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Summer Brass from the NZSO

25 Dec 2025

Acclaimed Australian conductor and trumpeter Yoram Levy showcases the power and precision of the NZSO brass and percussion musicians in music to stir the soul and ignite the holiday spirit.

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Saturday 27 December

3:00 PM. Summer Afternoons

Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 1 in C minor Op 68 (3) - London Philharmonic/Vladimir Jurowski (LPO 0043)

Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20 - Ivan Moravec (piano) (SUPRAPHON SU 4059)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11 (4) - Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 214)

Krommer, Franz: Concerto in Eb for two clarinets Op 91 (1) - Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Julian Bliss (clarinet), ASMF/Kenneth Sillito (EMI 3 79786)

Elgar, Edward: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 (1-2) - Jacqueline du Pré (cello), London Symphony Orchestra (EMI CDC 7 47329)

Farr, Gareth: From Forgotten Forests - Carolyn Mills (harp) (TRUST MMT 2020)

Handel, George Frideric: Concerto a due cori No 3 in F HWV334 - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Jean Lamon (vln/dir) (Tafelmusik Media 1011CD)

Spohr, Louis: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in C minor Op 26 - Michael Collins (clarinet), Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Robin O'Neill (Hyperion CDA 67509)

Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No 9 in E minor, From the New World (4) - Los Angeles Philharmonic/André Previn (TELARC CD 80238)

Strauss II, Johann arr Friedman: Voices of Spring - Piers Lane (piano) (Hyperion CDA 66785)

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