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Vesa-Matti Leppänen

First Violin

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Concertmaster

Donald Armstrong

First Violin

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Associate Concertmaster

Yuka Eguchi

First Violin

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Principal

Emma Barron

First Violin

Ursula Evans

First Violin

Malavika Gopal

First Violin

Pam Jiang

First Violin

Haihong Liu

First Violin

Anne Loeser

First Violin

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André de Ridder

André de Ridder

Conductor

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Music Director Designate

Gemma New

Gemma New

Conductor

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Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor

Hamish McKeich

Hamish McKeich

Conductor

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Principal Conductor in Residence

James Judd

James Judd

Conductor

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Music Director Emeritus

André de Ridder

André de Ridder

Conductor

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Music Director Designate

Gemma New

Gemma New

Conductor

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Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor

Hamish McKeich

Hamish McKeich

Conductor

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Principal Conductor in Residence

James Judd

James Judd

Conductor

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Music Director Emeritus

NZSO Alumni

Since its beginnings as the National Broadcasting Service String Orchestra in 1939, more than 550 musicians have been part of the NZSO's history.

NZSO Alumni

Stephen Hough Masterclass

Pre-concert Dinner - Beethoven 9

Baroque Delights: NZSO Summer Tour

Pre-Concert Dinner 2027

Online Classroom Sessions: Introduction to the Orchestra (Years 3-8)

Online Classroom Session: Musical Emotions (Years 0-2)

Online Classroom Session: Soundscapes - How Music Can Tell a Story (Years 3-4)

Beethoven and Mozart

Troy Kingi Presents: 10|10|10 - The Final Chapter with the NZSO

Mozart's Gran Partita

Organ Recital with James McVinnie

Elouan String Quartet

Art of the Score: The Music of Joe Hisaishi

Dvořák and Sibelius

Matariki Concert with Louis Baker

From the Canyon to the Stars

Anna Lapwood Organ Recital

Anna Lapwood: Cosmology

NZSO Chamber Strings

Emerging Artists '27

Beethoven Piano Concertos (2, 3 & 4)

Beethoven Piano Concertos (1 & 5)

Javier Perianes with NZSO Chamber Strings

One Thousand and One Nights

Todd Young Composer Awards

A Short History of Beethoven Symphonies

Kia Kotahi Beethoven