APO musicians move to a new beat at Diwali Festival
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Indian musicians combine talents for unique Diwali Festival performance.
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Indian musicians combine talents for unique Diwali Festival performance.
Classical music meets high-tech gaming at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
Ever since Ning Feng topped the 2005 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, he's returned to NZ for regular concerto appearances with APO.
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.
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.