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The NZSO at practice in the Michael Fowler Centre. Handel’s Messiah. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New with Anna Leese (soprano), Sarah Court (alto), Frederick Jones (tenor), Robert Tucker (bass) and The Tudor Consort. Michael Fowler Centre, November 12. Reviewed by Max Rashbrooke. From the first moments it felt like we were in the hands of a master. Conductor Gemma New, a study in pale, concentrated energy, had complete control over the stunning orchestral writing of Handel’s famous Messiah. Committed, as is the modern trend, to a story-telling Messiah and not just a beautiful sound, she worked each of the 47 movements into its own little gem, distinct from all the others. Right from the opening ‘Sinfony’, its string parts bright and darting, New was committed also to a distinctively baroque dynamic, with sudden and sharp contrasts of volume and tone. ....