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We Kiwis aim high on the global stage, delivering excellence in sport, business, science and the arts. And the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is no exception. Whether it’s our Grammy nominated musicianship or the world’s best conductors and soloists we perform with, an NZSO concert is an experience as good as anything anywhere in the world.

The NZSO, in our 70th year, will blow away all your expectations. Experience more exceptional performances from your national orchestra, our amazing Music Director Edo de Waart and the world-leading line up of guests at the top of their game.

SEASON 17. BE PROUD. BE HERE.

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WELCOME TO SEASON 2017

I’ve spent more than five decades on In the spirit of sharing, we offer the podium, often in the gold-leafed 20th century treasures in John Adams, halls of Europe leading grand and Sir James MacMillan and Thomas esteemed old orchestras. Adès. Such works will become core Yes, New Zealand’s national orchestra repertoire of the future; perhaps we is youthful by comparison, praised for may ignite a love affair with this music the fresh vitality of our style. But to that will burn in you for years. me, our most magical quality is the Dutch superstar Janine Jansen returns; empathy with which our musicians among others we present American play. You can hear this sensitivity in sensations Joyce Yang and Michelle the music, so what explains it? DeYoung, and Swedish clarinet We rehearse, travel, eat and perform virtuoso Martin Fröst. We mark our together for most of the year as 70th year with works by generations this country’s largest musical family. of New Zealanders, and welcome new If we didn’t tour, we wouldn’t know talents in composer Salina Fisher and each other so well. soprano Madison Nonoa. I was built to perform music; I cannot Such genuine togetherness live without it. In dark times classical is rare in an orchestra and music is more than a pleasure but a it’s a quality New Zealanders symbol of what humanity, at our finest, can achieve. share as a people In New York’s Museum of Modern Art stands an original room by the architect This season we continue to explore Frank Lloyd Wright. It’s wrought of oak those glories of the repertoire I’ve and leaded glass, laid out in a pattern of loved since youth, from Mahler’s First air and light. Maybe it’s the dimensions Symphony to Beethoven’s Pastoral. and the colours, but when I go there I We move forward with Strauss, Mozart always feel everything’s going to be okay. and Brahms yet introduce other joys I can feel what’s being told to me, and such as Elgar, the Berg Violin Concerto, the message is full of hope. and an evening of Rachmaninov. This is what art can do. This, I hope, The time is right to stage a concert is what our Season will offer you. performance of Berlioz’s Damnation of Faust, complete with a mighty choir and the acclaimed voices of Eric Owens and Andrew Staples.

—— THE NZSO FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT EDO DE WAART Edo de Waart MUSIC DIRECTOR

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AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH DUNEDIN HAMILTON NAPIER TAURANGA WELLINGTON PAGE TOWN HALL HORNCASTLE ARENA TOWN HALL CLAUDELANDS ARENA MUNICIPAL THEATRE BAYCOURT THEATRE MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE

NZSO 70TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT 12 Mon 6 Mar, 7.00pm SUMMER POPS WITH THE MODERN MĀORI QUARTET 13 Fri 24 Feb, 7.30pm Fri 3 Mar, 7.00pm Thu 2 Mar, 7.00pm Thu 23 Feb, 7.00pm Wed 15 Mar, 7.30pm Fri 10 Mar, 6.30pm

ELGAR & STRAUSS 13 Fri 24 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 25 Mar, 7.30pm

MOZART & BEETHOVEN 14 Fri 31 Mar, 7.30pm Tue 4 Apr, 7.00pm Wed 5 Apr, 7.00pm Thu 30 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 1 Apr, 7.00pm Fri 7 Apr, 6.30pm AOTEAROA PLUS FARR, ADAMS & BOULEZ 14 Sat 6 May, 7.30pm Fri 5 May, 6.30pm PATHÉTIQUE DVOŘÁK & TCHAIKOVSKY 15 Sat 27 May, 7.30pm Thu 25 May, 7.00pm Fri 26 May, 7.30pm Sat 20 May, 7.30pm Wed 21 Jun, 7.00pm SCHUMANN & BARBER 15 Fri 16 Jun, 7.30pm Thu 15 Jun, 7.30pm Sat 17 Jun, 7.30pm Isaac Theatre Royal BRITISH FESTIVAL LANDS OF HOPE AND GLORY 16 Fri 30 Jun, 6.30pm BRITISH FESTIVAL BOLD WORLDS 16 Fri 7 Jul, 7.30pm Thu 6 Jul, 7.30pm Sat 8 Jul, 7.30pm BRITISH FESTIVAL NZSO NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO 17 Sat 15 Jul, 7.30pm Fri 14 Jul, 6.30pm THE ORCHESTRA

MILOŠ PLAYS HOWARD SHORE 17 Sat 22 Jul, 7.30pm Thu 27 Jul, 7.00pm Wed 26 Jul, 7.30pm Sat 29 Jul, 7.30pm MAHLER & BERG WITH KAREN GOMYO 18 Fri 18 Aug, 7.30pm Fri 11 Aug, 6.30pm BEETHOVEN & BRUCH WITH KAREN GOMYO 18 Sat 19 Aug, 7.30pm Sat 12 Aug, 7.30pm THE DAMNATION OF FAUST: CONCERT OPERA 19 Sun 27 Aug, 2.30pm Fri 25 Aug, 6.30pm Wed 20 Sep, 7.00pm PIANOMANIA WITH FREDDY KEMPF 19 Fri 15 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 21 Sep, 7.00pm Sat 16 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 14 Sep, 7.00pm Sat 23 Sep, 7.30pm Air Force Museum Wed 11 Oct, 7.00pm TRAVELS IN ITALY 20 Fri 13 Oct, 7.30pm Fri 6 Oct, 6.30pm Air Force Museum

RACHMANINOV WITH JOYCE YANG 20 Sat 4 Nov, 7.30pm Tue 31 Oct, 7.00pm Wed 1 Nov, 7.00pm Fri 3 Nov, 7.30pm Fri 27 Oct, 6.30pm

JANINE JANSEN PLAYS SIBELIUS 21 Sat 11 Nov, 7.30pm Fri 10 Nov, 6.30pm

MESSIAH 21 Sat 9 Dec, 7.30pm

EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS

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

SUMMER POPS WITH THE MODERN MĀORI QUARTET 13 Wed 1 Mar, 7.30pm Fri 17 Mar, 7.00pm Wed 8 Mar, 7.30pm Thu 9 Mar, 7.30pm Thu 16 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 25 Feb, 7.00pm

SCHUMANN & BARBER 15 Tue 20 Jun, 7.00pm

MILOŠ PLAYS HOWARD SHORE 17 Sun 23 Jul, 6.30pm

PIANOMANIA WITH FREDDY KEMPF 19 Tue 19 Sep, 7.00pm

04 AUCKLAND CHRISTCHURCH DUNEDIN HAMILTON NAPIER TAURANGA WELLINGTON PAGE TOWN HALL HORNCASTLE ARENA TOWN HALL CLAUDELANDS ARENA MUNICIPAL THEATRE BAYCOURT THEATRE MICHAEL FOWLER CENTRE

