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2026
Concert 3: Student Stars
Saturday 5 September! 2026 - 7.30pm
Theatre Royal at the TSB Showplace
Following another highly successful Concerto & Aria Competition in April, the Taranaki Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome eight music students performing as soloists with the orchestra in an evening that will delight listeners of all ages. From exciting piano concertos to a lyrical soprano aria and the virtuostic fireworks of flute, violin and trumpet solos, this is an event you will not want to miss! Under the direction of Christopher J. Luke, our soloists will include Samuel Lim (piano), Delavan Mackey (piano), Mac Waugh (trumpet), Indiana Waugh (soprano) Isabella Kwong (violin), Maya Horne (flute), Arabella Waugh (trumpet), Nancy Chen (piano), Yanis To (violin) and Angela Wang (piano). With Verdi's triumphal march from his opera Aida opening the programme, be prepared to be amazed at the incredible young musical talent that Taranaki has to offer!
Programme:
Verdi - Triumphal Scene from ‘Aida’
Bohme - Trumpet Concerto in f minor, Movt 1. Soloist - Arabella Waugh
Lalo - Violin Symphonie Espagnole, Movt 4. Soloist - Yanis To
Mouquet - La Flute de Pan, Movt 1. Soloist - Maya Horne
Hummel - Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major Movt 3. Soloist - Mac Waugh
INTERVAL
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 2, Movt 3. Soloist - Samuel Lim
Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in G major, Movt 1. Soloist - Isabella Kwong
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, Movt 2. Soloist - Nancy Chen
Scriabin - Piano Concerto in f-sharp minor, Movt 2. Soloist - Delavan MacKey
Schubert - Auf dem Wasser zu singen. Soloist - Indiana Waugh
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Movt 3. Soloist - Angela Wang
Buy Tickets here:
Adult: $42.50 | Senior: $37.38 | Family: $88.00 | Student: $5.62
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With Ars Nova Choir
Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace
2025 Season
Concert 1 - Echoes of Europe
Conductor: Uwe Grodd
Soloist: Rosa Scaffidi
2.00pm Sunday 11 May
Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace
Programme:
Rossini: Barber of Seville Overture
Greig: Piano Concerto
Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 Op 60 in D major
Concert 2 - Spirit of France
Conductor: Christopher Luke
Soloist: Dominic Jacquemard (marimba)
7.30pm Saturday 30 August
Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace
Programme:
Faurè – Masques et Bergemasques
Darius Milhaud - Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone
Mozart - Paris Symphony
Ravel - Bolero
Concert 3 - Kaleidoscope
Sunday 16 November, 2.30pm, at St Andrews Church.
A programme of chamber ensembles and full orchestra:
Woodwind
Suite in B-flat – Richard Strauss
Brass
Earle of Oxford’s Marche – William Byrd
O magnum mysterium – Morten Lauridsen
Sonata Octavi Toni a12 – Giovanni Gabrielli
Strings
Brook Green Suite – Gustav Holst
Capriol Suite – Peter Warlock
Full Orchestra
Mock Morris – Percy Grainger
English Folk Song Suite – Ralph Vaughan Williams
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