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SUMMARY:Nelson Symphony Orchestra presents Solo Spotlight
DESCRIPTION:A highlight for many\, NSO’s biennial ‘Solo Spotlight’ concert returns with stunning performances from talented young soloists from around NZ. Soloists selected will perform one movement of a concerto or an aria of their choice\, accompanied by the NSO. Conducted by Andrew Ward. \nProgramme: \nCimarosa: Overture to Oreste \nSchumann: 1st mvt of Piano Concerto (Ozan Biner-McGrath) \nGabriel Pierné: Konzertstück Op.39 (Jessica MacBrayne – harp) \nDvorak: 1st mvt of ‘Cello Concerto (Portia Bell) \nMozart: 3rd mvt of Violin Concerto No 3 (Priscilla Teh) \nDavid Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody (Ryan Yeh – ‘Cello) \nDebussy: En Bateau from Petite Suite (orchestra) \nChen Gang and He Zhanhao: 1st mvt of Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (Eve Lu) \nSaint-Saëns: 1st mvt of Violin Concerto No 3 (Ambrose Tarrant)
URL:https://www.nso.nz/event/nelson-symphony-orchestra-presents-solo-spotlight-5/
LOCATION:Nelson Centre of Musical Arts\, 48 Nile St\, Nelson\, 7010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Nelson Symphony Orchestra
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SUMMARY:Handel's Messiah Reimagined
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s MESSIAH has been in the concert repertoire since it was written almost 300 years ago. Nelson Symphony Orchestra and Nelson Civic Choir are joined by narrator and soloists to present an exciting new semi-staged version of this much-loved masterpiece.\nWhether you know and love Handel’s MESSIAH or will be hearing it for the first time\, this refreshing new arrangement\, compiled by Music Director Jason Balla\, will be a unique way for you to enjoy one of the world’s greatest choral masterpieces ever written. The production presents this much loved choral work from the viewpoint of the composer and those individuals involved in it’s creation and the first performance in Dublin in 1742.\nThe combined forces of the Nelson Civic Choir and the Nelson Symphony Orchestra under Music and Artistic Director Jason Balla come together for the first time in many years to offer you a unique presentation of one of the world’s most popular choral masterpieces.\nEarlybird tickets available until the end of October.
URL:https://www.nso.nz/event/handels-messiah-reimagined/
LOCATION:Nelson Centre of Musical Arts\, 48 Nile St\, Nelson\, 7010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Live Events,Nelson Civic Choir,Nelson Symphony Orchestra
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SUMMARY:Handel's Messiah Reimagined
DESCRIPTION:Handel’s MESSIAH has been in the concert repertoire since it was written almost 300 years ago. Nelson Symphony Orchestra and Nelson Civic Choir are joined by narrator and soloists to present an exciting new semi-staged version of this much-loved masterpiece.\nWhether you know and love Handel’s MESSIAH or will be hearing it for the first time\, this refreshing new arrangement\, compiled by Music Director Jason Balla\, will be a unique way for you to enjoy one of the world’s greatest choral masterpieces ever written. The production presents this much loved choral work from the viewpoint of the composer and those individuals involved in it’s creation and the first performance in Dublin in 1742.\nThe combined forces of the Nelson Civic Choir and the Nelson Symphony Orchestra under Music and Artistic Director Jason Balla come together for the first time in many years to offer you a unique presentation of one of the world’s most popular choral masterpieces.\nEarlybird tickets available until the end of October.
URL:https://www.nso.nz/event/handels-messiah-reimagined-2/
LOCATION:Nelson Centre of Musical Arts\, 48 Nile St\, Nelson\, 7010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Live Events,Nelson Civic Choir,Nelson Symphony Orchestra
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260321T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260321T213000
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SUMMARY:Nelson Symphony Orchestra presents: Mozartiana
DESCRIPTION:Mozartiana\nMozart & Tchaikovsky: Homage to Genius\nConductor Jason Balla\n \nProgramme:\nMozart – ‘Don Giovanni’ Overture K.527\nTchaikovsky – Suite No.4 Op.61 ‘Mozartiana’ \nIntermission\nMozart ‘Ave Verum Corpus’  (with guests Nelson Civic Choir)\nMozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor K.550\n \nWelcome to Nelson Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Mozartiana\, an evening dedicated to the timeless beauty and enduring influence of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\, as celebrated through the artistry of both Mozart himself and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.\nThe concert programme opens with the dramatic overture to Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni\, a work that has captivated audiences for centuries with its bold themes and emotional depth. We then journey into Tchaikovsky’s Orchestral Suite No. 4\, ‘Mozartiana’\, a heartfelt tribute composed on the centenary of Don Giovanni. In this suite\, Tchaikovsky reimagines several of Mozart’s lesser-known piano pieces\, weaving them into a lush orchestral tapestry that bridges the classical and romantic eras.\nAfter the intermission ‘Mozartiana’ continues with the devotional prayer ‘Ave Verum Corpus’ sung by the Nelson Civic Choir and the concert ends with the Symphony No. 40 in G minor – one of Mozart’s most celebrated symphonies.\nWhether you are a lifelong devotee or discovering these masterpieces for the first time\, we hope this concert programme entitled ‘Mozartiana’ inspires and delights.\nEarly Bird finishes 8th March
URL:https://www.nso.nz/event/nelson-symphony-orchestra-presents-mozartiana/
LOCATION:Nelson Centre of Musical Arts\, 48 Nile St\, Nelson\, 7010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Nelson Symphony Orchestra
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SUMMARY:Mozartiana: Family Matinee!