NZSO 70TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT 12 Mon 6 Mar, 7.00pm SUMMER POPS WITH THE MODERN MĀORI QUARTET 13 Fri 24 Feb, 7.30pm Fri 3 Mar, 7.00pm Thu 2 Mar, 7.00pm Thu 23 Feb, 7.00pm Wed 15 Mar, 7.30pm Fri 10 Mar, 6.30pm

ELGAR & STRAUSS 13 Fri 24 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 25 Mar, 7.30pm

MOZART & BEETHOVEN 14 Fri 31 Mar, 7.30pm Tue 4 Apr, 7.00pm Wed 5 Apr, 7.00pm Thu 30 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 1 Apr, 7.00pm Fri 7 Apr, 6.30pm AOTEAROA PLUS FARR, ADAMS & BOULEZ 14 Sat 6 May, 7.30pm Fri 5 May, 6.30pm PATHÉTIQUE DVOŘÁK & TCHAIKOVSKY 15 Sat 27 May, 7.30pm Thu 25 May, 7.00pm Fri 26 May, 7.30pm Sat 20 May, 7.30pm Wed 21 Jun, 7.00pm SCHUMANN & BARBER 15 Fri 16 Jun, 7.30pm Thu 15 Jun, 7.30pm Sat 17 Jun, 7.30pm Isaac Theatre Royal BRITISH FESTIVAL LANDS OF HOPE AND GLORY 16 Fri 30 Jun, 6.30pm BRITISH FESTIVAL BOLD WORLDS 16 Fri 7 Jul, 7.30pm Thu 6 Jul, 7.30pm Sat 8 Jul, 7.30pm BRITISH FESTIVAL NZSO NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO 17 Sat 15 Jul, 7.30pm Fri 14 Jul, 6.30pm THE ORCHESTRA

MILOŠ PLAYS HOWARD SHORE 17 Sat 22 Jul, 7.30pm Thu 27 Jul, 7.00pm Wed 26 Jul, 7.30pm Sat 29 Jul, 7.30pm MAHLER & BERG WITH KAREN GOMYO 18 Fri 18 Aug, 7.30pm Fri 11 Aug, 6.30pm BEETHOVEN & BRUCH WITH KAREN GOMYO 18 Sat 19 Aug, 7.30pm Sat 12 Aug, 7.30pm THE DAMNATION OF FAUST: CONCERT OPERA 19 Sun 27 Aug, 2.30pm Fri 25 Aug, 6.30pm Wed 20 Sep, 7.00pm PIANOMANIA WITH FREDDY KEMPF 19 Fri 15 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 21 Sep, 7.00pm Sat 16 Sep, 7.30pm Thu 14 Sep, 7.00pm Sat 23 Sep, 7.30pm Air Force Museum Wed 11 Oct, 7.00pm TRAVELS IN ITALY 20 Fri 13 Oct, 7.30pm Fri 6 Oct, 6.30pm Air Force Museum

RACHMANINOV WITH JOYCE YANG 20 Sat 4 Nov, 7.30pm Tue 31 Oct, 7.00pm Wed 1 Nov, 7.00pm Fri 3 Nov, 7.30pm Fri 27 Oct, 6.30pm

JANINE JANSEN PLAYS SIBELIUS 21 Sat 11 Nov, 7.30pm Fri 10 Nov, 6.30pm

MESSIAH 21 Sat 9 Dec, 7.30pm

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

SUMMER POPS WITH THE MODERN MĀORI QUARTET 13 Wed 1 Mar, 7.30pm Fri 17 Mar, 7.00pm Wed 8 Mar, 7.30pm Thu 9 Mar, 7.30pm Thu 16 Mar, 7.30pm Sat 25 Feb, 7.00pm

SCHUMANN & BARBER 15 Tue 20 Jun, 7.00pm

MILOŠ PLAYS HOWARD SHORE 17 Sun 23 Jul, 6.30pm

PIANOMANIA WITH FREDDY KEMPF 19 Tue 19 Sep, 7.00pm

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01—Michelle DeYoung 02—Martin Fröst 03—Joyce Yang 04—Modern Māori Quartet 05—Brett Weymark 06—Antoine Tamestit 07—Celeste Lazarenko 08—Jonathan Abernethy 09 10 11 12 09—Daniel Müller-Schott 10—James Feddeck 11—Jared Holt 12—Deborah Humble 13—Andrew Staples 14—Eric Owens 15—Narek Hakhnazaryan 16—Miloš Karadaglić 13 14 17—Sébastian Hurtaud 18—James Judd 19—Darrell Ang 20—Janine Jansen 21—Karen Gomyo 22—Colin Currie 23—Freddy Kempf 24—Alexander Shelley 25—James Clayton 26—Hamish McKeich 27—James MacMillan

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07 08 ABOUT THE NZSO CD recordings. broadcasts, film soundtracks and through Radio NewZealand Concert enjoy theOrchestra’s performances excess Many of100,000people. more across NewZealand to audiencesin in more than30different communities the NZSO canperform over 100concerts In ourtouring programmes eachyear internationally.CDs year. We have soldover onemillion leading conductors andsoloists each excellence attracts many oftheworld’s stature andourreputation for artistic outstanding orchestra ofinternational Today, weare recognised asan professional orchestra since 1946. thenation’shas been fullsize, full-time The NewZealand Symphony Orchestra

1947 2017 In the 70 years since its first performance, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has distinguished itself both at home and across the world. This year’s programme is a true celebration of its artistic success and the entertainment it brings New Zealanders. This season opens with Elgar’s Sea Pictures and Strauss’ Alpine Symphony – a resonant pairing for New Zealanders because if anyone can appreciate the wild beauty of oceans, bush and mountains, we can. The NZSO pays tribute to generations of home grown composers, from Douglas Lilburn to Gareth Farr and Leonie Holmes, and honours new talents, featuring exciting young composer Salina Fisher and soprano Madison Nonoa. Grammy-nominated last year and widely admired, the NZSO attracts guest conductors and soloists of breath-taking skill to our shores. This season, international stars of classical music like Janine Jansen, Martin Fröst and Freddy Kempf will perform Sibelius, Mozart and Rachmaninov. Some in the audiences this Season may have attended the NZSO’s early performances in the late 1940s. Others will come for their first experience of live symphonic music and are unlikely to ever forget it. Whatever your relationship with your national orchestra, I hope it is an enduring and memorable one. Congratulations, NZSO. Seventy years young.

The Honourable Maggie Barry, ONZM MINISTER FOR ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE 1947

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Seeing the NZSO is one of the few opportunities you will have anywhere to hear a truly national orchestra. Multi-cultural. Of all ages: from seasoned performers to the next generation. Talented. Passionate. Driven to deliver a musical experience as good as anything, anywhere in the world. An orchestra that understands New Zealanders because it plays to and for all New Zealanders.

