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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The quickest way to know what the NZSO will present in 2027, including ENZSO Celebrates-performing the songs of Split Enz with guest artists! 🎸🎻⚡

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NZSO Season 2027 New Horizons

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

And a Flying Nun prehistory, which features the son of a Bletchley Park codebreaker who recruited some youngsters into a band – and they later went on to play in Toy Love, The Gordons, The Androidss, Bailter Space, The Playthings, The Bats and others. audioculture.co.nz/articles/a-f...

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A Flying Nun pre-history - Article | AudioCulture

As if the city’s musical culture was pausing for breath before a mighty plunge, the Christchurch City Libraries

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

An excellent appraisal of Kiwis at the Edinburgh Fringe. I remember interviewing FOTC while they were in Edinburgh just after they'd been nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award. They were genuinely stunned and excited.

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The costly gamble of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Don't miss one of the best young Kiwi pianists with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Wellington (24 July) & Christchurch (26 July). 🎹⚡

Shan Liu talks with RNZ's Bryan Crump ahead of his debut concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Shan Liu - piano prodigy

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Why, in Wellington (5 June), Palmerston North (9 June), Hastings (11 June) & Auckland (12 June), with the NZSO Romeo & Juliet concerts! 🎻

Cellist Li-wei Qin takes on Samuel Barber's fiendishly difficult Cello Concerto in a tour of four centres with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Li-Wei Qin plays Barber

Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

In June, the NZSO teams up with Kiwi music legend Shayne P Carter to play his songs live in Wellington. This follows the groundbreaking album REforms with massive help from arranger extraordinare Tane Upjohn-Beatson.

Rock with a classical twist

Tane Upjohn-Beatson talks about his role turning Shayne Carter's rock songs in works for orchestra.

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

You know you're well past your use-by date when you can live in Wellington for the past 23 years, and this is the first time you've ever heard of a bar called Red Square. 😵‍💫

Wellington bar Red Square to close after '23 legendary years'

"As with everything, all good things must come to an end," the bar wrote on social media.

The Press @thepress.co.nz · 26/02/2026

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The global Visual Effects Society gave the Wētā Workshop founder the VES Visionary Award. He joins previous recipients Christopher Nolan and JJ Abrams on the honours board.

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Sir Richard Taylor recognised for contributions to visual effects industry

The global Visual Effects Society gave the Wētā Workshop founder the VES Visionary Award. He joins previous recipients Christopher Nolan and JJ Abrams on the honours board.

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Jemaine Clement @jemaineclement.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Taking our fingers out of the cryogenic chamber. 🎸🎸

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's education team are preparing for another exciting and busy year around the country. Before Christmas RNZ Concert caught up with the team's animateur Chris Lam Sam, who explained his special role.

Chris Lam Sam, Music Education Animateur

Chris Lam Sam brings the magic of orchestral music to school children around the country.

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Empire Magazine @empiremagazine.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

“What the hell were we thinking?” Peter Jackson reflects on the incredible feat of making The Lord Of The Rings in Empire's 25th anniversary issue. “We were all younger, and enthusiastic and naive,” he says. Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies...

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

So stoked to have the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra playing a big part in these two new album releases from music legend Shayne Carter & acclaimed composer Michael Norris.

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

😔One of the best Kiwi filmmakers of the past 50 years, a superb film reviewer, a keen mentor to many, & a passionate musician - & always a pleasure to meet & interview. Most of all: an all-round top bloke. He will be missed by many. My thoughts are with Costa's whānau.

Film, documentary maker Costa Botes dies after nearly a decade with cancer

New Zealand documentarian and filmmaker Costa Botes found fame creating Forgotten Silver alongside Peter Jackson in the 90s.

Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

And to celebrate here in Aotearoa... Another classic from The Front Lawn!

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The Front Lawn - Claude Rains

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🙏 to RNZ Afternoons show for interviewing UK saxophonist superstar Jess Gillam, ahead of her NZ concerts with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 20 Nov Wellington & 22 Nov Christchurch. 🔗👇https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2019011398/saxophonist-jess-gillam-is-coming-to-nzso

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

And my nomination for best album cover of the year is... (and the music is great too!)

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

RIP Dave Ball - who, from my hazy memory of 27 March 1995, sported a white jumpsuit on stage as a member of The Grid while performing at Wellington's old Winter Show Building in support of M People!

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Music pioneer behind one of the biggest hits of the 80s dies at 66

Dave Ball, one-half of pioneering synth-pop group Soft Cell, has died.

Empire Magazine @empiremagazine.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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The first trailer for Fire And Water: Making The Avatar Films, a two=part docuseries diving deep into the work that goes into making James Cameron's sci-fi blockbusters, has been released. The series drops on Disney+ on 7 November. WATCH THE TRAILER: www.empireonline.com/tv/news/fire...

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra premieres Kiwi composer Victoria Kelly's Stabat Mater in Wellington tonight (2 Oct) & Auckland tomorrow (3 Oct) - the same multi-talented Victoria who was the superb vocalist on this Strawpeople track.

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Beautiful Skin | Music Video | NZ On Screen

Beautiful Skin - Vocalist Victoria Kelly is very much the focus of this moody Strawpeople video. Singing enigmatically of dreams, knives and possible obsession— and magically changing outfits off came...

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Woo-hoo! The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 2026 Season is now live. To secure your tickets early & get the best discounts, become an NZSO Member for as little as $10 for 12 months. The line-up includes current UK classical charts No.1 Isata Kanneh-Mason! 🎹

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NZSO Season 2026: Elegance | New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | NZSO

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Lindsay Fickas @lindsayfickas.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

See and hear the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at New Plymouth's Len Lye Centre this weekend, performing a special new work in celebration of the centre's 10th birthday.

Len Lye Centre 'sonified' in celebration of 10th anniversay

The concrete and shimmering steel curves of New Plymouth's Len Lye Centre will be reflected in music on Saturday. Robin Martin reports.

Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

RIP the great Terence Stamp. At the world premiere of Priscilla Queen of the Desert musical in Sydney I saw him leave the men's bathroom as I was walking in. (Then at the bar I realised as my beer was being poured that Barry Humphries was standing next to me: "Make that two beers!")

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Terence Stamp: the mesmerisingly seductive dark prince of British cinema

Stamp had charisma and star power like no other. Fierce and beautiful in his youth, his screen presence evolved into something more elegant and enduring as the swinging 60s faded from view

Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

WATCH 📺The acclaimed André de Ridder (Gorillaz, The National, Radiohead) conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in three concerts this weekend 15-17 Aug) in Auckland, including Creepy-Crawly Carnival hosted by Bret McKenzie. But don't just take my word for it, listen to the man himself!

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Conductor André de Ridder talks Immerse Festival 2025

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Tom Cardy @tomcardy.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s Creepy-Crawly Carnival, featuring Bret McKenzie, premieres in Wellington with much to draw on.