Robert Orr
Oboe
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Section Principal
Currently serving as principal oboe, Robert has also held positions as principal cor anglais and associate principal oboe since joining the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in 1995.
Robert has also been a guest principal oboe for both the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
During his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London, he performed with the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia, and the City of London Sinfonia.
As an established recital artist, Robert has appeared for both the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts and the Christchurch Festival of the Arts. He has also toured for Chamber Music New Zealand, performing with pianist Richard Mapp and as a member of the Zephyr wind quintet.
As a soloist, he has appeared with the Southern Sinfonia, New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, and on several occasions with the NZSO.
In addition to his performing career, Robert shares his expertise and passion for music as an Artist Teacher at the New Zealand School of Music.
What's On
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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)
Madeleine Pierard Masterclass
Pre-concert Dinner - Beethoven 9
Isata Kanneh-Mason in Recital
Emerging Artists '27
Emerging Artists '26
Dvořák and Sibelius
Beethoven and Mozart
Summer Tour
Serenade
Messiah
Four Last Songs
Enigma
Elegance
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