10 MUSIC DIRECTOR VIOLAS BASS CLARINET Edo de Waart Julia Joyce Rachel Vernon SECTION PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR Hamish McKeich Peter Barber BASSOONS ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL Robert Weeks CONCERTMASTER Lisa Boyes SECTION PRINCIPAL Vesa-Matti Leppänen Michael Cuncannon Vicky Crowell HONORARY CONDUCTOR Anna Debnam ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Pietari Inkinen Jenaro Garita CONTRABASSOON MUSIC DIRECTOR EMERITUS Victoria Jaenecke David Angus PRINCIPAL James Judd Lyndsay Mountfort HORNS FIRST VIOLINS Phillip Rose Samuel Jacobs Vesa-Matti Leppänen Belinda Veitch SECTION PRINCIPAL CONCERTMASTER CELLOS Gregory Hill Donald Armstrong PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER Andrew Joyce SECTION PRINCIPAL David Moonan Yuka Eguchi SUB-PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER Ken Ichinose ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Heather Thompson Yury Gezentsvey SUB-PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL David Chickering ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL Emma Barron TRUMPETS Brigid O’Meeghan Michael Kirgan Ursula Evans ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS SECTION PRINCIPAL Malavika Gopal Roger Brown Cheryl Hollinger Pam Jiang Eleanor Carter ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Haihong Liu Robert Ibell Mark Carter SUB-PRINCIPAL Anne Loeser Sally Isaac Tom Moyer Gregory Squire Annemarie Meijers SUB-PRINCIPAL

Rebecca Struthers Rowan Prior TROMBONES Anna van der Zee BASSES David Bremner Beiyi Xue Joan Perarnau Garriga SECTION PRINCIPAL Kristina Zelinska ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Matthew Allison Nicholas Sandle ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLINS ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS BASS TROMBONE Andrew Thomson Matthew Cave SECTION PRINCIPAL Shannon Pittaway Oleksandr Gunchenko PRINCIPAL David Gilling SUB-PRINCIPAL Malcolm Struthers TUBA Janet Armstrong FLUTES Andrew Jarvis ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL Bridget Douglas PRINCIPAL Simeon Broom SECTION PRINCIPAL TIMPANI Elspeth Gray Kirstin Eade Laurence Reese ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL Andrew Kasza OBOES Thomas Guldborg Dean Major Robert Orr PERCUSSION Vanya Mateeva SECTION PRINCIPAL Leonard Sakofsky Simon Miller Peter Dykes SECTION PRINCIPAL Megan Molina ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Thomas Guldborg Elizabeth Patchett COR ANGLAIS ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Lucien Rizos Michael Austin Bruce McKinnon PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL EMERITUS Katherine Rowe CLARINETS HARP Patrick Barry Carolyn Mills SECTION PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL

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NZSO 70TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT

MUSIC CRITIC ROD BISS REMEMBERS THE NZSO’S INAUGURAL CONCERT ON 6 MARCH 1947 AT THE WELLINGTON TOWN HALL:

‘Aged 12 and still at primary Join the NZSO as we celebrate 70 years of performing concerts around all of New Zealand and across the world. school, I was the youngest person This special birthday will be celebrated in a there; I know I had to be told to spectacular free concert in Wellington – featuring a programme of music selected by members of the sit still an awful lot, but Dvořák’s Orchestra to represent the rich history of the NZSO, Carnival Overture, which opened and the music it presents. the programme, has never lost its Additional activity will occur in the surrounds of the Michael Fowler Centre – join us for the start of 70 magic for me since then. It was an more years! inspired choice; imagine the effect

of that brassy, cymbal-crashing WELLINGTON Mon 6 Mar. Michael Fowler Centre 7.00pm opening and the way that the trombones swirl out at the end on ears that have never heard an orchestra before – it was thrilling and I was hooked.’

12 Hamish McKeich Modern Māori Quartet Edo de Waart Michelle DeYoung CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR MEZZO-SOPRANO

EDO DE WAART’S SUMMER POPS MASTERWORKS WITH THE MODERN MĀORI ELGAR & QUARTET STRAUSS

James Tito MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) Maaka Pohatu ELGAR Matariki Whatarau Sea Pictures

Francis Kora RICHARD STRAUSS Matu Ngaropo – Music Director Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)

Our Summer Pops tour starts the year with hearty Our popular Masterworks series continues in 2017 beginning entertainment, a cool beat and amazing harmonies, with Felix Mendelssohn’s evocative Hebrides overture. as we are joined by the Modern Māori Quartet – an award Inspired by the stunning scenery of the Scottish Hebrides winning Māori foursome with a fresh take on classic islands, this overture (also known as Fingal’s Cave) suggests Māori showbands. crashing waves and the cavernous, watery depths of the ocean. Touring to 12 centres around the country and presenting The profound beauty of the sea inspired Edward Elgar’s a mix of nostalgia, pop hits, classics and original works – exquisite song cycle, Sea Pictures. Sung by Michelle DeYoung, fresh, new arrangements in English and Te Reo Māori will whose lustrous mezzo-soprano voice has made her a star, her delight and captivate audiences across New Zealand. voice swims sweetly through the thrilling depths and brooding melodies of Elgar’s exquisite score. Moving from sea to land, Richard Strauss’ epic Alpine Symphony outlines a day in the Bavarian Alps with a ferocious intensity. In the mountainous grandeur of this symphonic NAPIER Thu 23 Feb. Municipal Theatre 7.00pm tone poem you’ll need an expert guide. Maestro Edo de Waart, AUCKLAND Fri 24 Feb. Town Hall 7.30pm famed for the universality and profound humanity of his WHANGAREI Sat 25 Feb. Forum North 7.00pm interpretations, leads us through a concert in awed contemplation of the Great Outdoors. INVERCARGILL Wed 1 Mar. Civic Theatre 7.30pm DUNEDIN Thu 2 Mar. Town Hall 7.00pm CHRISTCHURCH Fri 3 Mar. Horncastle Arena 7.00pm NEW PLYMOUTH Wed 8 Mar. TSB Showplace 7.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 24 Mar. Town Hall 7.30pm PALMERSTON NORTH Thu 9 Mar. Regent on Broadway 7.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 25 Mar. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm WELLINGTON Fri 10 Mar. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm TAURANGA Wed 15 Mar. Baycourt Theatre 7.30pm ROTORUA Thu 16 Mar. Civic Theatre 7.30pm GISBORNE Fri 17 Mar. War Memorial Theatre 7.00pm

PRINCIPAL PARTNER IN ASSOCIATION WITH

13 Edo de Waart Martin Fröst Hamish McKeich Sébastien Hurtaud CONDUCTOR CLARINET CONDUCTOR CELLO

EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS AOTEAROA PLUS MOZART & FARR, ADAMS BEETHOVEN & BOULEZ

JOHN ADAMS BOULEZ Shaker Loops Notations I–IV MOZART GARETH FARR Clarinet Concerto in A major Cello Concerto Chemin des Dames (world premiere) BEETHOVEN JOHN ADAMS Symphony No. 6 in F major, Pastorale Naïve and Sentimental Music

