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German pianist Lars Vogt takes on the Mozart challenge, playing and conducting from the keyboard
Peter Mechen reviews pianist Lars Vogt who has taken on the Mozart challenge of directing from the keyboard with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
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Johannes Moser: from chamber to death-metal cello
German Canadian virtuoso cellist Johannes Moser has performed with the world's leading orchestras, including the Berliner Philharmoniker, New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics and Chicago and London… Video, Audio
JOHN WILLIAMS: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Dragon. Audio
JOHN WILLIAMS: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Dragon. Audio
JOHN WILLIAMS: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Dragon. Recorded 29 September 2018, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
DOYLE/BRUBAKER: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Concert Suite)
NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Dragon. Audio
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Concert Suite)
NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Dragon. Audio
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Concert Suite)
NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Dragon. Audio
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Concert Suite)
NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Dragon. Audio
SCHUBERT: Symphony No 8 in B minor, Unfinished
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
DEBUSSY: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
Gillian WHITEHEAD: Turanga-nui (première)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Video, Audio
WOOD: Tom Bowling, from Fantasia on British Sea Songs (encore)
Cellist Andrew Joyce with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Cellist Andrew Joyce with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
The Orchestra Rocks
William Dart looks at the thorny issue of combining rock bands with full symphony orchestras. It can often be dire, but there have been some great successes - one of them, in William's view, happening… Video, Audio
Behind Celebrate!: The Phoenix Foundation and NZSO show
Earlier this month the The Phoenix Foundation and the NZSO teamed up to celebrate 20 years of the band's music. Yadana Saw speaks with the band about this orchestral interpretation of their music. Video, Audio
RACHMANINOV: Symphony No 2 in E minor Op 27
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Audio
STRAVINSKY: Symphonies of Wind Instruments
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Audio
STRAVINSKY: Symphony in Three Movements
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Audio