Gemma New
NZSO: Requiem
A concert exploring the big questions of life and death through works by John Psathas, Richard Strauss and Mozart - composers who have all grappled with these universal themes in profound and… Audio
NZSO: Poem of Ecstasy
Gemma New conducts a programme featuring titans of early twentieth-century romanticism. The programme takes its name from Scriabin’s 1908 Poem of Ecstasy.
Recorded in 2023 at the Michael Fowler… Audio
Gemma's New Season
Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor, Gemma New, talks with Bryan Crump about the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's programme for next year. Video, Audio
Live: NZSO - Jupiter: Copland, Cresswell & Mozart
Stephen De Pledge and the NZSO give the world premiere of NZ composer Lyell Cresswell’s final work. Flanking the piano concerto is Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring depicting a rural wedding, and…
Gemma New: A licence to thrill
RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump catches up with the NZSO's Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor, Gemma New. Video, Audio
NZSO: Paul Lewis and Beethoven's Piano Concertos
British pianist Paul Lewis performs all five Beethoven piano concertos with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New Audio
RAVEL: Daphnis & Chloé, Suite No 2
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
SIBELIUS: Luonnotar
Madeleine Pierard (soprano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
SCRIABIN: Poem of Ecstasy
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New.
Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
Kenneth YOUNG: Dance
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 28 October 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Minor Op 37
Performed by Paul Lewis (piano), New Zealand SO/Gemma New at the Auckland Town Hall, 13 August, 2022 Darryl Stack producer/engineer Audio
MAHLER: Symphony No 3 in D minor
Sasha Cooke (contralto), Voices New Zealand, Wellington Young Voices, Choristers of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 31 March 2023… Audio
Robert WIREMU: Tahuri koe ki te maunga teitei
Voices New Zealand, Wellington Young Voices, Choristers of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 31 March 2023, Michael Fowler Centre… Audio
NZSO 75th Jubilee Concert
A Concert celebrating 75th Jubilee of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
HANDEL: Messiah - NZSO conducted by Gemma New
Messiah celebrates the whole story of Christ, from God's promises to the prophets of the Old Testament, the birth of Jesus, his death and resurrection and his future second coming.
Beethoven's Choral Symphony with Dame Patsy Reddy
Dame Patsy Reddy talks about the enduring power of Beethoven’s famous choral symphony, and NZSO conductor Gemma New explains why the symphony packs such an unforgettable emotional punch. Audio
STRAUSS: Death & Transfiguration
Richard Strauss' tone poem Death and Transfiguration is music that seeks to transcend earthly suffering.
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New.
Recorded 18 November… Audio
PSATHAS: Seikilos
John Psathas’ Seikilos is a challenge to seize the day – life is short, and you should make the most of it!
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New
Recorded 18 November 2022, Michael… Audio
RAVEL: Bolero
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New.
Recorded 9 September 2022, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Sleeping Beauty, Waltz
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New
Recorded 9 September 2022, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. Audio