The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is introducing a special mini-website featuring digital content and extra information about its 2014 line-up - and on November 1 the NZSO entered a new digital phase with the launch of a 2014 Season App.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is collaborating with international soloists and opera stars for 2014.
Maestros Edo de Waart and Alexander Lazarev will lead the orchestra in works such as Mahler's 9th and Shostakovich's 15th symphonies, while NZSO music director Pietari Inkinen will conduct two cycles of Beethoven's nine symphonies, with each cycle played over four nights. The final symphony will include a stunning line-up of international opera stars.
Experienced virtuosos such as trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger and the extraordinary pianist Alexander Melnikov will grace stages across New Zealand, along with new stars of the classical world including American cello prodigy Alisa Weilerstein and Simone Lamsma, one of the world's leading violinists.
Highlights include works by Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Richard Strauss; Haydn's magnificent oratorio The Creation, led by renowned Haydn specialist Nicholas McGegan; a new commission from New Zealand composer Gareth Farr; and works by acclaimed Scottish composer James MacMillan.
