Gemma and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra perform the beloved Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, by Ralph Vaughan Williams, paired with Sibelius’ Symphony No. 5.
A former Conducting Fellow under the mentorship of LA Philharmonic’s Music Director Gustavo Dudamel, New Zealander Gemma New has lead performances at Carnegie Hall and with the symphony orchestras of San Diego, Atlanta, Indianapolis, and San Francisco.
Clockwerk, with its fugal structure, introduces the different string sections of the Orchestra. The feeling of the work changes often before ending on a driving, accelerating end.
Gemma conducts the Orchestra in this fanciful performance of Ravel’s Ma Mère l’Oye Suite (Mother Goose Suite).
New Zealand conductor Gemma New leads the NZSO in a concert full of rhythm and dance.
The Orchestra's string section perform Elgar's Serenade in E Minor, with Gemma at the helm. Written in 1892, the middle movement, Larghetto, has become a much-loved piece of the repertoire.
Gemma leads the NZSO in a concert full of rhythm and dance. Originally written for piano, Brahms’ Hungarian Dances evokes the spirit of the travelling gypsy bands that served as the inspiration for this music. Schulhoff’s Suite für Kammerorchester is reminiscent of 1920s jazz.
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The Saint Louis Symphony performs Respighi’s Pines of Rome, conducted by Gemma New.
If ever there was a piece of New Zealand orchestral music that threatened to achieve icon status, this might be it: Douglas Lilburn’s sweeping ‘Overture: Aotearoa’.
The world premiere of Table Talk by 2017 TMC Fellow Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade, commissioned by the TMC. TMC Brass and Percussion Fellows led by Gemma New. July 1, 2018.
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