Composer John Adams and Maestro Edo de Waart enjoy both The late Pierre Boulez was without doubt one of music’s most a strong friendship and an enduring musical relationship. To articulate and controversial characters. We commemorate his celebrate this and Adams’ 70th birthday, we will feature many death in 2016 with a performance of Notations I–IV, a series of of his most significant works throughout this season. short, dense works of beautiful sonic textures and structures. Shaker Loops is a piece of great minimalist architecture – a Equally opinionated, the American composer John Adams single idea exploded to encompass lightness and darkness, shows us another side with his Naïve and Sentimental Music. detail and expansiveness, wrapped in music that simply thrills. This work explores the attraction of opposites: thinking versus feeling and sensation versus intuition in a symphony Delicate details also abound in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s of ideas and a seduction of sounds. irresistible Clarinet Concerto in A major. Mozart meets his match in the playful flair of Swedish clarinettist Martin Fröst. Gareth Farr’s requiem concerto Chemin des Dames pays tribute One of the best proponents of Mozart’s clarinet repertoire, as to the soldiers who fell on the First World War battlefields The Times suggests, ‘Until you’ve heard Martin Fröst, you of France and Belgium and reminds us of the profound grief really haven’t heard the clarinet’. and trauma felt by their families and wider communities. Performed by Adam International Cello Competition winner Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 – The Pastoral Sébastien Hurtaud, Chemin des Dames will be performed in completes this Masterworks concert. According to Beethoven, both Aotearoa and France, bringing musicians and audiences ‘more an expression of feeling than painting’, the emotional together to remember our shared history. This world premiere drama that underpins this symphony is brought to life by is funded by the First World War Centenary (WW100) Maestro Edo de Waart. Co-commissioning Fund. Contemporary music expert Maestro Hamish McKeich leads HAMILTON Thu 30 Mar. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm this exhilarating concert of modern music from Aotearoa and the world. AUCKLAND Fri 31 Mar. Town Hall 7.30pm NAPIER Sat 1 Apr. Municipal Theatre 7.00pm WELLINGTON Fri 5 May. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm CHRISTCHURCH Tue 4 Apr. Horncastle Arena 7.00pm AUCKLAND Sat 6 May. Town Hall 7.30pm DUNEDIN Wed 5 Apr. Town Hall 7.00pm WELLINGTON Fri 7 Apr. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm

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14 Darrell Ang Narek Hakhnazaryan James Feddeck Daniel Müller-Schott CONDUCTOR CELLO CONDUCTOR CELLO

PATHÉTIQUE – TCHAIKOVSKY SCHUMANN & DVOŘÁK & BARBER

DAVID GRAHAME TAYLOR BRAHMS BARBER Embiosis Tragic Overture Adagio for Strings DVOŘÁK SCHUMANN BARBER Cello Concerto in B minor Cello Concerto Symphony No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY in A minor Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Pathétique

David Grahame Taylor’s Embiosis is a stunning exploration We are thrilled to welcome back world-class cellist Daniel of string sonorities and harmonies folded upon harmonies. Müller-Schott to perform Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto Winner of the Orchestra Choice Award at the 2013 New in A minor. Zealand Symphony Orchestra Todd Young Composer Awards, A regular on the international stage since winning the Taylor is a rising star of mesmerising talent. prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition for Luxurious string textures also mark the works of Pyotr Young Musicians at the age of 15, his energetic and fearless Tchaikovsky and Antonín Dvořák. Tchaikovsky’s stupendous style will ensure this achingly romantic Cello Concerto is a Symphony No. 6 – the Pathétique contains all the unbridled highlight of the 2017 season. rage, melancholy and fire you expect from the Russian The programme begins with Johannes Brahms’ Tragic master while Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor is a richly Overture, a turbulent, tumultuous work. melodic drama. Reaching beyond the limitations of language, Samuel Barber’s Soloist Narek Hakhnazaryan is rightly celebrated for iconic Adagio for Strings has been played to mark the deaths his ‘blazing virtuosity’ on the cello. Winner of the XIV of John F Kennedy, Princess Diana, and to commemorate International Tchaikovsky Competition, he brings all his those who died in 9/11. Barber’s natural lyricism is also found extraordinary skills to perform once more with the NZSO in his Symphony No. 1, where four movements are reduced in this stunning concerto. down into a single continuous work. Conductor of the NZSO’s 2016 Grammy-nominated recording Maestro James Feddeck’s crisp interpretations put the music of Zhou Long works, Singaporean Maestro Darrell Ang leads centre stage in a concert of high drama and profound emotion. the Orchestra through this programme of supreme string colours and heartbreaking melody.

WELLINGTON Sat 20 May. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm HAMILTON Thu 15 June. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm NAPIER Thu 25 May. Municipal Theatre 7.00pm AUCKLAND Fri 16 June. Town Hall 7.30pm TAURANGA Fri 26 May. Baycourt Theatre 7.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 17 June. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 27 May. Town Hall 7.30pm BLENHEIM Tue 20 June. ASB Theatre 7.00pm CHRISTCHURCH Wed 21 June. Isaac Theatre Royal 7.00pm

15 Hamish McKeich Helen Medlyn James MacMillan Colin Currie CONDUCTOR MEZZO CONDUCTOR PERCUSSION

BRITISH FESTIVAL BRITISH FESTIVAL LANDS OF HOPE AND BOLD GLORY WORLDS

A PROGRAMME THAT WILL INCLUDE THOMAS ADÈS LILBURN Polaris Aotearoa Overture JAMES MACMILLAN VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Percussion Concerto No. 2 The Lark Ascending VAUGHAN WILLIAMS ELGAR Symphony No. 4 in F minor Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

The tradition of the British and Irish Lions Rugby Tour This concert is a celebration of the rich tradition of British was established over 100 years ago and, according to loyal music. Ralph Vaughan Williams implored his fellow supporters, it has been a century littered with magical composers to ‘learn your own language first.’ A student of moments. In the spirit of creating magical moments we England’s music history, he merged contemporary and past present a festival of stirring and nostalgic music from traditions, and his Symphony No. 4, composed in 1935, is a across the same century to celebrate our Commonwealth furious reflection of the world he lived in. partners during this year’s Lion’s Tour to New Zealand. Fellow Brits Thomas Adès and Sir James MacMillan continue Indulge in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ chart-topping The this tradition with distinct voices and responses to the world Lark Ascending and revel in Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance around us today. In Grammy-award winning Thomas Adès’ March No. 1. Listen out for surprise bagpipes at the end of Polaris, sounds swell and magnify, merging with each other in Peter Maxwell Davis’ An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise and a work of hypnotic splendour. enjoy the unabashed optimism of Douglas Lilburn’s iconic Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan writes emphatically Aotearoa Overture. rhythmic music that is steeped in the spiritual. Virtuosic New Zealand’s favourite mezzo, Helen Medlyn will guide percussionist Colin Currie is MacMillan’s perfect collaborator the audience through a medley of familiar anthems from and the duo have a longstanding relationship spanning more the Lions’ Nations such as the Welsh favourite All Through than twenty years. Currie’s influence on MacMillan can be the Night and Percy Grainger’s recognisable Irish Tune heard in the new percussive sound pallets and the wild kinetic from County Derry, better known as Danny Boy, and energy of the Percussion Concerto No. 2. Continuing our Bold culminating in our own Pokarekare Ana. Worlds tradition of presenting contemporary concertos performed by the soloist for whom they were written, it is Join us for an evening of patriotic revelry and participation. especially exciting to have the composer conducting in this evening of brilliant British music.

