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Nau mai, haere mai and welcome to Auckland Philharmonia! Our 45th concert season is packed full of fantastic and varied musical experiences guaranteed to excite, inspire and entertain. You can view details of all of our 2025 concerts on our website. We have an extraordinary season of moving music ahead and we look forward to sharing it with you.
Auckland Philharmonia 2025
Using resources provided by Carnegie Hall (New York), Auckland Philharmonia's Learn & Participate programme gives teachers the tools to teach music! Participating classes learn a set of songs on recorder, violin, voice or another instrument. All of the schools then come together to participate in an interactive concert where you will discover how the orchestra can sing!
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Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Tristan Simon O’Neill
Isolde Ricarda Merbeth
Brangäne Katarina Karnéus
Kurwenal Johan Reuter
King Marke Albert Dohmen
Melot Jared Holt
Sailor/Shepherd/Steersman Andrew Goodwin
with The New Zealand Opera Chorus
Stage Director Frances Moore
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Recorded on Saturday 10 August, 2024 at Opera in Concert: Tristan und Isolde
Wagner - Tristan und Isolde - Act I
Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Tristan Simon O’Neill
Isolde Ricarda Merbeth
Brangäne Katarina Karnéus
Kurwenal Johan Reuter
King Marke Albert Dohmen
Melot Jared Holt
Sailor/Shepherd/Steersman Andrew Goodwin
with The New Zealand Opera Chorus
Stage Director Frances Moore
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Recorded on Saturday 10 August, 2024 at Opera in Concert: Tristan und Isolde
Wagner - Tristan und Isolde - Act II
Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Tristan Simon O’Neill
Isolde Ricarda Merbeth
Brangäne Katarina Karnéus
Kurwenal Johan Reuter
King Marke Albert Dohmen
Melot Jared Holt
Sailor/Shepherd/Steersman Andrew Goodwin
with The New Zealand Opera Chorus
Stage Director Frances Moore
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Recorded on Saturday 10 August, 2024 at Opera in Concert: Tristan und Isolde
Wagner - Tristan und Isolde - Act III
7.30pm, Thursday 3 October
Aotea Centre
Set against the breathtaking landscapes of ancient China, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon tells the story of the legendary master warrior Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and his secret love Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), with whom he has entrusted the safekeeping of the mythic sword known as the Green Destiny.
Experience one of cinema’s most exciting martial arts spectacles and enduring love stories, together with composer Tan Dun’s Oscar®- winning score performed live by the Auckland Philharmonia.
Film will have the original Mandarin dialogue, with English subtitles.
Film is rated M: Suitable for mature audiences 16 and over. Low level violence.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Live in Concert
Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
with Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)
Respighi Roman Festivals
This performance was filmed during the 13 June 2024 performance of The NZ Herald Premier Series: The Eternal City
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert
Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Respighi - Roman Festivals
Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
with Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)
Respighi Pines of Rome
This performance was filmed during the 13 June 2024 performance of The NZ Herald Premier Series: The Eternal City
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert
Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Respighi - Pines of Rome
Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
with Musicians from the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)
Respighi Fountains of Rome
This performance was filmed during the 13 June 2024 performance of The NZ Herald Premier Series: The Eternal City
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert
Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Respighi - Fountains of Rome
We sat down and had a catch-up with our Music Director Giordano Bellincampi about life as a conductor, performing in the Auckland Town Hall and what a first time concert goer can expect on their first visit.
Giordano Bellincampi Q&A
Conductor Giordano Bellincampi
Leonie Holmes For just a little moment
This performance was filmed during the 24 November 2023 performance of The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Beethoven's Violin
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Leonie Holmes - For just a little moment
We sat down and chatted with our Principal Guest Conductor Shiyeon Sung.
Part 3 - In this final video we hear about the first thing Shiyeon does when she gets home after traveling for work, her pre-concert ritual and what her hopes are for her time as Principal Guest Conductor of the Auckland Philharmonia
Shiyeon Sung Q&A - Part 3
Aotea Centre, Auckland
Film is rated G for general audiences
The Lion King Live in Concert
We sat down and chatted with our Principal Guest Conductor Shiyeon Sung.
Part 2 - How does a conductor prepare for a concert? Shiyeon breaks down the steps she takes to prepare for taking the podium.
Shiyeon Sung Q&A - Part 2
We sat down and chatted with our Principal Guest Conductor Shiyeon Sung.
Part 1 - Shiyeon discusses her childhood and her beginnings in the world of music
Shiyeon Sung Q&A - Part 1
Auckland Live In Conversation with the Auckland Philharmonia
The kaupapa of the Auckland Philharmonia’s Learn & Participate programme is that music should provide a pathway to personal fulfilment in all kinds of ways.
Learn & Participate 2024
When you donate to the Future Fund, you champion music education programmes with families, students, aspiring musicians and communities across Auckland. Your support of the Future Fund enables engagement with more than 20,000 young people and adults each year, presence in over 60 schools throughout Auckland, and the mentoring of thousands of children in the art of music.
All donations, no matter how big or small, make a difference to what is possible APO Connecting and the work APO is able to do with young people throughout Auckland and beyond. Thank you for considering a donation to the Future Fund today.
My Auckland Philharmonia Musical Journey with Julie Park
Conductor Shiyeon Sung
Piano Steven Osborne
Ravel Piano Concerto in G
This performance was filmed during the 17 August 2023 performance of Bayleys Great Classics: Shostakovich 5
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert
Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G
Conductor Shiyeon Sung
Cello Jaemin Han
This performance was filmed during the 20 April 2023 performance of The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: City of Dreams
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert
Video and livestream produced by JX Live
Haydn - Cello Concerto No.1
Conductor Vincent Hardaker
Tenor Simon O’Neill
Soprano Jayne Tankersley
Choirmaster David Squire
Victoria Kelly Requiem
This performance was filmed on Saturday 11 March, 2023 performance of the Auckland Arts Festival: Requiem
Audio recorded by RNZ Concert.
Film funded by NZ On Air.
Victoria Kelly: Requiem
The Auckland Philharmonia's Learn & Participate programme is one of the leading music education and community outreach programmes in New Zealand.
Learn & Participate 2023
Conductor Shiyeon Sung
Salina Fisher Tupaia
This performance was filmed during the 4 August 2022 performance of The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Firebird
Audio courtesy of RNZ Concert
Video produced by JX Live