Orchestra Wellington
Marc Taddei
Orchestra Wellington Music Director Marc Taddei has a new job to add to his resume. He's just been appointed Music Director of the Vallejo Symphony Orchestra. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area and… Audio
Kirsten Mason
After traveling the globe and presenting New Zealand music to the world, Kirsten Mason returned home to take up a role with Chamber Music New Zealand. Recently she was appointed as the new General… Audio
Dorothy BUCHANAN: The Layers of Time
Performed by Wellington Sinfonia (now Orchestra Wellington) with Bel Canto Vocal Ensemble, Rowan Prior (cello) conducted by Michael Houstoun, Wellington Town Hall. Recorded by Radio New Zealand… Audio
Dorothy BUCHANAN: The Clio Legacy
Wellington Regional Orchestra, Sue Robinson (conductor), Margaret Medlyn (soprano), Edward Allen (horn), Charlotte Murray and Tungia Baker (narrators), Maiden Tawa Chorus, Kapa Haka Wahine. Recorded… Audio
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, 'Pathétique'
The work was premièred with Tchaikovsky on the podium in October of 1893 just nine days before his mysterious death. The Russian title 'Pateticheskaya' means "passionate" or "emotional", implying a… Audio
Marc Taddei
Marc Taddei the Music Director of Orchestra Wellington looks ahead to the Orchestra's final concert of 2015. He conducts the premiere of Karlo Margetic's Piano Concerto with Michael Houstoun and Emma… Audio
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor
Tchaikovsky was now famous and had just completed a successful European tour by the time he wrote the fifth symphony. It seems that providence had smiled on him after years of struggle and self-doubt… Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 4 in F minor
The fourth symphony is concerned with fate, a fate that Tchaikovsky felt dealt him a weak nature. Video, Audio
Andrey Lebedev: Orchestra Wellington
Australian guitar soloist for this weekend's Orchestra Wellington concert. Audio
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 3, 'Polish'
The third symphony is unashamedly cheerful and has at its centre one of the most romantic pieces of music that Tchaikovsky ever wrote. The nickname 'Polish' relates to the finale which draws on… Audio
Michael Houstoun: Orchestra Wellington
New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun confides how much the music of J.S Bach resonates with him as he prepares for his Chamber Music New Zealand tour Inspired by Bach Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 2, 'Little Russian'
Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Recorded at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. Audio
PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No 3
Michael Houstoun (piano), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Recorded 20 June 2015 at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
Leila ADU: Rain as Blessings Fall
The world premiere of Leila Adu's 'Rain as Blessings Fall', written as part of Orchestra Wellington's Composer-in-Residence programme. Audio
Leila Adu: Orchestra Wellington
New Zealand singer and composer working with Orchestra Wellington this week. Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 1, Winter Daydreams
Tchaikovsky's first attempt at a symphony nearly drove him to a nervous breakdown, but none of that tension found itself into the symphony, instead the idea of winter seems to have been close to his… Audio
Piano Concertos - Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No 3
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor. Michael Houstoun (piano), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei. Recorded 18 April 2015 at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
GLINKA: Kamarinskaya
Tchaikovsky called Glinka's Fantasy on two Russian Folksongs ‘the acorn from which the oak of Russian music grew'.
Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei Audio
Peter Mechen: Orchestra Wellington Review
Review of Saturday's Orchestra Wellington performance with pianist Michael Houstoun. Audio
Marc Taddei and Michael Houstoun
Orchestra Wellington Orchestra Wellington Music Director and piano soloist preview Saturday's concert. Audio
