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EXHILARATING SO 01 NZSO PATRON: Kia ora koutou. It’s good to know that the over Her Excellency, the Rt Hon I was delighted to be invited to 90 concerts to be offered in Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM QSO become Patron of the NZSO. 15 centres in the 2018 season represent a significant increase GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND Supporting leadership and excellence in the arts is one of from previous years. my priorities during my term as Regular concert-goers will, like Governor-General, and our me, have vivid memories of national orchestra is a cultural superb concerts given by the taonga of rare value. NZSO over the years. I am New Zealanders can be greatly looking forward to immensely proud of the enjoying the wonderful mixture consistently high standard of traditional masterworks and maintained by the orchestra new and exciting musical and the fine reputation experiences that are in store for it has achieved on the us all in the coming season. international stage. The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy I also commend the NZSO’s GNZM, QSO continuing commitment to tour GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND New Zealand, so that more of our citizens can experience the joys of hearing the world’s greatest music played live by expert musicians.

SO, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM 2018?

Since the New Zealand Our 2018 season will appeal to all Symphony Orchestra was ages with its wide variety of established more than 70 years concerts including a celebration ago, its chief goal has been of orchestral music for film. to bring great music to all Composers like John Williams, New Zealanders and many who features in our 2018 are captivated for life by Summer Pops tour, have the experience! introduced many young people As a world-class orchestra, every to the orchestra through the NZSO season champions the glories of their symphonic core repertoire. In 2018, our soundtracks. Look out too for our Music Director Edo de Waart Classical Hits tour to 11 centres leads his third series of in September – a great way to Masterworks. This features shrug off any winter blues. wonderful soloists like acclaimed The NZSO is your orchestra - violinist Augustin Hadelich and owned and funded by all mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, New Zealanders to bring the and masterpieces by Brahms, glory, fascination and delights of Mahler, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, live orchestral music played to Stravinsky and more. the very highest standards to as Our array of international stars many people as we can. We are includes one of our very own, grateful for your support over the acclaimed tenor Simon the seven decades of our O’Neill, pianist Simon Trpčeski performances to date and and conductors like Lawrence warmly thank you for it. CHIEF EXECUTIVE Renes and Peter Oundjian to We look forward to welcoming Christopher Blake QSO match. And there’s the music you to our concerts. Please join of Leonard Bernstein, us in 2018 for one of the most Shostakovich and the ever exciting and diverse seasons in popular Vivaldi. NZSO history.

Christopher Blake QSO

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02 03 THE NZSO FOUNDATION IS PROUD IS PROUD FOUNDATION THE NZSO EDO DE WAART TO SUPPORT MUSIC DIRECTOR No season is complete without No season is complete to and I am thrilled Beethoven you the opportunity to heargive musical this great composer’s his juxtaposing by evolution symphonies in last first and one evening. A musical tribute to the 20th century legend Leonard is our contribution to Bernstein celebrationshis 100th birthday from the global musical Some of the world’s community. and conductors soloists best to perform with in 2018 return also delighted us again and we’re the New Zealand debut to have international talents, of several the including American pianists Naughton Sisters. for theIf you are to be our guest time, we hope that you’ll first come with an open mind and are ready to be surprised. Music is It has the capacityfor everyone. ways. to touch us all in different hope that you will And it is my in our 2018 find something Season that touches you and remains with you for a long time. Edo de Waart

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This is my third season with the This is my New Zealand Symphony relationship and my Orchestra with the musicians has deepened. I feel a strong connection to New Zealand and each visit is underpinned to pleasure of returning by the this unique musical family and preparing our carefully selected repertoire. to being with thisI look forward and I’m wonderful orchestra to again share great excited music with audiences around the country. concerts are Masterworks My the musical pillars of the still continue to unveil season. We the passion of Mahler, his Fifth and performing both we symphonies; Seventh highlight three singular works musical giants, French by and and Ravel, Debussy Berlioz, share two glorious pieces by that are close to my Stravinsky the loved always heart. I have and music of Rachmaninov I hope you will join us and immerse yourself in his Second Symphony. expansive Photo: Jesse Willems Jesse Photo: 2018 SEASON CALENDAR

SUBSCRIBER CONCERTS

AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH DUNEDIN HAMILTON NAPIER TAURANGA WELLINGTON PAGE TOWN HALL VARIOUS TOWN HALL CLAUDELANDS ARENA MUNICIPAL THEATRE BAYCOURT THEATRE MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE Fri 2 Feb, 7.00pm NYO SUMMER CONCERTS 12 Isaac Theatre Royal Sat 3 Feb, 7.00pm SUMMER POPS – MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES 12 Sat 17 Feb, 7.30pm Fri 16 Feb, 7.30pm Wed 14 Feb, 7.30pm Fri 9 Feb, 6.30pm Wed 11 Apr, 7.00pm MOZART & MAHLER 13 Sat 7 Apr, 7.30pm Tue 10 Apr, 7.00pm Fri 6 Apr, 6.30pm Horncastle Arena

BERLIOZ, DEBUSSY & RAVEL 13 Fri 20 Apr, 7.30pm Thu 19 Apr, 7.30pm Sat 21 Apr, 7.30pm

BERNSTEIN AT 100 14 Fri 18 May, 7.30pm Fri 11 May, 6.30pm

THE FOUR SEASONS 14 Sat 19 May, 7.30pm Sat 12 May, 7.30pm

Wed 13 Jun, 7.00pm AN EVENING WITH SIMON O’NEILL 15 Sat 9 Jun, 7.30pm Thu 14 Jun, 7.00pm Fri 8 Jun, 7.30pm Sat 16 Jun, 7.30pm Isaac Theatre Royal

BRAHMS & TCHAIKOVSKY 15 Fri 22 Jun, 7.30pm Sat 23 Jun, 7.30pm

MOZART & BEETHOVEN 16 Fri 29 Jun, 7.30pm Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm

NYO THE FIREBIRD 16 Sat 7 Jul, 7.30pm Fri 6 Jul, 6.30pm

SIMON TRPČESKI PLAYS GRIEG 17 Sat 21 Jul, 7.30pm Sat 14 Jul, 7.30pm Thu 19 Jul, 7.30pm Fri 20 Jul, 7.30pm Fri 13 Jul, 6.30pm

BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS 17 Sat 11 Aug, 7.30pm Fri 10 Aug, 7.30pm Wed 15 Aug, 7.30pm Thu 9 Aug, 7.30pm Sat 18 Aug, 7.30pm

STRAVINSKY & RACHMANINOV 18 Sat 25 Aug, 7.30pm Fri 24 Aug, 6.30pm

Wed 19 Sep, 7.00pm CLASSICAL HITS 18 Fri 7 Sep, 7.30pm Fri 21 Sep, 7.00pm Wed 12 Sep, 7.30pm Fri 14 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 13 Sep, 7.30pm Sat 15 Sep, 7.30pm Air Force Museum JOHANNES MOSER PLAYS Wed 10 Oct, 7.00pm 19 Sat 6 Oct, 7.30pm Thu 11 Oct, 7.00pm Sat 13 Oct, 7.30pm SHOSTAKOVICH Air Force Museum

LARS VOGT PLAYS MOZART 19 Sat 27 Oct, 7.30pm Fri 26 Oct, 6.30pm

MAHLER 7 20 Sat 10 Nov, 7.30pm Fri 9 Nov, 6.30pm

Sat 17 Nov, 7.00pm PROKOFIEV & TCHAIKOVSKY 20 Fri 16 Nov, 7.00pm Horncastle Arena

BEETHOVEN 9 21 Sat 24 Nov, 7.30pm Fri 23 Nov, 6.30pm

MESSIAH 21 Sat 8 Dec, 7.30pm

EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS

BLENHEIM INVERCARGILL GISBORNE KERIKERI NEW PLYMOUTH OAMARU PALMERSTON NORTH ROTORUA OTHER CENTRES PAGE ASB THEATRE MARLBOROUGH CIVIC THEATRE WAR MEMORIAL THEATRE THE TURNER CENTRE TSB SHOWPLACE OPERA HOUSE REGENT ON BROADWAY CIVIC THEATRE

SUMMER POPS – MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES 12 Sat 10 Feb, 7.30pm Thu 15 Feb, 7.30pm

MOZART & BEETHOVEN 16 Sat 30 Jun, 7.30pm

SIMON TRPČESKI PLAYS GRIEG 17 Wed 18 Jul, 7.30pm

BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS 17 Fri 17 Aug, 7.00pm

CLASSICAL HITS 18 Sat 22 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 6 Sep, 7.00pm Sat 8 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 20 Sep, 7.00pm

