Drawing on the fine young musicians of its National Youth Orchestra to fill the Aotea stage, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra delivered spectacular coup after coup. What: New Zealand Symphony OrchestraWhere: Aotea CentreWhen: Saturday- NZ Herald Yet, with quicksilver ecstasies and thundering magnificence, spectacular seems an inadequate description for a score of such deep, spiritual immersion. Overseas orchestras have scheduled Eclairs alongside Mozart, Ades and other composers, restoring a socialising interval and putting Messiaen in a valuable context. Wilder moments thrilled, as might be expected from a composer once credited with evoking celestial jazz bands.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 10, 2016 17:05 UTC