2026 Season
CONCERT 1: MATAATUA & BEETHOVEN
Opera in Concert & Piano Concerto
DATES:
15 May, 19:30: Sir Howard Morrison Centre, Rotorua
16 May, 15:00: Baycourt, Tauranga
17 May, 15:00: BNZ Theatre, Hamilton
PROGRAMME:
Whitehead: The Journey of Mataatua Whare
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor)
Conductor: Peter Walls
Piano Soloist: Stephen De Pledge
Singers: Katherine Winitana, Tomairangi Henare, Samuel McKeever
Chorus: Waikato University Voice Programme Ensemble
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CONCERT 3: AROUND THE WORLD (family concert)
DATES:
9 October, 19:00: Hamilton
10 October, 15:00: Rotorua
11 October, 15:00: Tauranga
PROGRAMME:
Jeremy Holland-Smith - The Caretaker's Guide to the Orchestra
plus other inspiring pieces from every corner of the globe
Conductor: Adam Maha
Narrator: TBC
CONCERT 2: BEETHOVEN UNWRAPPED
DATES:
24 July, 19:30: Gallagher of Performing Arts, Hamilton
25 July, 15:00: St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Rotorua
26 July, 15:00: St Peters in the City, Tauranga
PROGRAMME:
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Conductor: Michael Joel
CONCERT 4: CHRISTMAS ORATORIO
with Scholars Baroque Aotearoa
DATES:
22 November 2026, Tauranga
PROGRAMME:
Bach Christmas Oratorio, Cantatas I-III
Conductor: Chalium Poppy