MESSIAH 21 Sun 9 Dec, 3.00pm

04 AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH DUNEDIN HAMILTON NAPIER TAURANGA WELLINGTON PAGE TOWN HALL VARIOUS TOWN HALL CLAUDELANDS ARENA MUNICIPAL THEATRE BAYCOURT THEATRE MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE Fri 2 Feb, 7.00pm NYO SUMMER CONCERTS 12 Isaac Theatre Royal Sat 3 Feb, 7.30pm SUMMER POPS – MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES 12 Sat 17 Feb, 7.30pm Fri 16 Feb, 7.30pm Wed 14 Feb, 7.30pm Fri 9 Feb, 6.30pm Wed 11 Apr, 7.00pm MOZART & MAHLER 13 Sat 7 Apr, 7.30pm Tue 10 Apr, 7.00pm Fri 6 Apr, 6.30pm Horncastle Arena

BERLIOZ, DEBUSSY & RAVEL 13 Fri 20 Apr, 7.30pm Thu 19 Apr, 7.30pm Sat 21 Apr, 7.30pm

BERNSTEIN AT 100 14 Fri 18 May, 7.30pm Fri 11 May, 6.30pm

THE FOUR SEASONS 14 Sat 19 May, 7.30pm Sat 12 May, 7.30pm

Wed 13 Jun, 7.00pm AN EVENING WITH SIMON O’NEILL 15 Sat 9 Jun, 7.30pm Thu 14 Jun, 7.00pm Fri 8 Jun, 7.30pm Sat 16 Jun, 7.30pm Isaac Theatre Royal

BRAHMS & TCHAIKOVSKY 15 Fri 22 Jun, 7.30pm Sat 23 Jun, 7.30pm

MOZART & BEETHOVEN 16 Fri 29 Jun, 7.30pm Wed 27 Jun, 7.30pm Thu 28 Jun, 7.30pm

NYO THE FIREBIRD 16 Sat 7 Jul, 7.30pm Fri 6 Jul, 6.30pm

SIMON TRPČESKI PLAYS GRIEG 17 Sat 21 Jul, 7.30pm Sat 14 Jul, 7.30pm Thu 19 Jul, 7.30pm Fri 20 Jul, 7.30pm Fri 13 Jul, 6.30pm

BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS 17 Sat 11 Aug, 7.30pm Fri 10 Aug, 7.30pm Wed 15 Aug, 7.30pm Thu 9 Aug, 7.30pm Sat 18 Aug, 7.30pm

STRAVINSKY & RACHMANINOV 18 Sat 25 Aug, 7.30pm Fri 24 Aug, 6.30pm

LARS VOGT PLAYS MOZART 19 Sat 27 Oct, 7.30pm Fri 26 Oct, 6.30pm

MAHLER 7 20 Sat 10 Nov, 7.30pm Fri 9 Nov, 6.30pm

Sat 17 Nov, 7.00pm PROKOFIEV & TCHAIKOVSKY 20 Fri 16 Nov, 7.00pm Horncastle Arena

BEETHOVEN 9 21 Sat 24 Nov, 7.30pm Fri 23 Nov, 6.30pm

MESSIAH 21 Sat 8 Dec, 7.30pm

SUMMER POPS – MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES 12 Sat 10 Feb, 7.30pm Thu 15 Feb, 7.30pm

MOZART & BEETHOVEN 16 Sat 30 Jun, 7.30pm

SIMON TRPČESKI PLAYS GRIEG 17 Wed 18 Jul, 7.30pm

BEETHOVEN & BRAHMS 17 Fri 17 Aug, 7.00pm

CLASSICAL HITS 18 Sat 22 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 6 Sep, 7.00pm Sat 8 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 20 Sep, 7.00pm

MESSIAH 21 Sun 9 Dec, 3.00pm

05 2018 SEASON CALENDAR

NZSO SPECIAL CONCERTS

PAGE AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH DUNEDIN WELLINGTON VARIOUS VARIOUS REGENT VARIOUS THEATRE

Fri 2 Feb, 7.30pm BACK TO BACH 22 Cathedral of St Paul Fri 13 Apr, 6.30pm SHED SERIES: INNOVATION 24 Shed 6, Queen’s Wharf Fri 1 Jun, 6.30pm SHED SERIES: JUXTAPOSITION 24 Shed 6, Queen’s Wharf Thu 2 Aug, 7.30pm THE NZSO AND THE PHOENIX Fri 3 Aug, 7.30pm Thu 30 Aug, 7.00pm 22 Fri 31 Aug, 7.00pm Michael Fowler FOUNDATION – CELEBRATE! Town Hall Isaac Theatre Royal Centre Sun 7 Oct, 3.00pm Tue 9 Oct, 7.00pm Sun 14 Oct, 3.00pm JOHANNES MOSER RECITALS 19 St Mary-in-Holy Transitional St Andrews on The Trinity Cathedral Cathedral Terrace Fri 19 Oct, 6.30pm SHED SERIES: PROJECTION 24 Shed 6, Queen’s Wharf Fri 7 Dec, 6.30pm CHRISTMAS BRASS 23 Cathedral of St Paul Sat 15 Dec, 7.30pm CHRISTMAS POPS 23 Michael Fowler Centre

OTHER NZSO EVENTS

PAGE AUCKLAND WELLINGTON TOWN HALL VARIOUS Sat 10 Mar, 7.00pm STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE 25 Sun 11 Mar, 1.30pm TSB Bank Arena Thu 15 Mar, 7.30pm ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER 25 Michael Fowler Centre Sat 24 Mar, 2.00pm A MUSICAL MENAGERIE 25 Opera House

LEXUS SONG QUEST 25 Sat 28 Jul, 7.30pm

COMIC CON 25 Fri 27 Jul, 7.30pm

Sat 29 Sep, 2.00pm THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER 25 Michael Fowler Centre

Sat 26 May, 10.30am & 12.00pm Te Marae, Te Papa CONCERTS FOR 25 PRE-SCHOOLERS Tue 17 Oct, 10.30am & 12.00pm Te Marae, Te Papa 06 EXPERIENCE SO MUCH MORE

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07 01 Edo de Waart 09 Simon Trpčeski 18 Angelo Xiang Yu 02 Christina & Michelle 10 Morgan James 19 Jacqui Dark Naughton 11 The Phoenix Foundation 20 Brian Buerkle 03 Simon O’Neill 12 Miguel Harth-Bedoya 21 Peter Oundjian 04 Lars Vogt 13 Stefan Jackiw 22 Johannes Moser 05 Lawrence Renes 14 Augustin Hadelich 06 Sasha Cooke 15 Brett Mitchell 07 Nicholas McGegan 16 Benjamin Northey 08 Hamish McKeich 17 Jaime Martín

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09 MUSIC DIRECTOR SECOND VIOLINS CELLOS Edo de Waart Andrew Thomson Andrew Joyce SECTION PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR David Gilling Ken Ichinose Hamish McKeich SUB-PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

CONCERTMASTER Janet Armstrong David Chickering ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL Vesa-Matti Leppänen Simeon Broom Brigid O’Meeghan HONORARY CONDUCTOR Elspeth Gray ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS Pietari Inkinen Andrew Kasza Roger Brown MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS Dean Major Eleanor Carter Robert Ibell James Judd Vanya Mateeva Simon Miller Sally Isaac FIRST VIOLINS Megan Molina Annemarie Meijers Vesa-Matti Leppänen Elizabeth Patchett Rowan Prior CONCERTMASTER Lucien Rizos BASSES Donald Armstrong ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER Katherine Rowe Joan Perarnau Garriga Yuka Eguchi VIOLAS SECTION PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Julia Joyce Nicholas Sandle Yury Gezentsvey SECTION PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS PRINCIPAL Peter Barber Matthew Cave Emma Barron ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL Oleksandr Gunchenko Ursula Evans Lisa Boyes Malcolm Struthers Malavika Gopal Michael Cuncannon Pam Jiang Anna Debnam Haihong Liu Jenaro Garita Anne Loeser Victoria Jaenecke Alan Molina Lyndsay Mountfort Gregory Squire Belinda Veitch Rebecca Struthers Anna van der Zee Beiyi Xue Kristina Zelinska FLUTE KIRSTIN EADE CELLO KEN ICHINOSE KEN

10 FLUTES HORNS TUBA Bridget Douglas Samuel Jacobs Andrew Jarvis SECTION PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL

Kirstin Eade Gregory Hill TIMPANI ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL Laurence Reese OBOES David Moonan SECTION PRINCIPAL SUB-PRINCIPAL Robert Orr Thomas Guldborg SECTION PRINCIPAL Heather Thompson SUB-PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION COR ANGLAIS TRUMPETS Leonard Sakofsky Michael Austin SECTION PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL Michael Kirgan SECTION PRINCIPAL Thomas Guldborg ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL CLARINETS Cheryl Hollinger Patrick Barry ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Bruce McKinnon SECTION PRINCIPAL EMERITUS SECTION PRINCIPAL Mark Carter Ellen Deverall SUB-PRINCIPAL HARP ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Tom Moyer Carolyn Mills BASS CLARINET SUB-PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL Rachel Vernon TROMBONES PRINCIPAL David Bremner BASSOONS SECTION PRINCIPAL Robert Weeks Matthew Allison ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL Vicky Crowell BASS TROMBONE ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Shannon Pittaway CONTRABASSOON PRINCIPAL David Angus

PRINCIPAL

PASSIONATE VIOLIN WE’VE BEEN NEW ZEALAND’S ELSPETH GRAY NATIONAL ORCHESTRA SINCE 1946. One of the few National touring orchestras in the world, our annual touring programme takes us right around the country, often playing over 100 concerts in more than 30 locations to over 100,000 Kiwis. Many more New Zealanders also enjoy our performances through radio broadcasts, film soundtracks and CD recordings.