WELLINGTON Fri 30 June. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm HAMILTON Thur 6 July. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 7 July. Town Hall 7.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 8 July. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm

16 James MacMillan Colin Currie Alexander Shelley Miloš Karadaglić CONDUCTOR PERCUSSION CONDUCTOR GUITAR

BRITISH FESTIVAL

NZSO NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE MILOŠ PLAYS ORCHESTRA HOWARD SHORE

CELESTE ORAM REUBEN JELLYMAN LEONIE HOLMES NYO Composer in Residence 2016 NYO Composer in Residence 2017 Frond, from Three Landscapes for Orchestra (world premiere) (world premiere) HOWARD SHORE JAMES MACMILLAN BRITTEN Guitar Concerto (New Zealand premiere) Percussion Concerto Young Person’s Guide BARTÓK No. 1 to the Orchestra Concerto for Orchestra Veni, Veni, Emmanuel (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell)

Composer Sir James MacMillan and percussion superstar Howard Shore is best known for the memorable film scores Colin Currie have shown an unwavering commitment to of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, winning numerous developing the next generation of classical musicians. We are Grammys, Golden Globes and Academy Awards. Shore is therefore thrilled to welcome them to Aotearoa to work with equally masterful in the concert hall and we are proud to the NZSO National Youth Orchestra. announce the New Zealand premiere of his Guitar Concerto, composed for virtuoso Miloš Karadaglić. This charismatic MacMillan’s Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, was premiered in 1992 Montenegrin has seduced the world with his supremely and has since been performed hundreds of times across the musical performances of repertoire ranging from Rodrigo globe. Driven by a central heartbeat, soloist and orchestra are to The Beatles. His versatility and style are sure to sparkle meshed together in sonically diverse music that culminates in in this excellent new work. the recognisable and much loved hymn from which the work takes its name. Leonie Holmes’ atmospheric Frond unfurls with wisps of delicate melodic fragments – an effect continued in Béla An exploration of different timbres also drives Benjamin Bartók’s ever evolving Concerto for Orchestra. Together they Britten’s beloved Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Using make a brilliant kaleidoscope of colours and effects. a theme borrowed from Henry Purcell, Britten’s music revels in the individual brilliance found throughout the Orchestra, Such precise soundscapes require a nuanced hand and there providing the perfect platform for New Zealand’s finest young is none better than Maestro Alexander Shelley. His intelligent, instrumentalists to shine. artistic interpretations are already familiar to NZSO audiences who last welcomed him to New Zealand in 2014. The NZSO is equally committed to showcasing Aotearoa’s most exciting young composers. With MacMillan conducting the premiere of our 2016 and 2017 Composers in Residence commissions, this performance is a rare opportunity to glimpse the future of New Zealand music in the hands of an AUCKLAND Sat 22 July. Town Hall 7.30pm international master. KERIKERI Sun 23 July. The Turner Centre 6.30pm TAURANGA Wed 26 July. Baycourt Theatre 7.30pm WELLINGTON Fri 14 July. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm NAPIER Thurs 27 July. Municipal Theatre 7.00pm AUCKLAND Sat 15 July. Town Hall 7.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 29 July. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm

NZSO Season ticket holders may request a complimentary ticket to this concert. IN ASSOCIATION WITH

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

17 Edo de Waart Karen Gomyo Edo de Waart Karen Gomyo CONDUCTOR VIOLIN CONDUCTOR VIOLIN

EDO DE WAART’S EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS MASTERWORKS MAHLER BEETHOVEN & BERG WITH & BRUCH WITH KAREN GOMYO KAREN GOMYO

SALINA FISHER JOHN ADAMS Rainphase Short Ride in a Fast Machine BERG BRUCH Violin Concerto Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor MAHLER BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 in D major, Titan Symphony No. 7 in A major

Wellington’s infamously intemperate weather inspired Karen Gomyo next tackles Max Bruch’s incandescent something equally impressive in composer Salina Fisher. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor. Having played the Rainphase originates from her time as composer in violin himself for many years, Bruch created a work residence with the NZSO National Youth Orchestra that understands the idiosyncrasies of the instrument, and is a teeming, haunting work. composing a concerto of unequalled intimacy and exquisite beauty. Winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2008, virtuoso violinist Karen Gomyo is a consummate The concert begins with a bang with John Adams’ joyful musician, bringing to her performances an extraordinary Short Ride in A Fast Machine – an exhilarating fantasy, zeal and attention to detail. Impressing New Zealand with the orchestra speeding through nuanced changes audiences in 2015 with her performance of Beethoven’s in the harmonic landscape. Violin Concerto with the Orchestra, she returns for A sense of joyful exuberance also lights up Beethoven’s Alban Berg’s deliciously complex and deeply emotional sublime Symphony No. 7 in A major. With surprising Violin Concerto. surges in dynamics and dancing phrases, as well as the Maestro Edo De Waart explores the masterwork that is second movement’s now infamous funeral march, this Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D major – Titan. This work is rightly a great masterpiece of the canon. Enjoy this unequivocally modern symphony brings together varied classic anew under the baton of Maestro Edo de Waart. musical influences to create a triumphant work.Titan announced the arrival of Mahler as a major talent who would later go on to revolutionise the symphonic form.

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

IN ASSOCIATION WITH IN ASSOCIATION WITH

18 Eric Owens Andrew Staples James Clayton Freddy Kempf MÉPHISTOPHÉLÈS FAUST BRANDER PIANO/CONDUCTOR

EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS THE DAMNATION PIANOMANIA OF FAUST: WITH FREDDY CONCERT OPERA KEMPF

Edo de Waart CONDUCTOR HANDEL MENDELSSOHN with the Freemasons New Zealand Opera Chorus Concerto for Keyboard, Piano Concerto No. 1 op. 4. No. 1 in G minor in G minor (3rd mvt) MOZART RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 21, Piano Concerto No. 2 BERLIOZ in C major (2nd mvt) in C minor (2nd mvt) La Damnation de Faust CHOPIN GERSHWIN Andante spianato et Rhapsody in Blue Grande polonaise brillante

Hector Berlioz’s fantastical metaphysical drama La Freddy Kempf’s previous appearance with the NZSO Damnation de Faust is neither opera, nor oratorio, nor song provoked standing ovations. This concert of piano favourites cycle nor symphony. Instead it thrives in the theatre of the promises even more as Kempf explores the history of the imagination, creating a magical world of dancing sylphs and piano over the last 300 years. demonic devils in technicolour musical detail. The call and response within George Frideric Handel’s stately British tenor Andrew Staples' recent performance in the title Concerto for Keyboard, op. 4 in G minor, initiates an intimacy role was described as ‘an absolute revelation’. Undoubtedly between orchestra and soloist that is built upon in the next one of the greatest bass-baritones in the world, the award work, the miraculous second movement of Wolfgang winning Eric Owens will perform the intoxicatingly demonic Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21. Sparkling role of Méphistophélès. virtuosity and translucent melodies define Frédéric Chopin’s Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, while a With the beautifully resonant bass of James Clayton as strident fanfare launches Felix Mendelssohn’s audacious and Brander and the acclaimed New Zealand Opera Chorus, this playful third movement of the Piano Concerto No. 1. extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime event must not be missed. Two 20th-century favourites follow. Sergei Rachmaninov’s unapologetically romantic second movement from his Piano Concerto No. 2, (which inspired the 1975 pop hit ‘All By Myself’) and George Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue closes this Spring celebration of pianistic splendour.

