Holly Mathieson conducting the NZSO at the MIchael Fowler Centre in Wellington on May 14 for the concert FantastiqueFantastique, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson. These thoughts were uppermost on Friday night’s New Zealand Symphony Orchestra concert helmed by Holly Mathieson, a Dunedinite making her mark on the international conducting stage. MARTIN STEWART Award-winning New Zealand conductor Holly Mathieson. And here everything felt just a touch too safe, too controlled. The programme notes rightly described the symphony as a primal scream, but was there anything primal in this performance?

Source: Stuff May 15, 2021 22:30 UTC