DOUBLE BASS And we take this same artistic

JOAN PERARNAU GARRIGA JOAN excellence to the world. We are recognised as an outstanding orchestra of international stature and this reputation allows us to attract many of the world’s leading conductors and soloists each year.

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Matthias Balzat Hamish McKeich CELLO CONDUCTOR

NYO SUMMER SUMMER POPS – MUSIC CONCERTS FROM THE MOVIES

BEETHOVEN A programme that will include the music of Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b Vangelis (Chariots of Fire), John Williams ELGAR (Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List), Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future) and DVOŘÁK Bill Conti (Rocky). Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Our biennial NZSO National Youth Orchestra Summer Be swept away as the NZSO goes widescreen and takes you Concerts return in 2018. on a magical movie-themed adventure. Conducted by During a week-long residential programme, the National Associate Conductor Hamish McKeich, join us as we Youth Orchestra is involved in rehearsals and intensive perform some of the most popular themes in movie history. tutorials with members of the NZSO, culminating in special John Williams is one of the iconic composers of the 20th concerts in two New Zealand cities. century and in a tribute to his decades-long achievements The programme includes Beethoven’s Leonore Overture we perform his themes to Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List and No. 3, the most successful of the four versions he wrote for Star Wars. his only opera Fidelio. The work itself provides a musical Also included is music from Casablanca by Max Steiner, summary of the entire opera. Chariots of Fire by Vangelis and Spider-Man by Danny Elfman. The National Youth Orchestra is joined by cellist Matthias Balzat (winner of the 2017 National Concerto Competition) to perform Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, one of the central pillars of the cello repertoire. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 is a cheerful, lyrical work, inspired by the Bohemian music much loved by Dvořák.

CHRISTCHURCH Fri 2 Feb. Isaac Theatre Royal 7.00pm WELLINGTON Fri 9 Feb. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 3 Feb. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm PALMERSTON NORTH Sat 10 Feb. Regent on Broadway 7.30pm TAURANGA Wed 14 Feb. Baycourt Theatre 7.30pm ROTORUA Thu 15 Feb. Civic Theatre 7.30pm HAMILTON Fri 16 Feb. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 17 Feb. Town Hall 7.30pm

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

12 Edo de Waart Christina & Michelle Naughton Edo de Waart Sasha Cooke CONDUCTOR PIANO CONDUCTOR MEZZO-SOPRANO

EDO DE WAART’S EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS MASTERWORKS

MOZART BERLIOZ, DEBUSSY & MAHLER & RAVEL

MOZART SALINA FISHER Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major, K. 365 Tupaia (World Premiere) MAHLER BERLIOZ Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor Les nuits d’été, Op. 7 DEBUSSY La mer RAVEL Boléro

Maestro Edo de Waart opens our subscription season with a For our second Masterworks concert in 2018, Maestro Edo Masterworks concert that will delight and inspire audiences. de Waart presents music by three great French composers It features international piano duo Christina and Michelle that create a kaleidoscope of colour and rhythm. Naughton, who will perform Mozart’s Concerto for Opening the concert is the first in our series of Landfall Two Pianos. works, commissioned by the NZSO to commemorate next The Sing Tao Daily said of their recent performance in Hong year’s 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s landfall in Kong: “Joining two hearts and four hands at two grand pianos, New Zealand. This first work is composed by Salina Fisher the Naughton sisters created an electrifying and moving (Rainphase, 2016). musical performance.” Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke is no Arguably one of the best symphonists of the 20th century, stranger to New Zealand audiences, having performed here Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony was composed in 1901, and in 2012. Her return to perform Berlioz’s song cycle Les nuits was the first symphony he began while holidaying on the d’été is much anticipated. shores of the Wörthersee. The beautiful Adagietto 4th Debussy’s singular La mer features an expansive movement is probably the most recognisable of Mahler’s orchestration in this Impressionist work evoking the sea. compositions and has been played at significant events in The evening ends with one of Ravel’s most popular and history, including the funeral of Robert Kennedy. With its well-known works. With the driving force of the snare drum, haunting strings and harp, it is Mahler’s love song to his Boléro culminates in a mesmerising climax. wife, Alma.

WELLINGTON Fri 6 Apr. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm HAMILTON Thu 19 Apr. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 7 Apr. Town Hall 7.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 20 Apr. Town Hall 7.30pm DUNEDIN Tue 10 Apr. Town Hall 7.00pm WELLINGTON Sat 21 Apr. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm CHRISTCHURCH Wed 11 Apr. Horncastle Arena 7.00pm

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

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Brett Mitchell Morgan James Brett Mitchell Angelo Xiang Yu CONDUCTOR VOCALIST CONDUCTOR VIOLIN

BERNSTEIN AT 100 THE FOUR SEASONS

A programme that will include music and songs VIVALDI from On the Town, Peter Pan, On the Waterfront, The Four Seasons, Op. 8 Nos. 1-4 Candide and West Side Story. BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

Leonard Bernstein – American composer, pianist, teacher Conductor Brett Mitchell presents a concert celebrating 200 and conductor – was one of the giants of 20th century music. years of music from the Italian Peninsula. We celebrate his centenary in a concert that, like Bernstein, Joining him is young American violinist Angelo Xiang Yu, spans genres. It includes his Symphonic Suite from the who takes the lead in Vivaldi’s most famous set of concerti, Hollywood classic On the Waterfront and dances from the The Four Seasons. musicals On the Town and West Side Story alongside music Roman Carnival Overture is a stand-alone concert piece with from Peter Pan and Candide (including Glitter and be Gay) close ties to Berlioz’s opera Benvenuto Cellini, based on the – in an exciting examination of his life’s works. autobiography of the famous Italian Renaissance sculptor. We welcome young American Brett Mitchell, who will It is one of his most popular and virtuosic overtures. conduct this concert, and Morgan James, a talented The second work in Respighi’s trilogy of tone poems about Broadway star, who is at home across genres, which includes the eternal city uses enormous orchestral forces and is jazz versions of popular songs with US-based group all the more recognisable for its inclusion in Disney’s Postmodern Jukebox. Fantasia 2000.

WELLINGTON Fri 11 May Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 12 May Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 18 May Town Hall 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 19 May Town Hall 7.30pm

IN ASSOCIATION WITH IN ASSOCIATION WITH

14 Lawrence Renes Simon O’Neill Miguel Harth-Bedoya Stefan Jackiw CONDUCTOR TENOR CONDUCTOR VIOLIN

AN EVENING WITH BRAHMS & SIMON O’NEILL TCHAIKOVSKY

WAGNER GARETH FARR Wesendonck Lieder He iwi tahi tātou (World Premiere) BRUCKNER BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 in E flat major Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

New Zealander Simon O’Neill has been hailed as one of the Heralded by The Washington Post as “talent that’s off the finest tenors on the international stage, frequently scale”, American violinist Stefan Jackiw makes his NZSO performing with the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera debut with Brahms’ beloved Violin Concerto. Jackiw, who House and with orchestras all over the world. Hailed by made the front page of The Times when he performed in critics as “The Wagnerian tenor of his generation,” O’Neill Britain at age 14, is one of his generation’s most significant joins the NZSO to perform Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, artists. Brahms’ sole concerto for violin, full of lyrical which the composer wrote to poems by Mathilde melodies and rich orchestration, has long been a favourite of Wesendonck while working on his opera Tristan und Isolde. virtuoso violinists and is the perfect work to introduce Jackiw Anton Bruckner approved of his Symphony No. 4 earning the to New Zealand audiences. byname ‘Romantic Symphony’. It was his first symphony to Gareth Farr, long-time collaborator with the NZSO, achieve significant public acclaim and remains one of his continues our Landfall commission series with his new most popular works. It is ambitious, full of grand emotional composition that looks ahead to the 250th anniversary of the gestures and dramatic orchestration. It is also a feast of explorer’s arrival in New Zealand. sound, from brass themes and folk-like melodies to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 is one of his most performed mournful strings and fanfares. works, and written at the same time as his opera Eugene Lawrence Renes has a long association with both Simon Onegin. It’s a thrilling symphony, from its opening brass O’Neill and NZSO Music Director Edo de Waart, and his statements through to its seductive Russian folk themes. return to conduct the NZSO is highly anticipated. We welcome back conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya following his successful concerts with the NZSO in 2016.

