Abstract
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, with Tessa Petersen (concertmaster, first violin), Helen du Plessis (principal cello) performed Ode to Joy, Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D Minor (Op. 125, Choral) on 12th June, 2021 at Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. Marshalling the musicians was conductor Kenneth Young who is one of New Zealand’s leading conductors and also the University of Otago’s 2021 Mozart Fellow.
Dunedin audiences had the rare opportunity to hear New Zealanders, Simon O’Neill and Jonathan Lemalu, both of whom have prestigious international careers. Joining them for the special occasion were soprano Amanda Atlas, mezzo-soprano Katie Trigg, two of New Zealand’s rising stars, and City Choir Dunedin.