WELLINGTON Fri 25 Aug. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm NAPIER Thu 14 Sept. Municipal Theatre 7.00pm AUCKLAND Sun 27 Aug. Town Hall 2.30pm AUCKLAND Fri 15 Sept. Town Hall 7.30pm HAMILTON Sat 16 Sept. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm BLENHEIM Tue 19 Sept. ASB Theatre 7.00pm CHRISTCHURCH Wed 20 Sept. Air Force Museum 7.00pm DUNEDIN Thu 21 Sept. Town Hall 7.00pm WELLINGTON Sat 23 Sept. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm

PRINCIPAL PARTNER

19 James Judd Antoine Tamestit Edo de Waart Joyce Yang Madison Nonoa CONDUCTOR VIOLA CONDUCTOR PIANO SOPRANO

EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS

TRAVELS RACHMANINOV IN ITALY WITH JOYCE YANG

BERLIOZ RACHMANINOV Harold in Italy Vocalise ELGAR RACHMANINOV In the South (Alassio) Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor TCHAIKOVSKY RACHMANINOV Francesca da Rimini Symphonic Dances

NZSO’s well-travelled Music Director Emeritus, Maestro Praised for her ‘poetic and sensitive pianism’ and ‘wondrous James Judd, is our guide on this grand musical tour of Italy. sense of colour’, pianist Joyce Yang has been impressing critics and audiences alike since the age of 19. Inspired by Byron, Hector Berlioz’s Harold in Italy imagines a solo viola as a melancholy dreamer, journeying In her NZSO debut, Yang performs Sergei Rachmaninov’s through the Abruzzi region of Italy and always at odds with Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor. Famously difficult, this the orchestra. Poetic and demanding, this work needs a concerto demands an extraordinary technical virtuosity and stunning soloist to bring Berlioz’s score to life. Viola virtuoso an ability to realise the poetry at the heart of this lush and Antoine Tamestit’s ‘rich, burgundy timbre’ is perfect for layered score. conjuring our Byronic hero. Rachmaninov’s elegiac masterpiece, Vocalise, evokes a We then travel to Alassio in Edward Elgar’s In the South. yearning angst deep in the composer that he must have felt Inspired while walking ancient Roman roads, this overture even more keenly after fleeing Russia and the October recalls previous Italian-flavoured works and the shadow of Revolution. Soprano Madison Nonoa, finalist in the 2016 Don Juan peeks from the shadows to seduce us all. Lexus Song Quest, sings this achingly gorgeous song. No artistic journey through Italy would be complete without The Russian master described his Symphonic Dances as ‘my some Dante. In Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini the last spark’ and these dazzling dances have since become an composer takes us into the depths of the Inferno with orchestral favourite. Under the brilliant direction of Maestro frenzied music that whispers of forbidden, adulterous love. Edo de Waart, it’s easy to hear why.

WELLINGTON Fri 6 Oct. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm WELLINGTON Fri 27 Oct. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm CHRISTCHURCH Wed 11 Oct. Air Force Museum 7.00pm CHRISTCHURCH Tue 31 Oct. Horncastle Arena 7.00pm AUCKLAND Fri 13 Oct. Town Hall 7.30pm DUNEDIN Wed 1 Nov. Town Hall 7.00pm HAMILTON Fri 3 Nov. Claudelands Arena 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 4 Nov. Town Hall 7.30pm

20 Edo de Waart Janine Jansen Brett Weymark Celeste Lazarenko Deborah Humble CONDUCTOR VIOLIN CONDUCTOR SOPRANO MEZZO-SOPRANO

EDO DE WAART’S MASTERWORKS

Jonathan Abernethy Jared Holt TENOR BASS JANINE JANSEN PLAYS SIBELIUS MESSIAH

Brett Weymark CONDUCTOR WAGNER with The Orpheus Choir of Wellington Siegfried Idyll BRAHMS Symphony No. 3 in F major HANDEL SIBELIUS Messiah Violin Concerto in D minor

Compelling and uncanny, Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto is a Since its premiere over two centuries ago, hardly a Christmas Nordic soundscape of dark brilliance, colliding unrepentant has gone by without a performance of George Frideric Handel’s virtuosity with complex structural developments. Sibelius’ magnificentMessiah . only concerto reflects his love of traditional folk melodies, While that first performance used only 24 singers, Handel’s with its final movement memorably described as a ‘polonaise music becomes truly resplendent when gifted grander forces. for polar bears’. Conductor Brett Weymark’s massed choir performances of We welcome back the astonishing musical tour de force that Messiah often contain more than 400 singers and are a is the violin virtuoso Janine Jansen to perform this highlight of the Sydney music calendar. This Christmas, masterpiece. Jansen approaches even the most challenging Maestro Weymark will unite the NZSO and the mighty repertoire with a blazing confidence and genuine passion that Orpheus Choir to perform Handel on a dazzling scale. makes each performance an unparalleled triumph. Such glory requires soloists of the highest order. Australian Maestro Edo de Waart opens this concert with Johannes soprano Celeste Lazarenko is renowned for her ‘electrifying’ Brahms’ warm and exquisitely subtle Symphony No. 3 in F performances, while her fellow Australian, the Wagnerian major. Inspired by the motto, ‘Free but Joyful’, the Symphony mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble, is a vocal powerhouse. No. 3 is filled with exquisite musical material that is Kiwi tenor Jonathan Abernethy is an emerging international constantly transformed and integrated across all four opera superstar and Mobil Song Quest winner Jared Holt is a movements. Just as joyful is Richard Wagner’s birthday bass of pedigree and power. present for his beloved wife Cosima, the irrepressibly Magnificent musical forces and a sparkling, festive score end sentimental symphonic poem, Siegfried Idyll. our tremendous 2017 season in unforgettable style.

WELLINGTON Fri 10 Nov. Michael Fowler Centre 6.30pm WELLINGTON Sat 9 Dec. Michael Fowler Centre 7.30pm AUCKLAND Sat 11 Nov. Town Hall 7.30pm

21 22 WHAT IS AN NZSO EXPERIENCE LIKE?

A seat at an NZSO concert begins a journey of discovering the magic and intensity of live classical music. Feel the chemistry between conductor and performers in a breath-taking spectacle of a world-class orchestra in full voice. Moving. Dramatic. Powerful. Sensitive. Come for the physical experience. An encounter that will inspire, surprise and move you. If music is your passion, come for interpretation of works filled with new light and colour. If you have only been a few times before, give in to the temptation to once again have your heart and ears opened. If you are yet to see the NZSO live, come enjoy the deeply personal thrill of hearing music played as you never imagined.

