The Garden World Premiere | NZSO Masterworks
Sat, 31 May
|Wellington
Tarling Trust recipient Briar Prastiti reveals her latest orchestral work, 'The Garden', premiered by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, performed at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, NZ
Time & Location
31 May 2025, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Wellington, 111 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
About the event
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
Briar Prastiti The Garden (NZSO/SOUNZ Tarling Trust Commission)
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
From the first, instantly recognisable notes of Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, audiences with be transported to a serene and tranquil morning before they are then whisked away to the Viennese countryside with Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony — a beloved celebration of nature and harmony. Briar Prastiti’s The Garden, a vibrant new work commissioned through the NZSO/SOUNZ Tarling Trust.
Wellington, Blenheim and Nelson audiences will also be treated to NZSO Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.5, a vibrant work with a touch of inspiration from the Turkish culture of the time.