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Bridging Discovery with Connection Orchestra Wellington's new website - our digital front door. Every lasting connection begins with discovery. For many people, their first experience of Orchestra Wellington is not in the concert hall. It begins online. A website is the orchestra's front door, inviting audiences to explore concerts, discover new music and become part…

Bridging Inspiration with Legacy Orchestra Wellington premieres Hour of Lead by 2024 Composer-in-Residence Eve de Castro-Robinson. Photo credit: Andy Best. Great orchestras don’t just preserve our musicalheritage. They create the next chapter. Every new composition begins with a blank page. Bringing it to life takes artistic vision, exceptional musicians and, importantly, the confidence to invest…

Bridging Youth with Possibilities: Arohanui Strings+ Arohanui Strings+ perform on-stage with Orchestra Wellington at the Michael Fowler Centre for the 2025 SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra | Te Tono Mahinga a SOUNZ mā te Rāngai Puoro me te Rāngai Puoro Taiohi a Sistema. Reflecting our vision is Orchestra Wellington’s partnership with Arohanui…

A Musical Book Club! Between the Lines is a FREE monthly early-evening chamber music series and book club that brings music and literature into conversation. Beginning on Thursday 30 April, these concerts take place monthly from April to October on the final Thursday of each month. The events in this series are FREE to attend,…

I am a born collaborator!- Leonard Bernstein If Lenny said something like this, we should all take notice! At its heart, music is never solitary. It begins with a composer’s spark, comes alive through performers, and finds its deepest meaning in you — our audience. Music is, and always has been, a collective act: a…

SOUNZ Commission for Orchestra and Sistema Youth Orchestra 2025 | Te Tono Mahinga a SOUNZ mā te Rāngai Puoro me te Rāngai Puoro Taiohi a Sistema  SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music in collaboration with Orchestra Wellington and Arohanui Strings invites proposals from Aotearoa New Zealand composers regardless of background and experience. Deadline for proposals to be submitted is…

Tickets on sale from 1 March 2025 via Ticketmaster. Sign up to our newsletter to be reminded! From Marc Taddei - Music Director “…this is a game that may end very badly.” With these chilling words, Pravda set the stage for one of the most dramatic chapters in music history. Orchestra Wellington invites you to join us…

Arohanui Strings Sistema and Orchestra Wellington are thrilled to announce and congratulate Ryo Sribunwongsa, Nina Sribunwongsa, and Nadine Martinez as the recipients of the 2023-2024 Orchestra Wellington-Arohanui Strings scholarship! The scholarship programme aims to recognise and support exceptional young musicians who demonstrate dedication to their craft and exhibit potential for a successful career in music. The…

From Marc Taddei - Music Director In The Story, your orchestra will share a glimpse of the journey of orchestral music from the Baroque era to the music of today. It is the richest possible theme for a season, but as you would expect, we are going to have a bit of fun with it!…