Student Stars

Twelve young Taranaki musicians, selected from the TSO Concerto Competition, take centre stage as soloists in concerto movements with Taranaki Symphony Orchestra and Taranaki Youth Orchestra, conducted by Adam Jasinski. The varied programme, suitable for the whole family, includes concerti for piano, violin and flute, from the Baroque to the 20th Century. Prodigious talent and hard work have brought them this far: come and celebrate their outstanding achievements in an afternoon to remember.

Our student stars include: Neve Post, Vivaldi violin concerto; Bodhi Danenhauer, Vivaldi violin concerto; James Leung, Vivaldi violin concerto; Cara Hollard, aria from Handel’s Messiah; Hugh Avery, Viotti violin concerto; Thomas Whaley, Beethoven piano concerto; Tomi Avery, Beethoven piano concerto; Ronan Avery, Lalo Symphonie Espagnole - violin; Hysan Shi, Mozart flute concerto; Frances Chow, Bruch violin concerto; Zoë Magnussen, Mozart piano concerto; Mercy Jones, Rachmaninov piano concerto.