What's On
MSO Season 2023
30th Anniversary
MSO Concerts 2023
Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau
Hamilton & Houstoun
Sunday 13 August, 5.00pm
Due Drop Events Centre
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Pre-show talk | Sunday 13 August, 4.00pm
SHOSTAKOVICH FESTIVE OVERTURE
BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO No.3
HAMILTON (NZ) MANUKAU SONGS: A CHORAL SYMPHONY
UWE GRODD Conductor
MICHAEL HOUSTOUN Piano
STEPHEN DIAZ Counter Tenor
JAMES IOELU Bass
AUCKLAND CHORAL
PUHINUI SCHOOL CHOIR
Amalia Hall Plays Elgar
Saturday 18 November, 7.30pm
Due Drop Events Centre
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ELGAR VIOLIN CONCERTO
BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO.1
UWE GRODD Conductor
AMALIA HALL Violin
Te Tuhi, Pakuranga
Waipoua
Sunday 2 July, 5.00pm
Te Tuhi, Pakuranga
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MOZART EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK
GARETH FARR (NZ) WAIPOUA
DVORAK SERENADE FOR WINDS
VINCENT HARDAKER Conductor
JULIA CORNFIELD Clarinet
MSO Inspire 2023
Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau
1 Tahi - Symphonic Journey Workshop | FREE
Beethoven 'Egmont'
Sunday 8 October, 5.00pm
Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau
Free
BEETHOVEN OVERTURE TO EGMONT
ADRIEN DE CROY (NZ) ‘WHATIPU SCENES’ WORLD PREMIERE
PROKOFIEV ROMEO & JULIET THE MONTAGUES AND THE CAPULETS
J WILLIAMS STAR WARS
UWE GRODD Conductor
3 Toru - Pre-Show Talk and Open Rehearsal | FREE
Hamilton & Houstoun
Open Rehearsal
Saturday 12 August, 1.00-3.00pm
Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau
Free
DR LUCY MACKINTOSH Historian, Auckland Musem
DAVID HAMILTON Composer
Pre-show talk
Sunday 13 August, 4.00pm
Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau
Free
4 Whā - The Stolen Stars of Matariki | FREE FOR SCHOOLS
MSO Schools Concerts
11 September 11.00am & 1.00pm
12 September 11.00am & 1.00pm
Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau
Free
2023 Past Concerts
MSO Family Concert
Sunday 21 May, 5.00pm
Due Drop Events Centre
STRAUSS FLEDERMAUS OVERTURE
RADETZKY MARCH
TRISCH TRATSCH POLKA
GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO, ALLEGRO MOLTO MODERATO
DE CROY ‘WALTZA NOSTALGIA’ (NZ PREMIERE)
BERNSTEIN WEST SIDE STORY SELECTION
J WILLIAMS STAR WARS
LEHÁR DEIN IST MEIN GANZES HERZ From DAS LAND DES LÄCHELN
PUCCINI CHI BEL SOGNO DI DORETTA From LA RONDINE
O SOAVE FANCIULLA From LA BOHEME
KORNGOLD MARIETTA’S LEID From DIE TOTE STADT
BRENT STEWART Conductor
SHAN LIU Piano
TOMOMI JOHNSTON Tenor Saxophone
NTAC PRIZE WINNERS Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono
Katherine Winitana
NTAC RUNNER UP Maeve Herd
2 Rua - Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition | FREE
Final Recital
Tuesday 21 February, 7.30pm
Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau
Free
ROSEMARY BARNES Piano
Brahms Violin Concerto
Sun 29 May, 5pm
Vodafone Events Centre
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UWE GRODD Conductor
MARK MENZIES Violin
MSO@Pakuranga | Simple Symphony
Sun 24 Jul, 5pm
Te Tuhi
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MELODY LIN Flute
RACHEL THOMAS Marimba
Scheherazade
Sun 25 Sep, 5pm
Due Drop Events Centre (formerly Vodafone Events Centre)
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VINCENT HARDAKER Conductor
RACHEL THOMAS Marimba
Houstoun Plays Saint-Saëns
Sat 19 Nov, 7.30pm
Due Drop Events Centre (formerly Vodafone Events Centre)
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UWE GRODD Conductor
MICHAEL HOUSTOUN Piano