HAMILTON Fri 8 June Claudelands Arena 7.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 22 June Town Hall 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 9 June Town Hall 7.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 23 June Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm CHRISTCHURCH Wed 13 June Isaac Theatre Royal 7.00pm DUNEDIN Thu 14 June Town Hall 7.00pm WELLINGTON Sat 16 June Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

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Miguel Harth-Bedoya Robert Weeks Jaime Martín Todd Gibson-Cornish CONDUCTOR BASSOON CONDUCTOR BASSOON

MOZART & BEETHOVEN NYO THE FIREBIRD

GARETH FARR DE FALLA He iwi tahi tātou Suites No. 1 and No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat MOZART ANDRÉ JOLIVET Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, K. 191 Bassoon Concerto JIMMY LOPEZ JOSIAH CARR Fiesta! NYO Composer-in-Residence 2018 New Commission BEETHOVEN (World Premiere) Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 STRAVINSKY Suite from The Firebird (1945 version)

Mozart’s captivating Bassoon Concerto is the most famous Jaime Martín takes the reins of the NZSO National Youth written for the instrument and one that requires dexterity Orchestra for its mid-year concerts, inspired by Diaghilev’s and precision. NZSO Section Principal Bassoon Robert early 20th-century ballet works and designed to spark the Weeks will bring this great work to life. imagination. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 is his most joyous symphony. Joining the Orchestra is the youngest principal player in the Even though it was written when the composer was already Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Principal Bassoon Todd profoundly deaf, it is intensely moving, uplifting and Gibson-Cornish. He is a former member of the NYO and unforgettable. performs Jolivet’s Bassoon Concerto, one of the most Miguel Harth-Bedoya continues to introduce his Peruvian difficult in the bassoon repertoire. culture and heritage to New Zealand audiences with Jimmy De Falla’s The Three-Cornered Hat and Stravinsky’s The Lopez’s Fiesta! – following the performance of Lopez’s Perú Firebird were both written for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Negro in 2015. The Firebird was the start of a long collaboration between Diaghilev and Stravinsky, which included The Rite of Spring. The concert also presents the world premiere of a new work by the 2018 NYO Composer-in-Residence, Josiah Carr.

NAPIER Wed 27 June Municipal Theatre 7.30pm WELLINGTON Fri 6 July Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm TAURANGA Thu 28 June Baycourt Theatre 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 7 July Town Hall 7.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 29 June Town Hall 7.30pm NEW PLYMOUTH Sat 30 June TSB Showplace 7.30pm

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

16 Jaime Martín Simon Trpčeski Edo de Waart Augustin Hadelich CONDUCTOR PIANO CONDUCTOR VIOLIN

EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS

SIMON TRPČESKI BEETHOVEN PLAYS GRIEG & BRAHMS

SHOSTAKOVICH BEETHOVEN Festive Overture, Op. 96 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 GRIEG BRAHMS Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

This concert sees the return of two great artists who Maestro Edo de Waart joins forces with arguably one of the individually had a big impact on audiences when they were finest violinists of his generation, Grammy Award winner last here in 2015 – Spanish conductor Jaime Martín and Augustin Hadelich, to present de Waart’s third Masterworks Macedonian pianist Simon Trpčeski. concert for 2018. Grieg’s Piano Concerto has one of the most recognisable Beethoven’s only Violin Concerto needs endurance and openings in the piano repertoire and the work is a passionate power, and Hadelich is the perfect virtuoso to present this evocation of Grieg’s love of Norwegian folk music. This is a violin concerto tour-de-force with the NZSO. quintessential Romantic work that promises to be Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 is a lush romantic work, displaying spellbinding under the command of Trpčeski. the confidence of a composer who had found his voice. It’s an Shostakovich wrote his Tenth Symphony, his first in over audience favourite and one the NZSO will play with relish. eight years, following the death of Stalin – an event which may have impacted on the creation of the piece.

WELLINGTON Fri 13 July Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm TAURANGA Thu 9 Aug. Baycourt Theatre 7.30pm HAMILTON Sat 14 July Claudelands Arena 7.30pm HAMILTON Fri 10 Aug. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm PALMERSTON NORTH Wed 18 July Regent on Broadway AUCKLAND Sat 11 Aug. Town Hall 7.30pm 7.30pm NAPIER Wed 15 Aug. Municipal Theatre 7.30pm NAPIER Thu 19 July Municipal Theatre 7.30pm BLENHEIM Fri 17 Aug. ASB Theatre Marlborough 7.00pm TAURANGA Fri 20 July Baycourt Theatre 7.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 18 Aug. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 21 July Town Hall 7.30pm

17 2018 SUBSCRIBER CONCERTS

Edo de Waart Hamish McKeich Andrew Joyce CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR CELLO

EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS

STRAVINSKY & RACHMANINOV CLASSICAL HITS

STRAVINSKY SCHUBERT Symphonies of Wind Instruments Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D.759, ‘Unfinished’ (1947 Revised Version) TCHAIKOVSKY STRAVINSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Symphony in Three Movements GILLIAN WHITEHEAD RACHMANINOV Turanga-nui (World Premiere) Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

It’s a double helping of Igor Stravinsky, opening with his NZSO Associate Conductor Hamish McKeich leads the strikingly original work Symphonies of Wind Instruments. orchestra on a country-wide tour, presenting a Classical Hits First performed in 1921, Stravinsky’s 1947 revised version programme for the whole family. became the standard and remains both elegiac and haunting. Gillian Whitehead completes our series of commissions to Completed in 1945, the composer’s Symphony in Three acknowledge the future landfall celebrations. Movements was his first major piece after immigrating to the NZSO’s Andrew Joyce features as soloist in Tchaikovsky’s United States. Sourcing ideas from an abandoned film music Variations on a Rococo Theme – Tchaikovsky’s most famous project and Stravinsky’s wartime impressions from piece for cello. documentaries and news reels, it is a bold and utterly Schubert’s ‘Unfinished’ Symphony – which combines captivating work. romantic, lyrical impulses with dark melancholic Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony premiered to great undertones – is instantly recognisable. acclaim and restored the composer’s confidence after a We also feature Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune disastrous response to his First Symphony. Imbued with and Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, two works that never expansive melodies, rhapsodies par excellence and brilliant lose their power to bewitch audiences. orchestration, this is one of Rachmaninov’s popular works and perfectly suited for the dexterity and dynamism of Edo de Waart and the NZSO.

WELLINGTON Fri 24 Aug. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm GISBORNE Thu 6 Sept. War Memorial Theatre 7.00pm AUCKLAND Sat 25 Aug. Town Hall 7.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 7 Sept. Town Hall 7.30pm KERIKERI Sat 8 Sept. The Turner Centre 7.30pm HAMILTON Wed 12 Sept. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm TAURANGA Thu 13 Sept. Baycourt Theatre 7.30pm NAPIER Fri 14 Sept. Municipal Theatre 7.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 15 Sept. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm CHRISTCHURCH Wed 19 Sept. Air Force Museum 7.00pm OAMARU Thu 20 Sept. Opera House 7.00pm DUNEDIN Fri 21 Sept. Town Hall 7.00pm INVERCARGILL Sat 22 Sept. Civic Theatre 7.30pm

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

18 Peter Oundjian Johannes Moser Lars Vogt CONDUCTOR CELLO PIANO/CONDUCTOR

JOHANNES MOSER LARS VOGT PLAYS SHOSTAKOVICH PLAYS MOZART

BORODIN BEETHOVEN Overture to Prince Igor Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 SHOSTAKOVICH MOZART Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 PROKOFIEV WEBERN ORCH. GERARD SCHWARZ Romeo and Juliet – Selections from the Ballet Langsamer Satz MOZART Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425, Linz

Johannes Moser returns to the NZSO to play Shostakovich’s German pianist and conductor Lars Vogt has established Cello Concerto No. 1, following his 2016 performances of the himself as one of the leading musicians of his generation. Lalo Cello Concerto. Praised by The New York Times in 2017 for his “deeply For conductor Peter Oundjian’s debut with the NZSO, he will lyrical yet intricately ornamented” performances of Bach, guide the orchestra through this rich and varied programme Vogt will perform Mozart’s enchanting Piano Concerto with featuring Russian composers. the NZSO. Prokofiev’s score toRomeo and Juliet features some of the Beethoven’s Overture from The Creatures of Prometheus most intense music written. In this selection from the Ballet, brings to life his only full-length ballet. It marked a turning the musical narrative clearly depicts the unseen drama and point in the composer’s career where he would embrace so stands by itself on the concert stage. Romanticism. Moser will also be performing a series of solo recitals playing Anton Webern’s Langsamer Satz was inspired by falling in three Bach cello suites (Nos 1, 4 and 3) in Auckland, love with his future wife while they were on an Alpine hike Christchurch and Wellington. in his native Austria. Lighthearted and passionate, with sumptuous harmonies, it captures the young Webern under the influence of Brahms, Strauss and Mahler.

