Work
Symphony No. 2
for orchestra
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Douglas Lilburn's Symphony No. 2 was given its first performance as a studio broadcast in December 1953 conducted by Warwick Braithwaite. The first public performance was given by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins in the Wellington Town Hall in June 1959.
Contents note
I. Prelude; II Scherzo; III Introduction; IV. Finale
Performance history
29 May 1972: Performed by the NZBCSO, conductor Alex Lindsay
30 Apr 1974: Performed by the NZBCSO, conductor Alex Lindsay
29 May 2001: Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd
28 Aug 2010: CSO: Feng Ning
28 Jan 2011: Performed by the West Symphony Orchestra with conductor Grant Cooper
29 Jan 2011: Performed by the West Symphony Orchestra with conductor Grant Cooper
01 May 2015: NZSO 2015 | Aotearoa Plus (Wellington)
01 May 2015: NZSO 2015 | Aotearoa Plus (Auckland)
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ashley Heenan in 1976
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins in May 1992
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Hopkins in 1975
First performed as a studio broadcast in Dec 1953 under Warwick Braithwaite.
Performed by the NZSO, conductor Kenneth Young