NZSO and Auckland Choral: Beethoven 9
Friday 22 July 2011, 9:20AM
By New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
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Auckland Choral's next concert:
Odes to Joy
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
FARR Kaitiaki
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 - Choral Symphony
Pietari Inkinen conductor
Madeleine Pierard soprano
Sarah Castle mezzo-soprano
Simon O’Neill tenor
Jonathan Lemalu bass
Voices NZ Chamber Choir and Auckland Choral
New Zealand’s proud tradition of producing great voices continues into the next generation, and four of our modern greats are assembled here to perform the magnificent Ode to Joy. Beethoven’s intensely emotional expression of brotherhood and hope for mankind is the apotheosis of Romantic optimism, a work which your soul needs to hear to gain replenishment and exhilaration. It is paired with a specially-commissioned new work by Gareth Farr, revered among today’s composers for his ability to conjure spectacular and magical sound-worlds. Under the baton of NZSO Music Director Pietari Inkinen, this is an evening of uplifting music you won’t want to miss.
“The young Finn (Pietari Inkinen) draws playing of infectious zeal from the NZSO - what an accomplished band they have become in recent years …” Gramophone (Dec 2010)
Auckland Town Hall / Sat 24 September / 2 pm