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24 MUSIC IS FOR PLANNING EVERYONE YOUR VISIT

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. Join in the fun with three interruptions, lock-outs are in place once performances have special after-concert events in Wellington and Auckland started. Latecomers will be admitted when suitable breaks throughout the year. For dates and further details, visit occur, usually after the first piece on the programme. www.nzso.co.nz/u35 MEET THE PLAYERS CONCESSION SEASON TICKETS!* Join NZSO musicians after most concerts and share a drink Gold Card, unwaged or disability card holders receive up to a and a chat with fellow audience members. 15% discount on concert packages. These prices are shown on pages 26 and 27. Simply choose the concession price and ACCESSIBILITY send in proof of concession with the booking form. All venues have equitable access for all visitors. Please let us know of any assistance you may need when you purchase your season ticket. Please ensure ticketing agencies are aware of any assistance you may need if you purchase through them. RUSH TICKETS $15* BUS SERVICES These operate to selected NZSO concerts from a number of $15 Student Rush and Community Service Card Holder regions and range in price from $20-$40. Please visit our tickets are sometimes available on the day of a concert website for routes and pricing. Buses can be booked along through the concert venue box office on a first come, with your subscripion. www.nzso.co.nz/bus first served basis. Simply present your ID to the box office when purchasing your ticket. PRE-CONCERT TALKS Our national pre-concert talk programme is designed to complement your NZSO concert experience. These free PAY YOUR AGE* talks are presented by a selection of lecturers, artists and 22 YEARS = NZSO players. Our carefully selected speakers will enhance your enjoyment of each programme through their insight $22 BARGAIN and knowledge of the composers and their music. Talks are If you’re aged between 18 and 35 you can simply pay often supported by musical examples and imagery or take the price of your age for a single concert ticket. To book, the form of interview-style discussions with NZSO players. phone 0800 479 674 or email [email protected]. The 2017 season will include some of our regular speakers, Available from two weeks prior to a concert up until including NZSO Resident Pre-Concert Speaker Roger Smith, two days before the concert, seats will be allocated as well as a selection of NZSO players and some new faces. based on availability. Please join us in the concert venue 45 minutes before your chosen performance.

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25 20 17 Prices & Packages

Get in early for a subscription package and make significant savings on single-ticket prices and get first choice of available seating. Find out more about the benefit of becoming a subscriber on page 24. Details on Gold Card, disability and unwaged concessions as well as discounted offers for those aged under 35 can be found on page 25.

AUCKLAND & WELLINGTON

Elgar & Strauss, Mozart & Beethoven, Aotearoa Plus , Pathétique – Dvořák & Tchaikovsky, Schumann & Barber, The Works British Festival –Bold Worlds, Milŏs plays Howard Shore, Mahler & Berg with Karen Gomyo, Travels in Italy, Package Rachmaninov with Joyce Yang and Janine Jansen plays Sibelius.* 11 fixed concerts PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION PACKAGE PRICE $1,020.00 $860.00 $630.00 $396.00 $275.00 $723.00 $543.00 $341.00 $242.00

* Additional concerts can be added at the prices below.

Masterworks Elgar & Strauss, Mozart & Beethoven, Mahler & Berg with Karen Gomyo, Beethoven & Bruch with Karen Gomyo, Package Rachmaninov with Joyce Yang and Janine Jansen plays Sibelius.* 6 fixed concerts

PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION PACKAGE PRICE $630.00 $540.00 $402.00 $240.00 $162.00 $462.00 $342.00 $204.00 $138.00

* Additional concerts can be added at the prices below.

Flexi Package – Build your own subscription package | Special Events | Add other concerts to your package PREMIUM A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION FLEXI SUBSCRIPTION PRICES / EXTRA CONCERTS / ADDITIONAL TICKETS** $110.00 $96.90 $70.55 $45.00 $31.50 $87.00 $63.50 $40.50 $28.30 SUMMER POPS, LANDS OF HOPE & GLORY, PIANOMANIA, AOTEAROA PLUS (EACH) $70.00 $60.00 $50.00 $36.00 $25.00 $53.00 $43.00 $31.00 $22.00 GALA: THE DAMNATION OF FAUST | OPERA IN CONCERT $132.00 $102.00 $89.00 $63.00 $93.00 $81.00 $58.00

2017 SINGLE TICKET PRICES $127.00 $114.00 $83.00 $53.00 $35.00 $102.00 $70.00 $45.00 $29.00

** Choose from: Elgar & Strauss, Mozart & Beethoven, Pathétique – Dvořák & Tchaikovsky, Schumann & Barber, British Festival –Bold Worlds, Milŏs plays Howard Shore, Mahler & Berg with Karen Gomyo, Beethoven & Bruch with Karen Gomyo, Travels in Italy, Rachmaninov with Joyce Yang, Janine Jansen plays Sibelius, Messiah.

CHRISTCHURCH

The Works | All 6 concerts A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION PACKAGE PRICE $344.04 $245.70 $163.34 $152.46 $277.70 $201.46 $141.50 $130.68

Flexi Package – Build your own subscription packages A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION FLEXI SUBSCRIPTIONS $64.80 $45.90 $35.10 $31.50 $55.80 $39.60 $30.60 $27.00 PIANOMANIA; SUMMER POPS (EACH) $52.02 $36.85 $21.67 $20.23 $36.85 $26.73 $18.75 $17.34

2017 SINGLE TICKET PRICES $70.00 $51.00 $39.00 $33.00 $59.00 $44.00 $34.00 $30.00

26 DUNEDIN

The Works | All 4 concerts

A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION PACKAGE PRICE $193.50 $148.24 $99.12 $162.42 $128.14 $84.96

Flexi Package – Build your own subscription packages

A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION FLEXI SUBSCRIPTIONS $54.40 $42.50 $28.90 $46.25 $36.55 $23.80 PIANOMANIA; SUMMER POPS (EACH) $46.25 $36.12 $24.56 $39.21 $31.07 $20.23

2017 SINGLE TICKET PRICES $62.00 $50.00 $34.00 $56.00 $43.00 $28.00

HAMILTON & NAPIER

The Works | All 5 concerts A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION HAMILTON PACKAGE PRICE $297.08 $215.35 $151.79 $138.73 $254.57 $186.29 $132.18 $119.12 NAPIER PACKAGE PRICE $294.16 $215.70 $153.58 $137.46 $254.14 $187.58 $134.36 $118.24

Flexi Package – Build your own subscription packages A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE C RESERVE D RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION FLEXI SUBSCRIPTIONS $67.15 $51.00 $37.40 $31.45 $59.50 $45.05 $33.15 $27.20 PIANOMANIA; SUMMER POPS $57.08 $43.35 $31.79 $26.73 $50.57 $38.29 $28.18 $23.12 (NAPIER ONLY) (EACH)

2017 SINGLE TICKET PRICES $77.00 $58.00 $42.00 $35.00 $68.00 $51.00 $37.00 $30.00

TAURANGA

The Works | All 3 concerts A RESERVE B RESERVE A RESERVE B RESERVE FULL PRICE CONCESSION PACKAGE PRICE $159.00 $129.00 $138.00 $111.00

