The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has announced a spectacular concert in May, featuring the legendary conductor, harpsichordist and organist, Masaaki Suzuki.
Renowned for his profound interpretations of Baroque music, Maestro Suzuki will lead a New Zealand orchestra for the first time in an extraordinary programme of masterpieces by three other legends: JS Bach, WA Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven.
A world authority on Bach and celebrated for his expertise of other Baroque-era composers and performances with period instruments, Maestro Suzuki is equally at home with Bach’s successors, Mozart and Beethoven.
Hailed by Britain’s The Guardian as “simply breathtaking”, Maestro Suzuki is one of the most revered figures in classical music. Since founding the Bach Collegium Japan in 1990, he has established himself as a leading Bach interpreter.
His illustrious career includes collaborations with renowned period ensembles such as Collegium Vocale Gent and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, as well as major symphony orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
His extensive discography of all of Bach’s major choral works and complete harpsichord compositions has garnered widespread critical acclaim.
Maestro Suzuki previously toured New Zealand in 2017 with the Juilliard415 ensemble.
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