Johanna Gruskin
Piccolo
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Principal
Supported by the Brandt Family
Johanna joined the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as Principal Piccolo in 2022, having previously held positions with the New World Symphony (Miami Beach, Florida) and the Knoxville Symphony.
She has performed as a guest with the symphony orchestras of Toronto, Detroit, Sydney, Baltimore, and Chicago, among others. A two-time fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, Johanna later returned as a featured performer of contemporary music with the New Fromm Players. As a member of the Midic Winds quintet, she earned a medal in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
Johanna holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music, a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory, and a Professional Studies Certificate from the Colburn School. Her primary mentors include Bonita Boyd, Elizabeth Rowe, and James Walker.
What's On
Stephen Hough Masterclass
Pre-Concert Dinner 2027
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Troy Kingi Presents: 10|10|10 - The Final Chapter with the NZSO
Online Classroom Sessions: Introduction to the Orchestra (Years 3-8)
Online Classroom Session: Soundscapes - How Music Can Tell a Story (Years 3-4)
Online Classroom Session: Musical Emotions (Years 0-2)
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Beethoven Piano Concertos (1 & 5)
One Thousand and One Nights
NZSO Chamber Strings
Mozart's Gran Partita
Javier Perianes with NZSO Chamber Strings
ENZSO Celebrates
Elouan String Quartet
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Beethoven Piano Concertos (2, 3 & 4)
Pre-concert Dinner - Beethoven 9
Emerging Artists '27
Dvořák and Sibelius
Beethoven and Mozart
Baroque Delights: NZSO Summer Tour
Serenade
Messiah
Enigma
Beethoven 9
Verdi Requiem
Todd Young Composer Awards
Tchaikovsky 5
Reverberate
Resurrection
Peter and the Wolf
Organ Recital with James McVinnie
Moonlit Brahms
Matariki Concert with Louis Baker
London Portraits
Kia Kotahi Beethoven
From the Canyon to the Stars
Fantastique
Electrify
Christmas Concert
Celtic Connections
Art of the Score: The Music of Joe Hisaishi
Anna Lapwood: Cosmology
Anna Lapwood Organ Recital
A Space Odyssey
