                                      NAPIER SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING

The Works                                                                                                             The Works
(All 4 concerts)                                                                                                      (All 3 concerts)

Full Price					                                                     Concession                                        Full Price					                                                     Concession

A Reserve      B Reserve     C Reserve     D Reserve                A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve   A Reserve      B Reserve     C Reserve     D Reserve                A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve

$228           $176          $140		        $104                     $192          $148        $120        $96         $171           $132          $105		        $78                      $144          $111        $90         $72

Flexi Package                                                                                                         Casual Ticket Pricing
Build your own subscription package | Special Events | Add other concerts to your package.
                                                                                                                      Full Price					                                                     Concession

Full Price					                                                     Concession
                                                                                                                      A Reserve      B Reserve     C Reserve     D Reserve                A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve

A Reserve      B Reserve     C Reserve     D Reserve                A Reserve     B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve
                                                                                                                      $65            $50           $40		 $30                              $55           $43         $34         $27

$57            $44           $35 		        $26                      $48           $37         $30         $24

Casual Ticket Pricing
Full Price					                                                    Concession

A Reserve     B Reserve      C Reserve     D Reserve               A Reserve      B Reserve   C Reserve   D Reserve

$65           $50            $40		 $30                             $55            $43         $34         $27

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