Manual CMS Test Concert
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NZSO Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor Gemma New leads a sweeping programme of orchestral favourites, joined by acclaimed pianist Javier Perianes for Mozart’s luminous Piano Concerto No. 23.
From Mozart’s elegance to the irresistible momentum of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, this test concert is populated like a full NZSO Mainstage event so every frontend component can be checked accurately.
Duration:
1 hour and 45 minutes, including interval
Type:
Mainstage
Featured Artist(s):
Gemma New
, Role
Javier Perianes
, Role
Composer(s):
Ravel; Mozart; Beethoven
Programme
Ravel La valse
WA Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Ravel opens the programme with the glittering, dizzying sweep of La valse. Javier Perianes then joins the NZSO for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, a work balancing warmth, elegance and extraordinary expressive depth.
After the interval, Gemma New leads Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony — music propelled by rhythm, energy and one of the most unforgettable slow movements in the orchestral repertoire.
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Sat, 3 Oct
Mainstage
Michael Fowler Centre
Wellington - Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Sun, 4 Oct
Mainstage
Michael Fowler Centre
Wellington - Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Featured artists
Gemma New
Role
Javier Perianes
Role
What to expect
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