NEW ZEALAND S YMPHONY O RCHESTRA N Z S LET’S BEGIN. MUCH TO SO EXPERIENCE WHEN DOES IT START? IT DOES WHEN SO SO WHAT YOU EXPECT YOU WHAT THRILLING SO NOT SO MUCH WANT TO SEE TO AGAIN IT WANT TO GET EXCITED ABOUT SO FOR EVERYONE FOR SO S NZ BREATHTAKING SO COOL SO SO EXHILARATING MUCH TO SO EXPERIENCE SO THRILLING SEASON 2018 Season after season we bring together the best New Zealand musicians and MUCH world-renowned soloists and conductors to perform timeless classics and new-found favourites. Delivered with passion and excellence, a night at the NZSO is an TO GET EXCITED ABOUT experience as good as anywhere in the world. And again this season, it will be SO. SO SO is a question that opens your mind to new possibilities, transporting you to new places and new worlds, beyond all your expectations. SO is the amplifier that adds gravitas to a mood, a feeling and an emotion. So exhilarating. So mind-blowing. So much more than you imagined. A night at the NZSO will be all this and so much more. We’ll so see you there. NZ SO LET’S BEGIN. SO MANY PERFORMANCES 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 CHIEF EXECUTIVE Tim Watson Photo: Jesse Willems Photo: 02 MUSIC DIRECTOR Edo de Waart THE NZSO FOUNDATION IS PROUD TO SUPPORT EDO DE WAART SO THE BEST IN THE WORLD. THE BEST This is my third season with the No season is complete without New Zealand Symphony Beethoven and I am thrilled to Orchestra and my relationship give you the opportunity to hear with the musicians has this great composer’s musical deepened. I feel a strong evolution by juxtaposing his connection to New Zealand first and last symphonies in and each visit is underpinned one evening. by the pleasure of returning to A musical tribute to the 20th this unique musical family century legend Leonard and preparing our carefully Bernstein is our contribution to selected repertoire. his 100th birthday celebrations I look forward to being with this from the global musical wonderful orchestra and I’m community. Some of the world’s excited to again share great best soloists and conductors music with audiences around return in 2018 to perform with the country. us again and we’re also delighted to have the New Zealand debut My Masterworks concerts are of several international talents, still the musical pillars of the including American pianists the season. We continue to unveil Naughton Sisters. the passion of Mahler, performing both his Fifth and If you are to be our guest for the Seventh symphonies; we first time, we hope that you’ll highlight three singular works come with an open mind and are by French musical giants, ready to be surprised. Music is Berlioz, Debussy and Ravel, and for everyone. It has the capacity share two glorious pieces by to touch us all in different ways. Stravinsky that are close to my And it is my hope that you will heart. I have always loved the find something in our 2018 music of Rachmaninov and Season that touches you and I hope you will join us and remains with you for a long time. immerse yourself in his Edo de Waart Photo: Jesse Willems Photo: expansive Second Symphony. MUSIC DIRECTOR 03 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