Press Release – New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
NZSO Principal Conductor in Residence Hamish McKeich Photo: Stephen A’Court.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa brings a carnival atmosphere to Wellington and Auckland in March with a performance of dazzling music from Igor Stravinsky’s groundbreaking ballet Petrushka.
Carnival in Wellington on 26 March and Auckland on 27 March also features French composer Maurice Ravel’s waltz homage La Valse and his irrepressible Piano Concerto performed by acclaimed New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge.
The Orchestra, led by top New Zealand conductor Hamish McKeich, also performs Grammy Award-nominated English composer Anna Clyne’s Masquerade, commissioned for the popular Last Night of the Proms.
Press Release – New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
NZSO Principal Conductor in Residence Hamish McKeich Photo: Stephen A’Court.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa brings a carnival atmosphere to Wellington in March with a performance of dazzling music from Igor Stravinsky’s groundbreaking ballet Petrushka.
Carnival in Wellington on 26 March also features French composer Maurice Ravel’s waltz homage La Valse and his irrepressible Piano Concerto performed by acclaimed New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge.
The Orchestra, led by top New Zealand conductor Hamish McKeich, also performs Grammy Award-nominated English composer Anna Clyne’s Masquerade, commissioned for the popular Last Night of the Proms.
Midway Ice Castles
There s still a long, cold stretch of winter ahead as we blaze into this new year, and it s going to be easy to start feeling house-bound. Outdoor, family activities in the Utah winter are few and far between, but if you ve never before taken the opportunity to experience the Midway Ice Castles, this tenth anniversary year might be the ideal time to bundle up the whole crew for a magical experience.
The concept was born when Utah resident and founder Brent Christensen built an ice cave for his daughter at their Alpine home, and the spot became a minor tourist attraction. In 2011, Christensen took that idea to Midway, and has since expanded it to additional locations in Colorado, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Each ice castle is hand built by artists who grow thousands of icicles daily, harvest them and sculpt them into existing ice structures. The process takes two months to complete, resulting in a work of ice art covering nearly an acre and weighing more than 25
Friday, 11 December, 2020 - 17:49
NZSO launches innovative Festival series and more special events in 2021 The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will introduce an innovative Festival series and expand its popular and accessible Setting Up Camp tour to more communities in 2021.
The multi-day Festival and Setting Up Camp tours are in addition to an exciting selection of other concerts and special events the national orchestra will present next year.
Renowned international conductors Marin Alsop, Vasily Petrenko, Asher Fisch and James Judd will join New Zealanders Gemma New, Holly Mathieson and NZSO Principal Conductor in Residence Hamish McKeich for the Orchestra’s 2021 Season.
Acclaimed New Zealand pianists Stephen De Pledge and Diedre Irons, soprano Madeleine Pierard, mezzo-soprano Kristin Darragh, tenor Simon O’Neill and bass Paul Whelan are among the soloists confirmed. NZSO Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen directs a programme which includes Vivaldi’s The Four Season