University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music

Congratulations to our BMus(Hons) graduate Euan Safey who has been selected for a conducting workshop "for top and emerging UK and International conductors"!

On Friday 26 June, top emerging UK & international conductors showcase their talents with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow's City Halls.

This event is the finale of a 5-day course with Visiting Professor of Conducting Martyn Brabbins (pictured). The concert will feature Brahms’ Symphony No.3, Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto and the premiere of RCS composer Andrew Jacob’s 'In the Hall of the Clockwork Dancer'.

Conductors:
Max Todes, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Ethan Osman, Royal Academy of Music
Davide Trolton, Royal Northern College of Music
Jiyun Wang, University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
Marco Orazio Vallone, Conservatorium van Amsterdam/Royal Conservatoire The Hague
Euan Safey, Australian Conducting Academy

You can purchase your tickets through the RCS Box Office link the comments!

Congratulations to our students, former students and their teachers on these recent successes!

In its first concert tour of 2026, Opus Orchestra will present “Mataatua & Beethoven - Opera in Concert & Piano Concerto" from 15-17 May in Rotorua, Tauranga and Hamilton.

Your Orchestra in 2026 - https://mailchi.mp/opusorchestra/new-artistic-director-for-14191884

Pianist Quang Luu Hong presented an unforgettable recital yesterday, performing Liszt’s fiendishly difficult Transcendental Études. The poetry, philosophy, and spiritual essence of this monumental cycle were captured with profound insight and realised with remarkable technical brilliance. An absolute treat.