AUCKLAND Sat 6 Oct. Town Hall 7.30pm WELLINGTON Fri 26 Oct. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm CHRISTCHURCH Wed 10 Oct. Air Force Museum 7.00pm AUCKLAND Sat 27 Oct. Town Hall 7.30pm DUNEDIN Thu 11 Oct. Town Hall 7.00pm WELLINGTON Sat 13 Oct. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm

SOLO RECITAL SERIES AUCKLAND Sun 7 Oct. St Mary-in-Holy Trinity Cathedral, 3.00pm CHRISTCHURCH Tue 9 Oct. Transitional Cathedral, 7.00pm WELLINGTON Sun 14 Oct. St Andrew’s on The Terrace, 3.00pm

19 2018 SUBSCRIBER CONCERTS

Edo de Waart Edo de Waart Vesa-Matti Leppänen CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR VIOLIN

EDO DE WAART’S EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS MASTERWORKS

PROKOFIEV & MAHLER 7 TCHAIKOVSKY

MAHLER HINDEMITH Symphony No. 7 in E minor Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Continuing our Music Director Edo de Waart’s Masterworks Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by cycle of Mahler symphonies, the NZSO performs what has Carl Maria von Weber grew out of a request from been described as Mahler’s most seductive and glamorous choreographer and dancer Léonide Massine in 1940 for work, while also his most enigmatic, radical and forward- music for a ballet. While the project was shelved, the looking. completed piece has since been adapted for ballet Mahler takes the listener through an extraordinarily varied productions and is equally powerful as a standalone work. landscape of sound, with his distinct second-movement Prokofiev’s rich and multi-layered Violin Concerto No. 2 was nocturne flecked with guitar and mandolin, evoking a stroll his last work written in Europe before his return to the through a Mediterranean town at dusk. Soviet Union. It makes full use of the instrument, with Written while Mahler holidayed in his summer residence, intoxicating contrasts in tone, colour, melody, and rhythm Symphony No. 7 is an intoxicating pageant, full of and is the perfect fit for the virtuosic skills of NZSO inventiveness and subtlety, ready-suited for a dazzling Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen. interpretation by Maestro de Waart and the Orchestra. Inspired by his homeland, Tchaikovsky’s bold Fifth Symphony came 10 years after his Fourth and divided audiences at its premiere. It is bursting with unforgettable melodies and lush orchestration, making it one of the great works of the Romantic tradition. Under the baton of Maestro de Waart, the NZSO will perform it in all its glory.

WELLINGTON Fri 9 Nov. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm DUNEDIN Fri 16 Nov. Town Hall 7.00pm AUCKLAND Sat 10 Nov. Town Hall 7.30pm CHRISTCHURCH Sat 17 Nov. Horncastle Arena 7.00pm

20 Edo de Waart Madeleine Pierard Kristin Darragh Nicholas McGegan Madeleine Pierard Kristin Darragh CONDUCTOR SOPRANO MEZZO-SOPRANO CONDUCTOR SOPRANO ALTO

Simon O’Neill Anthony Robin Schneider James Egglestone Martin Snell TENOR BASS TENOR BASS

BEETHOVEN 9 MESSIAH

BEETHOVEN Nicholas McGegan CONDUCTOR Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 with The Tudor Consort BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 with Voices NZ Choir HANDEL Messiah EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS

Music Director Edo de Waart’s final Masterworks concerts No NZSO season is complete without our annual for 2018 highlight two milestones in not only Beethoven’s performance of George Frideric Handel’s revered Messiah. career, but the symphonic repertoire. Hear in one concert And as with every performance, there will be something new. the composer’s journey from Classical to Romantic and in For 2018 we have acclaimed English conductor Nicholas the process changing music forever. McGegan, hailed as one of the finest baroque conductors and The First Symphony is from a young Beethoven, already “an expert in 18-century style”. At home working with many making his name in Vienna as a pianist and composer. While of the world’s best orchestras, he also relishes new challenges. it owes a debt to Haydn, it also shows a composer hungry to In 2017 he made history as the first conductor of the BBC explore and experiment. Proms held in Yorkshire in nearly 90 years. His gargantuan Symphony No. 9, written when he had Messiah in Wellington boasts leading soloists including become completely deaf, is one of his greatest and most New Zealanders Madeleine Pierard, Kristin Darragh and loved works. With four fantastic soloists - soprano Martin Snell alongside Australian tenor James Egglestone. Madeleine Pierard, mezzo-soprano Kristin Darragh, tenor As soloists for our inaugural Messiah performance in Simon O’Neill and bass Anthony Robin Schneider - and Palmerston North, the NZSO is proud to partner with the premiere choir Voices New Zealand for the fourth Dame Malvina Major Foundation to present four award- movement’s ‘Ode to Joy’, this is an event no one should miss. winning young New Zealand soloists recognised for their artistic excellence. The Tudor Consort will bring the chorus to life for both performances.

WELLINGTON Fri 23 Nov. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 8 Dec. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 24 Nov. Town Hall 7.30pm PALMERSTON NORTH Sun 9 Dec. Regent on Broadway 3.00pm

21 2018 NZSO SPECIAL CONCERTS

Vesa-Matti Leppänen Hamish McKeich The Phoenix Foundation VIOLIN/DIRECTOR CONDUCTOR

THE NZSO AND THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION - BACK TO BACH CELEBRATE!

J.S. BACH To celebrate their 20th year The Phoenix Foundation Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 have joined forces with the NZSO for a remarkable LOCATELLI concert experience. Concerto Grosso in E flat major, Op. 7 No. 6, Il Pianto D’arianna RAMEAU Suite from Dardanus J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 J.S. BACH Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air

NZSO Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen plays and The Phoenix Foundation is one of the most iconic directs this Baroque programme in the beautiful Wellington New Zealand bands of the 21st century. Formed in Cathedral of St Paul. Wellington in the late-90s, they have been lauded here and Back to Bach features the Principals of the NZSO in an overseas and feted by rock royalty, from Neil Finn and Jarvis intimate presentation of music by the great composer. Cocker to Iggy Pop. It centres around two of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti, The band has also contributed to several movie soundtracks, – No. 1 and No. 3, and also includes one of Bach’s best known including film-maker Taika Waititi’s celebrated box office and admired works – Air on the G String. smash Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Completing the programme is music from two of Bach’s Drawing from their much loved catalogue, The Phoenix contemporaries, Locatelli and Rameau. Foundation and Orchestra will perform unique arrangements of audience favourites and deep album cuts. It will also be a rare opportunity to hear their soundtrack work performed live.

WELLINGTON Fri 2 Feb. Cathedral of St Paul 7.30pm WELLINGTON Thu 2 Aug. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 3 Aug. Town Hall 7.30pm CHRISTCHURCH Thu 30 Aug. Isaac Theatre Royal 7.00pm DUNEDIN Fri 31 Aug. Regent Theatre 7.00pm

22 Brian Buerkle Benjamin Northey Jacqui Dark CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR MEZZO-SOPRANO AND PRESENTER

CHRISTMAS BRASS CHRISTMAS POPS

Get into the Yuletide spirit with our very special Christmas Like an assortment of presents under the Christmas tree, Brass concert, featuring many festive season classics and a Christmas Pops features a mix of music and sing-alongs few surprises, all given the big, bold, brass treatment. which will appeal to the whole family.

There will be plenty of opportunities to sing along, with Presented by charismatic Australian mezzo-soprano Jacqui traditional carols from around the world, from Little Dark and conducted by the acclaimed Benjamin Northey, Drummer Boy and New Zealand’s Te Harinui to Here Comes the NZSO perform works from composers such as Vaughan Santa Claus and Jingle Bells. Williams, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky – including a selection The diverse programme includes Victor Herbert’s ‘March from his beloved The Nutcracker. of the Toys’ from Babes in Toyland, Morten Lauridsen’s They will be played alongside traditional favourites, O Magnum Mysterium, Mel Torme’s The Christmas Song, including Oh Come all Ye Faithful, The Twelve Days of Felix Bernard’s Winter Wonderland and Big Band Christmas and Silent Night. interpretations of carols including Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Christmas Brass will be conducted by Brian Buerkle, who is also an accomplished trumpeter, conductor and arranger working with brass ensembles, vocal choirs and orchestras around the world.

