Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra: From a musical paint box
The title of the first concert of APO's Bayleys Great Classics series was a giveaway: a "Grand Tour", firmly locked into a European itinerary.
The title of the first concert of APO's Bayleys Great Classics series was a giveaway: a "Grand Tour", firmly locked into a European itinerary.
Working with the legendary Boulez was an unforgettable experience, says Barenboim.
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is coming home.
More concerts should come with entrees as taste-tempting as Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite, writes William Dart.
On Sunday, Nikolai Demidenko launched Auckland Museum's 2015 Fazioli International Piano Recital Series with a thoughtful and testing Chopin programme.
If the test of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's annual Celebrate Christmas was its popularity, then a full house for a second performance must be the ultimate accolade.
Mozart's short Adagio and Fugue in C minor, dating from the same summer of 1788 as his last three symphonies, provided a piquant launch for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Thursday concert.
Nikolai Demidenko playing Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto was doubtlessly the reason for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's full Town Hall on Thursday and, as one expected, his uber-pianist status was effortlessly confirmed.
The popular misconception has always been that Schoenberg's music is box office poison.
The pathway to James Ehnes' superlative Elgar Violin Concerto was a beguiling one.
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Splendour series has taken a slightly different approach from previous years.
Aucklanders' rates have given a $46 million boost to 10 rescue, safety, arts and cultural groups in the past four years and a further $14 million gift is proposed for the 2013-14 year.