2017 SINGLE TICKET PRICES $64.00 $50.00 $52.00 $42.50

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27 BECOME AN NZSO SUPPORTER – JOIN THE FAMILY

HOW YOU CAN HELP THE NZSO

Join the NZSO Supporters and Donations in support of the NZSO are administered by The you’ll join the NZSO family NZSO Foundation, a registered charitable entity (CC24274) Support the ongoing excellence of the NZSO by including a under the Charities Act 2005. Every donation of $5 or more donation when you order your 2017 season package. You’ll is eligible for tax purposes and can provide you with a tax love the way we say thank you. credit. Donations are an important part of making our national The NZSO Foundation is pleased to acknowledge NZSO orchestra one of the finest in the world. Your gift, added to Supporters donating at $250 Minuet Donor level and above those of many others, helps us to: in NZSO materials. We are particularly grateful for the generosity of the following $10,000+ Maestro Circle — bring some of the world’s best conductors and artists to Supporters: play to New Zealanders; — pro vide exceptional training for our most talented young DENIS AND VERNA ADAM musicians; LISA BATES AND DOUGLAS HAWKINS DONALD AND SUSAN BEST — continue to tour throughout the country; and PETER BIGGS CNZM AND MARY BIGGS — deliv er community and educational events. SIR RODERICK AND GILLIAN, LADY DEANE PETER AND CAROLYN DIESSL We acknowledge all donations over $100 with a variety of THE FAME TRUST exclusive NZSO Supporter privileges specially created to say DAME BRONWEN HOLDSWORTH ‘thank you’. JB WERE NZSO Supporters receive a behind-the-scenes regular PAUL MCARTHUR AND DANIKA CHARLTON newsletter, and unique opportunities to meet our musicians, MARY FITZWILLIAM AWARD guest artists and conductors. JULIE NEVETT A donation of $5,000 or more may be acknowledged as Chair ANONYMOUS patronage of an NZSO player. Personal association with an individual player is a unique way of staying connected, and of ensuring that top quality talent plays on in your national orchestra. Deepen your connection to your national orchestra by becoming an NZSO Supporter today. Please include a donation with your season ticket order. To learn more, contact us: w: www.nzso.co.nz/support-us e: [email protected] p: 0800 479 674 or 04 801 2034

28 LEARNING AND CONNECTING

We have a proud tradition of supporting and encouraging emerging artists through a full range of programmes nationwide, including the flagship NZSO National Youth Orchestra. NZSO NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is committed to the development of New Zealand’s young orchestral musicians through the NZSO National Youth Orchestra. Since its inception in 1959, the National Youth Orchestra has played a vital role in providing unique opportunities for the country’s most gifted young orchestral performers, many of whom have gone on to forge successful careers as orchestral players, soloists, chamber musicians and teachers. Approximately 50% of the current players in the NZSO are former members of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra. YOUNG MUSICIANS Young musicians receive a range of opportunities to learn alongside NZSO musicians, as well as acclaimed conductors, soloists and composers. Programmes include: — The NZSO Foundation Masterclasses — NZSO Fellowship Programme — NZSO National Mentoring Programme — NZSO Todd Corporation Young Composers Award — NZSO National Youth Orchestra Coaching — NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composer in Residence — Youth Orchestra Coaching CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY Concerts for school students are designed to introduce them to the sights and sounds of the symphony orchestra. Lively and informative, these concerts will take students on a musical tour through the orchestra with eclectic and exciting music and an interactive presentation which brings students into the thick of the action. 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.

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

VIOLAS Supported by HAVANA COFFEE

Julia Joyce Jenaro Garita SECTION PRINCIPAL Supported by Victoria Jaenecke Paul McArthur & Lyndsay Mountfort Danika Charlton Phillip Rose Peter Barber Belinda Veitch ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL Supported by Dr Hylton Le Grice CNZM, OBE & Mrs Angela Lindsay

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

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Bridget Douglas Kirstin Eade SECTION PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Supported by Prescription Supported by Skin Care Julian & Selma Arnhold

TRUMPETS

Michael Kirgan Mark Carter SECTION PRINCIPAL SUB-PRINCIPAL Cheryl Hollinger Tom Moyer ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SUB-PRINCIPAL Supported by Zoë Smith OBOES & Wayne Sampson for Tommy’s Real Estate Robert Orr Peter Dykes SECTION PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Supported by Supported by Longitude 174 Julian & Selma Arnhold

CELLOS COR ANGLAIS CLARINET TROMBONES Supported by TV33 Supported by Urban Gourmet Michael Austin Patrick Barry Andrew Joyce Eleanor Carter PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL David Bremner Matthew Allison SECTION PRINCIPAL Supported by Phantom Supported by SECTION PRINCIPAL ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Supported by Deane Robert Ibell Billstickers Dame Bronwen Holdsworth, Supported by Lisa Bates & Supported by Endowment Trust Sally Isaac DNZM Douglas Hawkins Clare & Justin Murray Ken Ichinose Annemarie Meijers ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Rowan Prior Supported by Donald & Susan Best David Chickering ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL Brigid O’Meeghan ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL BASS CLARINET BASSOONS BASS TROMBONE TUBA EMERITUS Supported by EY Rachel Vernon Robert Weeks Shannon Pittaway Andrew Jarvis PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL Roger Brown

BASSOONS (CONT) CONTRABASSOON TIMPANI Supported by Interislander Vicky Crowell David Angus ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL Laurence Reese Thomas Guldborg Supported by Logan Brown SECTION PRINCIPAL Supported by Supported by Canon Sempre Avanti Consulting

BASSES

Joan Perarnau Oleksandr Garriga Gunchenko ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Malcolm Struthers Nicholas Sandle ASSISTANT SUB-PRINCIPAL EMERITUS HORNS PERCUSSION Matthew Cave Supported by Musicworks Samuel Jacobs David Moonan HARP SECTION PRINCIPAL SUB-PRINCIPAL Leonard Sakofsky Bruce McKinnon Supported by McLaren SECTION PRINCIPAL SECTION PRINCIPAL Gregory Hill Heather Thompson EMERITUS Carolyn Mills PRINCIPAL SUB-PRINCIPAL Thomas Guldborg SECTION PRINCIPAL Supported by the Wellington ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL Community Trust Supported by Sempre Avanti Consulting

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

PRINCIPAL PARTNERS ___

CIRCLE PARTNERS ___

CONCERTO PARTNERS ___

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OVERTURE PARTNERS ___ EY Multi Media Systems Ltd Ark Advance Human Synergistics Partridge Jewellers Auckland Live Interflora Pacific Unit Ltd Phantom Billstickers Ltd Barfoot and Thompson Logan Brown Prescription Skin Care Baycourt Community & Arts Centre Longitude 174 Sempre Avanti Consulting Canon Marsh Trinity College London Capitol Catering Mercer Zoë Smith & Wayne Sampson for The Cranfylde Charitable Trust McLaren Associates Ltd Tommy’s Real Estate Dot Loves Data Minter Ellison Rudd Watts

SPECIAL FUNDING AGENCIES ___

THANKS ___

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