Programme: Borodin – In the Steppes of Central Asia Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto No. 5 (‘The Egyptian’). Intermission Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade Conductor: Jose Aparicio Soloist: Shan Liu (Piano) For centuries, composers have looked beyond their own borders to create musical journeys. In this concert, the Nelson Symphony Orchestra invites you to travel to deserts and…

Our matinée concert opens with teenage piano sensation Shan Liu, a student at Auckland’s Westlake Boys High School and one of New Zealand’s most promising young musicians, playing Camille Saint-Saëns’ colourful Piano Concerto Number 5. Written while the composer was in Egypt, the piece, subtitled ‘Egyptian’, is an exotic reflection of the East inspired by…