Playing Grieg’s Piano Concerto Allegro molto moderato in the upcoming MSO Family Concert, Shan Liu at 13 years old has already played around the world including Aachen Germany, Sydney Opera House and Carniege Hall, New York. How does he do it? Shan answers some of the burning questions we have for the young soloist.
Salina Fisher – Kintsugi For Orchestra commissioned by the Manukau Symphony Orchestra and Funded by the Nicholas Tarling Charitable Trust. Performed live by the Manukau Symphony Orchestra conducted by Uwe Grodd, at the Houstoun Plays Saint-Saens concert, 19 November 2023, Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau.
The Winners of the first Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition for 2023 Announced!
Symphonic Journey | FINLANDIA 2022 weekend workshop was held over the weekend of 2-3 July at Te Tuhi Art Gallery, Pakuranga. Conductor Tom Chester was vibrant and positive, and brought the music to life. Our orchestra for the weekend was composed of MSO mentor and community players, and students and community players from the Howick …
Loata Mahe has been a soloist, concertmaster and violinist in the Manukau Symphony Orchestra for over 25 years. Recently Loata was featured in an article in the King’s Courier Magazine. In the article, she mentions the impact that playing in the MSO has had on her career as a musician, and teacher. Read the article …
New Zealand-born Mark Menzies, described in the Los Angeles Times as an ‘extraordinary musician’ and a ‘riveting violinist’, is performing Brahms’ Violin Concerto with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra this month. A viola and violin virtuoso, chamber musician and pianist, conductor and advocate of contemporary music, Mark has performed in Europe, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Japan, New …
Violinist Mark Menzies on Brahms’ Violin Concerto and why he loves Autumn in New Zealand Read More »
Having performed around the world including at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Dunedin-based soprano Anna Leese will next be on stage at the Due Drop Events Centre in Auckland with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra in Mahler 4. Have you performed with the MSO before? I’ve performed with Uwe Grodd before. I did the Haydn Nelson Mass with him a …
Soprano Anna Leese on Strauss, Mahler and attitude Read More »
A Mahler symphony is a symbol of maturity for any orchestra. Together with soprano Anna Leese, Manukau Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will perform Mahler’s Fourth Symphony on Saturday 28 August, 7.30pm at the Vodafone Events Centre. Leese, a sought-after Kiwi soprano, says the challenge is conveying the sense of child-like wonderment in Das himmlische Leben (The Heavenly Life) in the last movement of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. ‘There are few …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE14 April 2021 The Manukau Symphony Orchestra (MSO) begins its 2021 season with renowned New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun in the twice-rescheduled concert Houstoun Plays The Egyptian on Sunday 2 May, 5pm at the Vodafone Events Centre. Houstoun always tries to avoid picking favourites, although he does ‘love the charm, exoticism and virtuosity’ …
‘No longer retired’ – Houstoun plays The Egyptian in Manukau Read More »
In 2019 an international journal of community music published an article by Professor Uwe Grodd and Associate Professor David Lines, University of Auckland on the success story of the orchestra. Grodd, U. & Lines, D. The Manukau Symphony Orchestra: Reflections on a sustainable model for a community orchestra in Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of …
