2018 Concert Series Gallipoli to the Somme

Uwe Grodd recently recorded his new editions of Hummel’s arrangements of Mozart’s last six symphonies for flute, violin, cello and piano. With their generous suggestions for phrasing, articulation, dynamics and, most importantly, metronome markings for tempo, they offer an intricate insight into how Mozart’s most prominent student shaped these masterworks. Recent performance highlights include eight concerts with the Mexico City Philharmonic and the final concerts of the 53rd and the 54th Handel Festival in Halle, Germany. This involved a combined choir of 280 and the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle. He also conducted sell-out seasons of Handel’s recently rediscovered opera Imeneo in the Halle Opera House, and was awarded the Badge of Honour for his services to the Handel Festival and the City of Halle. Uwe Grodd is equally committed to the music of his own time, playing a pivotal role in commissioning more than 50 works from New Zealand composers. He conducted the premiere season of the multi-media opera Galileo, with music by John Rimmer and libretto by Witi Ihimaera, and, in 2012, was Artistic Director of Len Lye the opera, with music by Eve de Castro-Robinson and libretto by Roger Horrocks. He was invited to become Music Director of the Auckland Choral Society, New Zealand’s longest-established symphonic choir, in 2008. Uwe Grodd is a professor at the University of Auckland’s School of Music. Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello Flute Clarinet Oboe Bassoon Horn Trumpet Percussion Organ Yanghe Yu Rachel Moody Helen Bevin James sang-oh Yoo Melody Lin James Fry Alison Dunlop Ingrid Hagan Tom Chester Matthew Verrill Rebecca Celebuski Philip Smith 23

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