A former Conducting Fellow under the mentorship of LA Philharmonic’s Music Director Gustavo Dudamel, New Zealander Gemma New has led performances at Carnegie Hall and with the symphony orchestras of San Diego, Atlanta, Indianapolis, and San Francisco. Enjoy her intelligent interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, Pathétique – the vehicle par excellence for expressivity and emotion.
NZSO Section Principal Cellist Andrew Joyce performs Elgar’s well-loved Cello Concerto in E minor. Andrew has been performing this concerto since he was a teenager and performs it with the NZSO for the first time.
Written in 2005 as the first NYO Composer-in-Residence commission, Robin Toan’s Tū-mata-uenga 'God of War, Spirit of Man' was inspired by the Māori story of creation.
Programme:
Robin TOAN: Tū-mata-uenga 'God of War, Spirit of Man';
ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85;
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 6 in B minor Op 74, Pathétique
Andrew Joyce (cello), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New
Recorded 29 August 2020 at Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington
Audio by RNZ Concert
Video by Latitude Creative