WELLINGTON Fri 7 Dec. Cathedral of St Paul 6.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 15 Dec. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm

23 SHED SERIES

NZSO Shed 6, Wellington 2018 Concert Series The NZSO Shed 6 Concert Series offers a new kind of experience of an orchestral concert specifically designed to appeal to audiences aged under 40. The emphasis is on a casual, relaxed atmosphere where audience members can have a drink while enjoying a specially-tailored performance in waterfront venue Shed 6 in Wellington. The concerts will be of a shorter running time than in a concert hall and with a mixed programme, from works by Mozart to Frank Zappa and Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. SPECIAL Shed 6, adjacent to the TSB Bank Arena, is on Wellington’s waterfront and is designed to offer intimate performances with first class bar and catering for audiences to also enjoy before and after the show.

“BREAKING BARRIERS, AND WITH TRADITIONAL CONCERT SEATING CHANGED TO MAKE A MORE FLEXIBLE AND RELAXED AMBIENCE, THIS

S INFORMAL AND ‘REFRESHMENT RICH’ EXPERIENCE WILL PUT THE AUDIENCE UP CLOSE TO THE MUSIC AND THE PERFORMERS. PLACING THE LISTENER DIRECTLY IN THE VISCERAL MOMENT, JUXTAPOSING TIMELESS CLASSICS WITH TRES-CHIC MUSIC FROM MORE RECENT TIMES; EXHILARATING AND SURE TO BE FULL OF SURPRISES.”

HAMISH MCKEICH. CONDUCTOR

INNOVATION

Featuring music by Frank Zappa and Mozart. Hamish McKeich Robert Weeks CONDUCTOR BASSOON

WELLINGTON Fri 13 Apr. NZSO is well known for the TSB Bank Auditorium (Shed 6), Queen’s Wharf 6.30pm unexpected and this year is no different. Pushing the boundaries beyond their genre JUXTAPOSITION and the concert hall, they take their performance excellence to Featuring music by Jonny Greenwood and Haydn. new places in a series of special Hamish McKeich concert events. Whether it’s the CONDUCTOR Lexus Song Quest; special WELLINGTON events like Star Wars and Fri 1 Jun. TSB Bank Auditorium (Shed 6), Queen’s Wharf 6.30pm playing with local indie icons The Phoenix Foundation; family concerts such as Harry Potter and The Muppets; or the PROJECTION specially developed Shed Series, this is an NZSO Featuring music by John Zorn and Mozart. experience like never before. Hamish McKeich CONDUCTOR If you attend the NZSO regularly, experience them in WELLINGTON Fri 19 Oct. new, but strangely familiar, TSB Bank Auditorium (Shed 6), Queen’s Wharf 6.30pm ways. And if you’ve never seen IN ASSOCIATION WITH and heard the NZSO before, here they are, more accessible than ever.

24 FAMILY CONCERTS 2018 NEW ZEALAND FESTIVAL ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER STAR WARS FILM A MUSICAL MENAGERIE CONCERT SERIES Hamish McKeich STAR WARS: A NEW CONDUCTOR HOPE A programme of popular family favourites MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS including Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes Three Little Pigs. WELLINGTON Sat 24 Mar. Opera House 2.00pm THE MUSIC OF Anne Sofie von Otter HARRY POTTER MEZZO-SOPRANO Christopher Dragon Benjamin Northey CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR A selection of well-loved favourites from the Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von eight Harry Potter movies. Otter is one of the titans of grand opera Hamish McKeich WELLINGTON Sat 29 Sep. and French chanson. CONDUCTOR Michael Fowler Centre 2.00pm Celebrated for her mesmerising voice As an absolute treat for New Zealand fans, – and for her enthusiasm for song in all the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra its forms – this Grammy Award winner will perform the Oscar-winning music of is lauded from Madrid’s Teatro Real to Star Wars: A New Hope in a live screening London’s Royal Opera House. She has of the original film. Arguably the greatest shared the stage with the world’s greats, film score of all time, this performance among them The Metropolitan Opera, the will whisk you away to another galaxy. Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon A once-in-a lifetime opportunity. Rattle. Experience her extraordinary voice and WELLINGTON Sat 10 Mar. interpretative depth in this one-night- TSB Bank Arena 7.00pm only performance with the fine players WELLINGTON Sun 11 Mar. of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. TSB Bank Arena 1.30pm She performs personal favourites from Schubert lieder, accompanied by the EXCLUSIVE PRE-SALE FOR SUPPORTERS OF orchestra. THE NEW ZEALAND FESTIVAL CULTURE CLUB FROM 9AM WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER. JOIN NOW Anne Sofie von Otter has visited AT FESTIVAL.CO.NZ/JOIN New Zealand only once before – a sell-out GENERAL SALES START 9AM MONDAY performance at the Wellington Town Hall. 30 OCTOBER. Seize this opportunity to hear one of the VISIT FESTIVAL.CO.NZ FOR MORE INFORMATION. singing world’s most accomplished stars.

WELLINGTON Thu 15 Mar. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm PRESENTATION LICENSED BY EXCLUSIVE PRE-SALE FOR SUPPORTERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND FESTIVAL CULTURE CLUB COMIC CON FROM 9AM WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER. JOIN NOW AT FESTIVAL.CO.NZ/JOIN Hamish McKeich GENERAL SALES START 9AM MONDAY CONDUCTOR 30 OCTOBER. IN ASSOCIATION WITH 20TH CENTURY FOX, Comic Con is one of the largest celebrations VISIT FESTIVAL.CO.NZ FOR MORE INFORMATION. LUCASFILM, AND WARNER /CHAPPELL MUSIC. of science fiction, fantasy, graphic novels and © DISNEY™ © 2017 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED popular culture in New Zealand. For the first time the NZSO will perform a special Comic Con-themed concert presenting some of the most popular music from television, film and CONCERTS FOR LEXUS SONG QUEST video games. PRE-SCHOOLERS Led by NZSO Associate Conductor Hamish Join us for New Zealand’s most glittering McKeich, it will include composer Ramin WELLINGTON Sat 26 May night of opera, the Lexus Song Quest Grand Djawadi’s music from the hit TV show Game Te Marae, Te Papa 10.30am & 12.00pm Final Gala at the Auckland Town Hall. Feel of Thrones and Alexander Courage’s theme the excitement as New Zealand’s finest from Star Trek. WELLINGTON Tue 17 Oct. young voices compete for the country’s most AUCKLAND Fri 27 Jul. Te Marae, Te Papa 10.30am & 12.00pm coveted singing prize, which has launched Town Hall 7.30pm the careers of Aotearoa’s finest international opera stars including Sol3 Mio’s Amitai Pati, Jonathan Lemalu, Dame Malvina Major and IN ASSOCIATION WITH Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Be there to find out who will win…

AUCKLAND Sat 28 Jul. Town Hall 7.30pm

25 26SO, RAISE YOUR EXPECTATIONS

NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT AT AN NZSO CONCERT? Expect something you weren’t expecting. Expect a physical reaction and an emotional rush. The mastery of the orchestra will infiltrate your body, penetrate your mind and make you one with the music. Expect to be blown away by the power and subtlety, all at once. Expect your senses to be heightened and to be moved in ways you never thought possible. Think of the best live gig you’ve ever been to. An NZSO experience will feel like this and SO much more.

Expect the world. You won’t be disappointed. Worried you won’t know what to do? Don’t be. Good theatre or movie etiquette is all you need. Check out the ‘New to the Orchestra’ section of our website for some handy tips on what to wear, when to clap and when is the best time to go to the toilet and the bar.

“DON’T PERSPIRE WHILE CONDUCTING - ONLY THE AUDIENCE SHOULD GET WARM.”

SO RICHARD STRAUSS

DO I HAVE TO DRESS UP? IS IT EXPENSIVE? HOW LONG DOES IT LAST? WHAT CAN I EXPECT?

27 BEHIND EVERY GREAT ORCHESTRA ARE WONDERFUL FRIENDS

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28 “ AN NZSO CONCERT IS AN INSPIRATIONAL, The NZSO acknowledges NZSO Supporters donating at THRILLING, EXCITING, EMOTIONAL AND $250 Minuet Donor level and above in NZSO materials. TRANSPORTING EXPERIENCE. WE HOPE We are particularly grateful for the generosity of the THAT OUR CONTRIBUTION CAN HELP TO following $10,000+ Maestro Circle Supporters: BRING MORE PEOPLE ALONG TO SHARE IT DENIS AND VERNA ADAM WITH US” LISA BATES MNZM AND DOUGLAS HAWKINS REX BENSON DAVID LORD & TRACY GRANT LORD DONALD AND SUSAN BEST PETER BIGGS CNZM AND MARY BIGGS SIR RODERICK DEAN KNZM AND GILLIAN, LADY DEANE PETER DIESSL ONZM AND CAROLYN DIESSL THE FAME TRUST DAME BRONWEN HOLDSWORTH DNZM DR HYLTON LEGRICE CNZM, OBE AND MS ANGELA LINDSAY MARY FITZWILLIAM AWARD

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29 LEARNING AND CONNECTING

WE HAVE A PROUD TRADITION OF SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING EMERGING ARTISTS, ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS THROUGH A FULL RANGE OF PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING THE FLAGSHIP NZSO NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA.

