Show Weekend Showcase
The final concert of the year will showcase two young Christchurch musicians as soloists, and is a great way to conclude a long weekend here in the city.
Under the baton of the Orchestra’s permanent Music Director and Conductor Mark Hodgkinson, the Philharmonic will perform some significantly grand repertoire.
The final concert of the year will showcase two young Christchurch musicians as soloists. Viola player Abby Wheeler will perform the wonderful "Viola Concerto #1" by Dunedin composer Anthony Ritchie, and percussionist Hannah Kagawa will bring us "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Saint-Saens - originally composed for violin, transcribed here for marimba. What a treat!
Also on the programme is the ever popular and exciting "Festival Overture" by Shostakovich, and we will conclude with Dvorak "Symphony No.6". And yes - our concert is at Show Weekend; this concert is a great way to conclude a long weekend here in the city.
Established in 1952, the Canterbury Philharmonic Orchestra is the longest established recreational orchestra in Christchurch Ōtautahi.
Under the baton of the Orchestra’s permanent Music Director and Conductor Mark Hodgkinson, the Philharmonic will perform some significantly grand repertoire.
The final concert of the year will showcase two young Christchurch musicians as soloists. Viola player Abby Wheeler will perform the wonderful "Viola Concerto #1" by Dunedin composer Anthony Ritchie, and percussionist Hannah Kagawa will bring us "Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" by Saint-Saens - originally composed for violin, transcribed here for marimba. What a treat!
Also on the programme is the ever popular and exciting "Festival Overture" by Shostakovich, and we will conclude with Dvorak "Symphony No.6". And yes - our concert is at Show Weekend; this concert is a great way to conclude a long weekend here in the city.
Established in 1952, the Canterbury Philharmonic Orchestra is the longest established recreational orchestra in Christchurch Ōtautahi.
Charles Luney Auditorium, St Margaret's College, 12 Winchester Street, Merivale
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