NZSO | Season 2010
NZSO | Season 2010
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In 2010 the NZSO renews its relationships with artists who have formed a terrific rapport with audiences and orchestra alike, including conductors Alexander Lazarev and Alexander Shelley, and New Zealand’s iconic singer Dame Malvina Major.
Collaboration with the New Zealand International Arts Festival...
In 2010 the NZSO collaborates with the New Zealand International Arts Festival for two spectacular concerts – on opening night of the Festival Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Mahler 8 and a week later the NZSO presents a magnificent Wagner Gala starring tenor Simon O’Neill. Hailed as one of the leading Wagnerian tenors of his generation, Simon O’Neill recently spent a week with Pietari Inkinen and the NZSO recording a selection of Wagner arias to be released on CD by EMI in conjunction with the Festival performance.
New Zealand artists...
New Zealand’s top artists feature strongly in 2010, whether as performers or composers. In addition to Simon O’Neill’s appearances, there will be a national tour with Dame Malvina Major. New Zealander Tecwyn Evans returns from Europe to conduct this tour in May for the annual Made in New Zealand concert.
A number of New Zealand composers will have their works premiered by the NZSO in 2010: Ross Harris’ Three Pieces for Orchestra Vienna (Mahler), the symphonic version of his The Floating Bride, The Crimson Village and Lyell Cresswell’s Landscapes of the Soul.
NZSO Soloists...
In a new initiative for 2010, NZSO Soloists is a newly formed ensemble under the direction of NZSO Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen, giving the NZSO’s principal musicians a chance to shine as soloists.
In October 2010, NZSO Soloists made up of musicians from the NZSO’s string section, will present an intriguingly varied programme of musical gems in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin and Invercargill, featuring works from the 18th to 20th Centuries.
Celebrations...
The NZSO offers an evening devoted to the delights of the waltz, a shot of West End glamour in its “Rodgers and Hammerstein” tour, and a tour of Christmas music ancient and modern to finish the year.
In 2010 the NZSO extends its touring presenting Dame Malvina Major in Palmerston North and NZSO Soloists in Invercargill, as well as expanding its availability to the nation’s music lovers in other ways.
Matinees, Concert Buses, 30-down seats and Family tickets...
Saturday 3pm matinees continue in Auckland and Wellington, serviced by matinee concert buses conveying audiences from outlying centres; and to make concerts more accessible to younger listeners and families, the NZSO offers new initiatives in “30-down”: $26 seats for the under 30s as well as the “Family Ticket”: allowing concertgoers to take advantage of a $60 family ticket for an adult and two young people aged 18 and under.
International Tour...
The NZSO is close to revealing its plans for an international tour in 2010. The Orchestra has received numerous invitations to play at a number of the world’s leading concert halls and festivals and in March next year the Orchestra hopes to accept some of those invitations.
The NZSO is developing a reputation as a bold, fresh voice among orchestras internationally which has grown even stronger since the tour to China in 2008 and the outstanding recordings released with Music Director Pietari Inkinen.
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