APO Farewells Town Hall in Grand Finale

APO Farewells Town Hall in Grand Finale

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra brings its 2011 main-concert season to a triumphant close on Thursday, with the last of this year’s APN News & Media Premier Series performances.

For the season finale, Brahms’s much-loved Piano Concerto No.2 is played by French pianist Cédric Tiberghien.

Tiberghien’s star has continued to rise since he performed with the APO in 2009. In the last two years he has played with many of the world’s leading orchestras in the most prestigious venues, including acclaimed concerts at London’s Wigmore Hall with musical partner and recent APO visitor Alina Ibragimova. The two were also finalists in the prestigious Gramophone magazine awards for their recordings of Beethoven.

The concert reaches a dramatic climax with Dvořák’s Symphony No.7. Bearing the unmistakable influence of Brahms, the symphony is one of Dvořák’s most powerful works.

Leading the orchestra is Roy Goodman, the APO’s Principal Guest Conductor and a firm favourite with APO audiences.

WHO: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra with Roy Goodman and Cédric Tiberghien
WHAT: APN News & Premier Series Grand Finale, featuring Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 and Dvořák Symphony No.7
WHERE: Auckland Town Hall
WHEN: Thursday 24 November, 8pm
Booking enquiries: www.buytickets.co.nz, (09) 357 3355

NOTE: This is Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s last Auckland Town Hall performance for 2011. However, the orchestra has two more concerts this year for the APO’s traditional Celebrate Christmas concerts at Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 December.

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