DESCRIPTION:Programme includes highlights from the previous evening performance.\nProgramme:\nMozart – ‘Don Giovanni’ Overture K.527\nTchaikovsky – Suite No.4 Op.61 ‘Mozartiana’ \nMozart ‘Ave Verum Corpus’  (with guests Nelson Civic Choir)\nMozart – Symphony No. 40 in G minor K.550\nWelcome to Nelson Symphony Orchestra’s Family Matinée! performance of Mozartiana.\nThe whole family will enjoy this shortened concert\, dedicated to the timeless beauty and enduring influence of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\, as celebrated through the artistry of both Mozart himself and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.\nThe concert programme\, designed with the whole family in mind\, includes music from the dramatic overture to Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni\, a work that has captivated audiences for centuries with its bold themes and emotional depth. We then journey into excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Orchestral Suite No. 4\, ‘Mozartiana’\, a heartfelt tribute composed on the centenary of Don Giovanni. In this suite\, Tchaikovsky reimagines several of Mozart’s lesser-known piano pieces\, weaving them into a lush orchestral tapestry that bridges the classical and romantic eras.\nThe concert\, presented without an intermission and lasting approximately one hour\, continues with the devotional prayer ‘Ave Verum Corpus’ sung by the Nelson Civic Choir and will conclude with movements from the Symphony No. 40 in G minor – one of Mozart’s most celebrated symphonies.\nWhether you are a lifelong devotee or discovering these masterpieces for the first time\, we hope this concert programme entitled ‘Mozartiana’ inspires and delights.
URL:https://www.nso.nz/event/mozartiana-family-matinee/
LOCATION:Nelson Centre of Musical Arts\, 48 Nile St\, Nelson\, 7010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Nelson Symphony Orchestra
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SUMMARY:Harp in Harmony
DESCRIPTION:Music\, and the instruments used to make it\, tells the most evocative stories.\nNSO is delighted to present Harp in Harmony\, a collaboration with guest conductor Anthony Ferner and renowned Kiwi harpist\, Helen Webby\, where remembrance\, romance\, reflection and heroism intertwine.\nThe concert begins with New Zealand composer Anthony Ritchie’s poignant Remember Parihaka\, before Helen takes to the stage for Ernst von Dohnányi’s unique Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra – one of the composer’s later works\, written when he was 75\, and widely believed to portray his search for a peaceful end to his troubled life.\nWe end with Beethoven’s 7th Symphony\, a masterpiece of rhythm and energy that introduced the musical dynamic ‘fff’ – fortississimo\, ‘louder than as loud as possible’ – for the first time ever in an orchestral work. Unifying these three compositions is a feeling of finding hope and peace amid adversity and hardship – a concept that is as relevant today as ever.
URL:https://www.nso.nz/event/harp-in-harmony/
LOCATION:Nelson Centre of Musical Arts\, 48 Nile St\, Nelson\, 7010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Nelson Symphony Orchestra
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260912T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260912T213000
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SUMMARY:Romantic Echoes
DESCRIPTION:“Romantic Echoes” brings together works of profound emotion and orchestral colour. Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 offers classical grace and melodic charm\, while Wagner’s Götterdämmerung Fantasy immerses listeners in the drama and grandeur of late Romantic opera. Together\, these masterpieces highlight the expressive depth and innovation of the Romantic era.\nProgramme:\nWagner (arr. Iain Farrington) ‘Gütterdammerung: An Orchestral Fantasy’ \nIntermission\nSchubert ‘Symphony No. 5’\nConductor: Jason Balla
URL:https://www.nso.nz/event/romantic-echoes/
LOCATION:Nelson Centre of Musical Arts\, 48 Nile St\, Nelson\, 7010\, New Zealand
CATEGORIES:Nelson Symphony Orchestra
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