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The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Sir Andrew Davis: A Tribute (1944–2024)

07/11/24  to 07/11/24
7:30pm to 9:45pm Thursday, 7 November
Beethoven Leonore Overture No.3 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Vaughan Williams Job – A Masque for Dancing

Closes

Nov 7, 2024

Posted on

Oct 7, 2024

Event type:

Music ,

Price:

Tickets from $25 to $121

Venue:

Auckland Town Hall

Address:

301-303 Queen St, Auckland Central, 1010

Region:

Auckland ,

Written by

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra
Oct 14, 2024

Conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens
Piano Ingrid Fliter

Beethoven Leonore Overture No.3
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3
Vaughan Williams Job – A Masque for Dancing

Est. running time one hour and 55 minutes including a 20-minute interval

Vaughan Williams was a composer whose soul was ablaze with glory, pity and anger. His ballet based on the engravings of William Blake is radiant and incandescent and life-affirming, and one of his very greatest works.

The world’s greatest exponent of Vaughan Williams’ music, Sir Andrew Davis, was one of the most distinguished conductors of our time. After the sad news of Sir Andrew Davis’ passing in April, this concert will be dedicated to the legacy of the late conductor. We welcome back acclaimed German conductor, Karl-Heinz Steffens, himself an admirer of Sir Andrew’s stellar career, to the podium.

The concert opens with two pieces by Beethoven at his most heroic and dramatic, with the outstanding pianist Ingrid Fliter making a welcome return.