ALBUMMcLeod: The Emperor and the Nightingale - 3 Celebrations - Rock ConcertoHelen Medlyn, Uwe Grodd, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Eugene Albulescu
ALBUMMendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (with spoken text and melodramas in English)David Timson, Jenny Wollerman, Nota Bene Choir, Peter Kenny, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pepe Becker, Adrian Grove, Tom Mison, Varsity Voices, James Judd, Emily Raymond, Gunnar Cauthery & Anne-Marie Piazza
ALBUMBeethoven, L. Van: Egmont - Ah, PerfidoMadeleine Pierard, Claus Obalski, James Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMCresswell, L: The Voice InsideMadeleine Pierard, James Judd, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Vesa-Matti Leppanen, Michael Kirgan & David Bremner
ALBUMJanácek: Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 3 (Arr. P. Breiner): The Cunning Little Vixen & From the House of the DeadPeter Breiner & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMZemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau & SinfoniettaJames Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMJanácek: Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 2 (arr. P. Breiner) - Kat'a Kabanova & The Makropulos AffairPeter Breiner, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Vesa-Matti Leppanen
ALBUMJanácek: Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 1 (Arr. P. Breiner) - Jenufa & The Excursions of Mr. BroucekVesa-Matti Leppanen, Peter Breiner & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMPassingNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Young
ALBUMSibelius: Night Ride and Sunrise, Belshazaar's Feast Suite, Pan and EchoPietari Inkinen & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMWeber: OverturesAntoni Wit & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMLiszt: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 3 - Festklange, Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, HunnenschlachtMichael Halász & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMMendelssohn: Ein SommernachtstraumJames Judd, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pepe Becker, Jenny Wollerman, Aletta Lohmeyer, Klemens Koehring, Samuel Peter Jackson, Gertrude Thoma, Wolf Kahler, Fernando Tiberini, Stephan Grothgar, Michael Hulsmann & Voices New Zealand
ALBUMHummel: Missa Solemnis - Te DeumPatricia Wright, Patrick Power, David Griffiths, Zan McKendree-Wright, Tower Voices New Zealand, Uwe Grodd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMSingerTim Beveridge & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMElgar: The Wand Of Youth - Nursery SuiteJames Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBernstein: Symphony No. 1; Concerto for OrchestraHelen Medlyn, James Judd, Nathan Gunn & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMVaughan Williams: Fantasias / Norfolk Rhapsody / In the Fen Country / Concerto GrossoJames Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMChristopher Blake: The Islands, We All Fall Down, Échelles de glace & The Furnace of PihangaNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMLilburn: The Three SymphoniesJames Judd & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMGershwin: An American in Paris - Porgy and BessNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra & James Judd
ALBUMCopland: Symphony No. 3; Billy the KidNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra & James Judd
ALBUMPulseBudi Putra, Norio Sato, Kei Koh, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & New Zealand String Quartet
ALBUMScott Steidl: Fire DreamsJames Sedares & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMLandscapes - New Zealand Orchestral MusicKenneth Young & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMWilson: Symphony No. 1, Tribulations, Gnomics, Viola SonataJames Sedares, Laura Flax & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMThe Symphonic Works of Daniel Asia - At the Far EdgeJames Sedares & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMTribute to E.W. KorngoldNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 - Symphony No. 1New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Janos Fürst & Michael Houstoun
ALBUMFarquhar: Symphonies Nos. 1-3New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Kenneth Young
ALBUMFarr: Orchestral MusicNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Mary Scott & Kenneth Young
ALBUMProkofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Michael Houstoun, James Judd & Janos Fürst
ALBUMRitchie: Aquarius - Music By John RitchieNew Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Donald Armstrong, Marina Sturm, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Marc Decio Taddei
ALBUMVerdi: Simon BoccanegraNuccia Focile, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Gordon Hawkins, Paul Charles Clarke, Martin Snell, Wendy Dawn Thompson, James Meng, Yaron Windmuller, Vladimir Vaneev, Marco Guidarini & Chapman Tripp Opera Chorus
ALBUMLiszt: Symphonic PoemsNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Michael Halász
ALBUMDouble Indemnity - The Lost Weekend - The KillersJames Sedares & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMBizet: Symphony in C Major, L'Arlesienne, Jeux d'enfantsNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Donald Johanos, Anthony Bramall & Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
ALBUMGoodwin: Drake 400 Suite, Main Title Theme (From "633 Squadron") & Other Orchestral WorksNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Ron Goodwin
ALBUMGoodwin: Drake 400 Suite, New Zealand SuiteNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra
ALBUMDouglas Lilburn: Orchestral MusicNew Zealand Symphony Orchestra & William Southgate
ALBUMEdwin Carr: Symphony No. 4 -Kenneth Young & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Since the mid-20th century, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has generally been considered the finest full-scale symphony orchestra from New Zealand. Holding the status as the national orchestra of New Zealand, it is government-funded and thus less constrained by commercial factors that hamper independent ensembles. The NZSO consists of about 90 players and performs its 100-plus yearly concerts throughout New Zealand, with a larger portion of its programs presented in the cities of Wellington, where it is based, and Auckland. Its Wellington concerts are presented in two locations, Wellington Town Hall and the Michael Fowler Centre. The NZSO travels to as many as 30 New Zealand cities in a typical concert season and occasionally goes on tour overseas. It has made numerous recordings over the years, but has only recently become a familiar name to record buyers in Europe and the Americas. The group has recorded for several labels, including BMG, Koch International, Sony Classical, and Naxos.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, known as the National Orchestra until 1975, was founded in 1946, but did not give its inaugural concert until March 6 of the following year. From 1946 to 1989 it functioned under the aegis of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, but since the latter year has been independent of that broadcast network, serving under a government-appointed board of directors instead.
The orchestra functioned for most of its existence without an official music director. In 1999 that practice ended when English conductor James Judd was named the NZSO's first music director. Previous conductors were called resident conductors and included James Robertson (1954-1977), John Hopkins (1957-1963), Juan Matteucci (1964-1999), and Brian Priestman (1973-1975).
Priestman's tenure was notable for its inaugural foreign tour, which involved a series of concerts in Australia. Upon his departure, the National Orchestra took its current name and until 1999 used only principal conductors and guest conductors. Judd served as music director until 2007. During his eight years on the podium many prominent soloists appeared with the NZSO, including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Lang Lang, and Hilary Hahn. Finland native Pietari Inkinen was named Judd's successor, effective January 2008. Important recordings by the NZSO for Naxos include the 2002 CD of Symphonies No. 1-3 by New Zealander Douglas Lilburn, the 2005 DVD of orchestral works by Vaughan Williams, both led by James Judd, and the 2011 album, The Emperor and the Nightingale, by New Zealander Jenny McLeod, led by Uwe Grodd.
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Wellington, New Zealand
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