Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba. Auckland Town Hall, 11 May 2017. Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba. Auckland Town Hall, 11 May 2017. Audio

Torleif Thedéen is one of the most highly regarded musicians in Scandinavia. Tomorrow night he teams up with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for its Pushing Boundaries concert playing Haydn… Audio

Grammy Award winning British pianist Kathryn Stott started her tour here last night with a performance of Rachmaninov’s 4^th piano concerto with the APO; to be repeated this evening in Takapuna with… Audio

Played by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Rumon Gamba. Auckland Town Hall, 3 May 2017. Audio

The Australasian premiere of this newly discovered work, performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Rumon Gamba. Auckland Town Hall, 3 May 2017. Audio

Performed as an encore by pianist Kathryn Stott with the cello section of the Auckland Philharmonia. Auckland Town Hall, 3 May 2017. Audio

Rachmaninov's fourth piano concerto is often overlooked compared with his uber-famous second and notoriously difficult third. It's played by British pianist Kathryn Stott with the Auckland… Audio

Tonight APO guest conductor Rumon Gamba gives the first Australasian performance of a recently rediscovered work by Igor Stravinsky. Funeral Song was written by the young composer just before he… Audio

Artworks at the Auckland Art Gallery are the inspiration for a group of young New Zealand composers, who were invited to create new pieces for the APO’s Gallery of Sound concert in the Gallery this… Audio

Connecting the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra with the next generation is important to keep the orchestra, and classical music alive. APO Connecting is the education arm of the orchestra, which also… Audio

Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani made his New Zealand debut last night performing Poulenc's Concert Champêtre (Pastoral Concerto) with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Reviewer Peter… Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra plays a concert of French music featuring star harpsichord player, Mahan Esfahani performing the Concerto Champêtre by Francis Poulenc. Recorded as part of APO 2017… Audio

Iranian harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani will make his first appearance in New Zealand this week, performing Poulenc's Concert Champêtre with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Mahan Esfahani is touted… Audio

It was all about the divas last night at American-Canadian singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright's Auckland Arts Festival performance. His debut opera Prima Donna opened the show, telling the story of a… Audio

Expanding audiences for classical music and opera is at the heart of two upcoming events. Next weekend opera is coming to Cuba Street as part of the Cubadupa Festival in the form Stravinsky’s Renard… Audio

In a concert from its Premier Series, the Auckland Philharmonia plays a programme of works by Ottorino Respighi, Felix Mendelssohn, and contemporary American composer Christopher Rouse - Bede Hanley… Audio

Warm, humourous and delicate is how Peter Hoar describes violinist Chloe Hanslip’s performance of Mozart’s Violin Concerto no. 5 with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. But how did the rest of the… Audio

In the first of the APO's 'Great Classics' series for 2017, British violinist Chloe Hanslip plays Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5. Also on the programme Haydn's Symphony No 21 and Brahms's Symphony No… Audio

Chloe Hanslip started playing the violin at two.  She recorded her first album at just 12. Now at nearly 30 she’s performed in some of the most famous concert halls including Carnegie Hall and the… Audio