Orchestra Wellington

Orchestra Wellington
Orchestra
Short nameOW
Former name
  • Alex Lindsay String Orchestra (1948–1966)
  • Lindsay String Orchestra of Wellington (1967–1973)
  • Wellington Regional Orchestra (1974–1991)
  • Wellington Sinfonia (1992–2004)
  • Vector Wellington Orchestra (2005–2012)
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)
LocationWellington, New Zealand
Concert hallMichael Fowler Centre
Principal conductorMarc Taddei (2007–)
Websitewww.orchestrawellington.co.nz
Logo of Orchestra Wellington

Orchestra Wellington is New Zealand's oldest professional regional orchestra, based in the capital city of Wellington. It hosts an annual subscription series of concerts in the Michael Fowler Centre, performing varied repertoire from the Classical, Romantic and contemporary periods. The orchestra commissions and performs works by New Zealand composers, with John Psathas ONZM the current composer-in-residence.[1] It also performs large choral works with the Orpheus Choir of Wellington, and regularly accompanies Wellington stage performances by the Royal New Zealand Ballet, New Zealand Opera, and Wellington Opera.[2]

  1. ^ "Orchestra Wellington celebrates The Great Romantic in 2020". RNZ Concert: Upbeat. Radio New Zealand. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  2. ^ "About Your Orchestra". Orchestra Wellington. Retrieved 23 October 2019.