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The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performing at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington, New Zealand.

From the great works of the classical canon to contemporary New Zealand artists and everything in between, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra offers an outstanding programme for 2024.

One of the world’s oldest national symphony orchestras, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) has charmed audiences since 1947. Today, it is recognised as an orchestra of international stature. The NZSO’s reputation for artistic excellence attracts many of the world’s leading musicians, conductors, and soloists. 

In 2024, the orchestra will bring audiences more of the best international artists plus an array of top Kiwi talent. The touring programme will see the orchestra perform over 100 concerts in over 30 communities. Be among over 100,000 people across the who experience live orchestra music.

Concerts in Wellington

A young man wears a black collared shirt and plays a Steinway piano on stage.

Emerging Artists — Showcasing Aotearoa’s young musicians

8 October 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Aotearoa’s brightest young musicians perform as soloists and side-by-side with the NZSO in a concert celebrating the next generation of performers. 

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Venezuelan-born, Spanish conductor. José Luis Gomez.

Arias — Puccini’s operatic greats

24 October 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Here’s one for the opera lovers. Thanks to his music’s emotional intensity and directness, Puccini is considered one of the most celebrated Italian opera composers still being performed today. 

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Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk.

Alexander Gavrylyuk — Plays Rachmaninov

15 November 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Superstar conductor Vasily Petrenko leads us on an aural adventure of soaring heights and swooping emotions. Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk will dazzle with Rachmaninov’s ‘Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini’. 

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Christian Tetzlaff is a German violinist.

The Planets — Elgar & Holst

22 November 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Behold the universe in this cosmos-spanning programme of English classics. This concert includes Holst’s twentieth-century masterwork ‘The Planets’ and Elgar’s Violin Concerto played by Christian Tetzlaff. 

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New Zealand-born soprano opera singer of Samoan, Niuean, and Pākehā heritage, Madison Nonoa.

Messiah — A Christmas tradition

14 December 2024Michael Fowler Centre

The trumpets shall sound as the NZSO rings in a Kiwi summer with that evergreen Christmas staple: Handel’s ‘Messiah’. Brit Thomas Blunt conducts a cohort of New Zealand soloists.

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Image of Marc Taddei conducting Orchestra Wellington. His right hand has a baton in it while the other hand is outstretched. In the foreground, blurred music scores can be seen.

Orchestra Wellington 2024 season

4 May – 7 December 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Australian pop singer-songwriter, Dean Lewis, wearing a black jacket looks into the camera with a blue sky in the background.

Dean Lewis — The Epilogue World Tour

17 November 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Herbie Hancock.

Herbie Hancock

9 October 2024Michael Fowler Centre

The Wiggles characters doing funky poses with a colourful background.

The Wiggles’ Wiggle Groove Tour

30 September 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Postmodern Jukebox.

Postmodern Jukebox

23 February 2025Michael Fowler Centre

A person in a navy blue tuxedo stands with their left leg crossed over the right, their left hand on their hip, and their right hand holding a trumpet over their right shoulder.

Air Force in Concert

10 November 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Alison Moyet wears all black and sits in an armchair with a blank stare in a room with hardwood floors and a few antiques scattered around.

Alison Moyet: KEY Live 2025

24 May 2025Michael Fowler Centre

Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Jack Black.

The Holiday — In Concert with Live Orchestra

20 December 2024Michael Fowler Centre

Two members of the band Lime Cordiale looking at the camera with their elbows on bean bags.

Lime Cordiale — Enough Of The Sweet Talk Tour

19 October 2024Michael Fowler Centre

The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) perform on stage.

Rockaria — The Electric Light Orchestra Experience

25 October 2024The Opera House