The Music of John Williams with Anne-Sophie Mutter

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra wraps up the 2023 season with a superstar violinist and the music of one of the twentieth century’s most entertaining and influential composers.

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  • Words by Auckland Live
  • Last updated 12 Jan 2025

The NZSO wraps up the 2023 season with superstar Anne-Sophie Mutter and the music of John Williams, one of the twentieth century’s most entertaining and influential composers. In this concert, we celebrate Williams’ monumental contribution to the film music repertoire.

Williams retains also built a collection of purely orchestral, standalone works. The most recent is the Second Violin Concerto, performed by Grammy Award winning dedicatee Anne-Sophie Mutter, brings her “astonishing clarity, strength and tonal polish” (Sydney Morning Herald) to not only Williams’s Concerto but also to special arrangements of Williams’s film scores, devised especially to showcase Mutter’s once-in-a-lifetime talent.

Location Te wāhi
Auckland Town Hall | Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland Town Hall | Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaura
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Auckland Town Hall is opposite Aotea Square on Queen Street. This is along a main bus route and takes about 17-20 minutes to walk from Britomart Station and the ferry terminal. For parking options visit Auckland Transport’s website.

Local tip He tīwhiri mō te rohe

Learn about the colourful history of this iconic venue on an Auckland Town Hall Tour. Visit aucklandlive.com for tour dates and details.