NZSO NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA YOUNG MUSICIANS Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Adam Young musicians receive a range of opportunities to learn Foundation’s support of the NYO alongside members of the NZSO, as well as acclaimed Since its inception in 1959, our National Youth Orchestra has conductors, soloists and composers. played a vital role in providing unique opportunities for the Programmes include: country’s most gifted young orchestral performers, many of whom have gone on to forge successful careers as orchestral — The NZSO Foundation Masterclasses players, soloists, chamber musicians and teachers. Visiting international artists present Masterclasses for Approximately 50% of the current players in the NZSO are tertiary students around the country whilst on tour with former members of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra. the NZSO, a great opportunity for students to learn from the best. In 2018, NYO will perform two exciting programmes, in Wellington and Christchurch at the beginning of the year, — NZSO Fellowship Programme and then in Wellington and Auckland mid-year. The NZSO Fellowship Programme is our premier offering for emerging orchestral musicians, providing a unique year-long association with the Orchestra and bespoke opportunities to work with NZSO players, international conductors, soloists and educators. Participants travel to Wellington on a regular basis where they have the opportunity to spend time with members of the NZSO, our guest artists and conductors. — NZS O National Mentoring Programme The NZSO National Mentoring Programme is an exciting opportunity for young musicians to pair up with NZSO players to receive mentoring as well as access to NZSO rehearsals and concerts throughout the year.

30 — Y outh Orchestra coaching CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY Members of the NZSO offer tutoring for players in local School Concerts Youth Orchestras nationwide. Concerts for school students are designed to introduce them — NZS O Todd Corporation Young Composers Award to the sights and sounds of the symphony orchestra. Lively Now in its thirteenth year, the NZSO Todd Corporation and informative, these concerts will take students on a Young Composers Award is a unique opportunity for musical tour through the orchestra with eclectic and exciting young New Zealand composers to have their work music and an interactive presentation which brings students workshopped and recorded by the NZSO. into the thick of the action. — NZS O National Youth Orchestra Composer-in- Concerts for Pre-schoolers Residence For children ages 2 and up, come along for a fun, informal Josiah Carr is the 2018 NZSO NYO Composer-in- and interactive session with members of the NZSO, and hear Residence. storytime music. See page 25 for details. Could you be the next NZSO National Youth Orchestra Family Concerts Composer-in-Residence? The commission for the next Specially designed for the whole family to enjoy, and with Composer-in-Residence will be to write a 10-minute engaging music, these concerts are an ideal way to introduce piece for the mid-year 2019 National Youth Orchestra the younger members of the family to the NZSO. programme. Our hugely popular community outreach programmes take our musicians out of the concert hall to allow all members of the community to experience live orchestral music. See page 25 for details.

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31 MUSIC DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR CONCERTMASTER HONORARY CONDUCTOR MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS Edo de Waart Hamish McKeich Vesa-Matti Leppänen Pietari Inkinen James Judd

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SECOND VIOLINS Lisa Boyes Michael Cuncannon Andrew Thomson Vanya Mateeva SECTION PRINCIPAL Anna Debnam Simon Miller David Gilling SUB-PRINCIPAL Megan Molina Supported by Supported by the Daniel & Kylie Wong FIRST VIOLINS Wellington Community Trust Elizabeth Patchett Janet Armstrong Supported by Vesa-Matti Leppänen Haihong Liu ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL Claudelands Hamilton CONCERTMASTER Supported by Simeon Broom Lucien Rizos Supported by Multi-Media Systems Supported by Diessl Investments Ltd Anne Loeser Deryk & Jan McNamara Katherine Rowe Donald Armstrong Elspeth Gray ASSOCIATE Alan Molina CONCERTMASTER Andrew Kasza Gregory Squire CHIEF EXECUTIVE Yuka Eguchi Supported by Dr Hylton Dean Major ASSISTANT LeGrice CNZM, OBE & Supported by Rex Benson Christopher Blake QSO CONCERTMASTER Ms Angela Lyndsay Supported by Peter Biggs CNZM & Mary Biggs Rebecca Struthers BOARD Supported by Aēsop Yury Gezentsvey Donald Best CHAIR PRINCIPAL Anna van der Zee Supported by Griffiths Peter Biggs CNZM Footwear Ltd Emma Barron Dame Bronwen Holdsworth DNZM Ursula Evans Beiyi Xue Laurence Kubiak Malavika Gopal Kristina Zelinska Supported by Interflora Paul McArthur Pacific Unit Ltd Clare Murray Pam Jiang Sue Paterson Supported by The Cranfylde Daniel Wong Charitable Trust

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WHY SUBSCRIBE? BOOKING YOUR SEASON PACKAGE

Book three or more concerts today and enjoy the Three or more concerts make up a season package, or take enhanced season ticket holder experience. the Works or Masterworks package and add on extras and special events. + Up to 35% off the ticket prices and flexible payment options ARE YOU A RENEWING SUBSCRIBER? Go online with your subscriber/customer number and book + Flexible ticket exchange and pay online by 17 November, or use a booking form + Avoid booking fees by purchasing additional (available either with this brochure, or downloadable from concert tickets from us our website at www.nzso.co.nz/bookingform) and request your preferred seating. + Access to better seating If you book a Season package online before 27 October, we + Free ticket to NYO Concert will waive the booking fee. + A complimentary ticket to introduce a friend to ARE YOU BUYING A SEASON PACKAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME? the magic of the NZSO Book and pay online at www.nzso.co.nz or use a booking + Free and unlimited use of the Naxos online form (available either with this brochure, or downloadable music library from our website at www.nzso.co.nz/bookingform). + Personalised service If you book a Season package online before 27 October, we will waive the booking fee. + Exclusive offers and special events Tell us your seating preferences – the earlier you book, the + Discounts on programmes more likely it is we can offer you the seating area you prefer.

If you book a Season package online before IMPORTANT DATES 27 October 2017, we will waive the booking fee. 10 October 2017 Season/Subscription Launch. 27 October 2017 WIN If you book a Season package online before 27 October, we will waive the booking fee. Go in the draw to win a holiday for two to the 17 November 2017 Little Polynesian Resort in Rarotonga! Priority booking ends for renewing season ticket holders and new subscribers. After this time processing of Purchase your season package online at www.nzso.co.nz seats commences and it may be difficult to offer you your before 27 October 2017 to automatically enter the draw seating request. to win this fantastic prize courtesy of Little Polynesian Resort.* TERMS AND CONDITIONS: by completing and returning any 2018 Season Ticket For those seeking privacy and luxury look no further than booking form, you are indicating your acceptance of our terms and conditions relating to the ordering and sale of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) tickets, as Little Polynesian Resort where serenity is certain, determined by us and specified in full on the NZSO website. The NZSO will use its seclusion guaranteed and romance is everywhere! best endeavours to supply you with the tickets you order, however the NZSO cannot guarantee the availability of tickets, or that seating is available in the reserve you This award winning 4.5 star luxury boutique resort is request. Allocation of tickets is subject to availability. The NZSO reserves the right to refuse any application for tickets or completed Season Ticket order at its discretion. nestled on the southern tip of Rarotonga, stretched across All dates, times, artists, repertoire, seating arrangements, venues and price reserves are golden white sand with mesmerizing panoramic lagoon subject to change or cancellation without notice. Where changes such as these are views. made, tickets are non-refundable unless required by law. The only exception is when an event is cancelled and there is no further performance of that event. A full copy of • 5 Nights for two people in a Beachfront Bungalow at the terms of sale is available at nzso.co.nz or by calling 0800 479 674. Selected terms and conditions are printed on the back of tickets. Little Polynesian Resort, Rarotonga • Return flights for two people (to the value of $2000) • Daily tropical breakfasts BOOK ONLINE AT • Complimentary use of snorkelling equipment, kayaks and stand up paddleboards NZSO.CO.NZ

