NZSO Legacy
Stephen De Pledge and the NZSO perform music by Mozart, Brahms and a new composition by Dame Gillian Whitehead, under the baton of Conductor Alexander Shelley.
Alexander Shelley: Conductor
Stephen De Pledge: Piano
Gillian Whitehead: retrieving the fragility of peace
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
The NZSO open a weekend of concerts in Christchurch with retrieving the fragility of peace, a new work by Dunedin composer Dame Gillian Whitehead. Pianist Stephen De Pledge brings his considerable gifts to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, a darkly toned jewel in the piano repertoire.
Brahms laboured over his First Symphony for 14 years, hampered by his painful awareness of constantly hearing “the giant [Beethoven] marching behind you!” But despite comparisons to his musical forebear, the Finale’s alphorn melody and the symphony’s complex rhythms mark his First as quintessential Brahms, all the way.
Alexander Shelley: Conductor
Stephen De Pledge: Piano
Gillian Whitehead: retrieving the fragility of peace
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor
The NZSO open a weekend of concerts in Christchurch with retrieving the fragility of peace, a new work by Dunedin composer Dame Gillian Whitehead. Pianist Stephen De Pledge brings his considerable gifts to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20, a darkly toned jewel in the piano repertoire.
Brahms laboured over his First Symphony for 14 years, hampered by his painful awareness of constantly hearing “the giant [Beethoven] marching behind you!” But despite comparisons to his musical forebear, the Finale’s alphorn melody and the symphony’s complex rhythms mark his First as quintessential Brahms, all the way.
Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore Street, Christchurch Central
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