New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra
NZSO playing at Te Papa in 2009
Native nameTe Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa
Former nameNational Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service (1946–1963)
NZBC Symphony Orchestra (1963–1975)
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
LocationNew Zealand
Concert hallMichael Fowler Centre
Auckland Town Hall
Dunedin Town Hall
Christchurch Town Hall
Napier Municipal Theatre
Civic Theatre (Invercargill)
Principal conductorGemma New (2022)
Websitewww.nzso.co.nz
Logo of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Wellington, New Zealand. The national orchestra of New Zealand, the NZSO is an autonomous Crown entity owned by the New Zealand Government, per the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004. It is currently based in the Michael Fowler Centre and has frequently performed in the adjacent Wellington Town Hall before it was closed in 2013. It also performs in Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.