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SEASON TICKETS 35–DOWN* STARTING TIME & LOCK-OUT Aged 35 or under? Purchase a season package of three or Our concerts start at stated times. Out of respect for our more concerts and pay only $30 per concert for a B or C audiences, musicians and guests and to minimise Reserve seat based on availability. For dates and further interruptions, lock-outs are in place once performances have details, visit www.nzso.co.nz/u35 started. Latecomers will be admitted when suitable breaks occur, usually after the first piece on the programme. CONCESSION SEASON TICKETS!* MEET THE PLAYERS Gold Card, unwaged or disability card holders receive up to a 15% discount on concert packages. These prices are shown Join NZSO musicians after most concerts and share a drink on pages 36 to 39. Simply choose the concession price and and a chat with fellow audience members. send in proof of concession with the booking form. ACCESSIBILITY NZSO STUDENT CLUB All venues have equitable access for all visitors. Please let Sign up to our Student Club. Get notifications of special us know of any assistance you may need when you purchase offers from the NZSO and our sponsors, and hear more about your season ticket. Please ensure ticketing agencies are opportunities to hear and see the orchestra. aware of any assistance you may need if you purchase through them. Also: Receive two free tickets to see the NZSO each year (Concerts of NZSO’s choice), and free e-Programmes for BUS SERVICES each concert. These operate to selected NZSO concerts from a number of Valid for Full Time students of all ages. Membership lasts for regions and range in price from $20-$40. Please visit our two years and can be renewed by re-applying. website for routes and pricing. Buses can be booked along To join, visit nzso.co.nz/student-club with your subscription. www.nzso.co.nz/bus RUSH TICKETS $15* PRE-CONCERT TALKS Our national pre-concert talk programme is designed to $15 Student Rush and Community Service Card Holder complement your NZSO concert experience. These free tickets are sometimes available on the day of a concert talks are presented by a selection of lecturers, artists and through the concert venue box office on a first come, NZSO players. Our carefully selected speakers will enhance first served basis. Simply present your ID to the box your enjoyment of each programme through their insight office when purchasing your ticket. and knowledge of the composers and their music. Talks are often supported by musical examples and imagery or take PAY YOUR AGE* 22 YEARS the form of interview-style discussions with NZSO players. The 2018 season will include some of our regular speakers, = $22 BARGAIN including NZSO Resident Pre-Concert Speaker Roger Smith, as well as a selection of NZSO players and some new faces. Seize the moment and enjoy world-class performances for simply the price of your age. Please join us in the concert venue 45 minutes before your chosen performance. So if you’re 22 years old, pay just $22. If you’re 30, pay just $30. Simple. We’ll choose your seat. If you’re aged between 18 and 35 you can simply pay the price of your age for a single concert ticket. To book, phone 0800 479 674 or email [email protected]. Available from two weeks prior to a concert up until two days before the concert, seats will be allocated based on availability.

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AUCKLAND

SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING Deluxe Works (18 fixed concerts) FULL PRICE CONCESSION Deluxe Works includes all Auckland PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE concerts detailed on pages 12 to 22 of this brochure plus the Johannes Moser recital. PACKAGE TOTAL $1,531 $1,329 $978 $625 $425 $1,195 $878 $559 $391

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The Works (15 fixed concerts) FULL PRICE CONCESSION The Works includes all Auckland con- PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE certs detailed on pages 12 to 21 of this brochure except The Four Seasons, The Phoenix Foundation & the Moser recital. PACKAGE TOTAL $1,414 $1,210 $884 $545 $354 $1,090 $796 $487 $324

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Masterworks (6 fixed concerts) FULL PRICE CONCESSION Masterworks includes the following six PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE concerts: Mozart & Mahler, Berlioz, Debussy & Ravel, Beethoven & Brahms, Stravinsky & Rachmaninov, Mahler 7 and Beethoven 9. PACKAGE PRICE $636 $546 $396 $246 $162 $492 $354 $222 $144

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Flexi Package – Build your own subscription package | Special Events | Add other concerts to your package FULL PRICE CONCESSION PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FLEXI SUBSCRIPTION PRICES / OR ADD EXTRA TICKETS $111 $95 $69 $43 $28 $86 $62 $39 $25 SUMMER POPS – MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES, CLASSICAL HITS, COMIC CON $83 $72 $52 $32 $21 $64 $47 $29 $19 NYO – THE FIREBIRD – 1 FREE TICKET PER SUBSCRIBER, ADDITIONAL TICKETS $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 JOHANNES MOSER RECITAL $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 $40

CASUAL TICKET PRICING FULL PRICE CONCESSION PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE CASUAL PRICES $127 $109 $79 $49 $32 $98 $71 $44 $29

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SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING The Works | All 6 concerts + NYO FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE TOTAL PRICE $360 $264 $204 $180 $306 $228 $174 $156 Add other concerts to this package – use Add on pricing below

Special Events/Add ons FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FLEXI SUBSCRIPTION PRICES/ $60 $44 $34 $30 $51 $38 $29 $26 EXTRA TICKETS JOHANNES MOSER RECITAL $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 $40 NYO SUMMER CONCERT – 1 FREE $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 TICKET PER SUBSCRIBER, ADDITION- AL TICKETS

CASUAL TICKET PRICING FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE CASUAL PRICES $70 $51 $39 $35 $59 $44 $34 $30

DUNEDIN

SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING The Works | All 6 concerts FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE TOTAL PRICE $300 $240 $168 $144 $270 $210 $138 $120 Add other concerts to this package – use Add on pricing below

Special Events/Add ons FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FLEXI SUBSCRIPTION PRICES/ $50 $40 $28 $24 $45 $35 $23 $20 EXTRA TICKETS NYO SUMMER CONCERT – 1 FREE $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 TICKET PER SUBSCRIBER, ADDITION- AL TICKETS

CASUAL TICKET PRICING

FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE CASUAL PRICES $62 $50 $34 $30 $56 $43 $28 $25

HAMILTON

SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING

The Works | All 6 Concerts FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE PACKAGE PRICE $336 $246 $192 $168 $288 $216 $168 $144 Add other concerts to this package – use Add on pricing below

Special Events/Add ons FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FLEXI SUBSCRIPTION PRICES/ $56 $41 $32 $28 $48 $36 $28 $24 EXTRA TICKETS NYO - THE FIREBIRD - 1 FREE TICKET $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 PER SUBSCRIBER, ADDITIONAL TICKETS

CASUAL TICKET PRICING

FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE CASUAL PRICES $70 $51 $39 $35 $59 $44 $34 $30

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NAPIER

SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING

The Works | All 4 concerts FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE TOTAL PRICE $224 $164 $128 $112 $192 $144 $112 $96 Add other concerts to this package – use Add on pricing below

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FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE CASUAL PRICES $70 $51 $39 $35 $59 $44 $34 $30

PALMERSTON NORTH

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The Works | All 3 concerts FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE TOTAL PRICE $144 $111 $81 $129 $102 $72 Add other concerts to this package – use Add on pricing below

Special Events/Add ons FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE FLEXI SUBSCRIPTION PRICES/ $48 $37 $27 $43 $34 $24 EXTRA TICKETS NYO - THE FIREBIRD, 1 FREE TICKET $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 PER SUBSCRIBER, ADDITIONAL TICKETS

CASUAL TICKET PRICING

FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE CASUAL PRICES $59 $46 $33 $53 $42 $30

TAURANGA

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The Works | All 5 Concerts FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE PACKAGE PRICE $270 $210 $220 $180 Add other concerts to this package – use Add on pricing below

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FULL PRICE CONCESSION A RESERVE B RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE CASUAL PRICES $64 $50 $53 $43

38 WELLINGTON

SUBSCRIBER TICKET PRICING Deluxe Works (20 concerts) FULL PRICE CONCESSION Deluxe Works includes all Wellington PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE concerts detailed on pages 12 to 23 of this brochure except the Johannes Moser recital. PACKAGE TOTAL $1,611 $1,409 $1,028 $675 $475 $1,265 $922 $603 $435

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The Works (13 concerts) FULL PRICE CONCESSION The Works includes all Wellington PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE concerts detailed on pages 12 to 21 of this brochure except Bernstein at 100, The Four Seasons and Messiah. PACKAGE TOTAL $1,222 $1,046 $764 $471 $306 $942 $688 $421 $280

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Flexi Package – Build your own subscription package | Special Events | Add other concerts to your package FULL PRICE CONCESSION PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FLEXI SUBSCRIPTION PRICES / OR ADD EXTRA TICKETS $111 $95 $69 $43 $28 $86 $62 $39 $25 SUMMER POPS – MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES, CLASSICAL HITS $83 $72 $52 $32 $21 $64 $47 $29 $19 BACK TO BACH, CHRISTMAS BRASS $50 $35 $45 $32 NYO – THE FIREBIRD – 1 FREE TICKET PER SUBSCRIBER, ADDITIONAL TICK- ETS $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 $10 JOHANNES MOSER RECITAL $30 $30 $30 $30 $30 $30 $30

ADULT CHILD FAMILY CONCERTS – A MUSICAL MENAGERIE, MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER AND CHRISTMAS POPS $20 $12

CASUAL TICKET PRICING FULL PRICE CONCESSION PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE CASUAL PRICES $127 $109 $79 $49 $32 $98 $71 $44 $29

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40 SALUTE We salute our corporate sponsors and funding partners. Their support helps ensure we provide world class musical experiences that inspire all New Zealanders.

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