Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
| Dunedin Symphony Orchestra | |
|---|---|
| Orchestra | |
DSO rehearsing in the Dunedin Town Hall, September 2023 | |
| Short name | DSO |
| Former name | Dunedin Civic Orchestra (1965–1983) Dunedin Sinfonia (1984–2001) Southern Sinfonia (2002–2015) |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Location | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Concert hall | Dunedin Town Hall |
| Website | www |
Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Dunedin, New Zealand. It hosts an annual subscription series of concerts in the Dunedin Town Hall, performing repertoire from the Classical, Romantic and contemporary periods. It also regularly accompanies Dunedin stage performances by the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Opera Otago and City Choir Dunedin.
In 2022 the orchestra's concert programme was conducted by Australian cellist and conductor Umberto Clerici, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra emeritus conductor James Judd, and New Zealand conductors Brent Stewart, Marc Taddei and Kenneth Young.