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The Final of the 2025 AYO Soloist Competition was held on Sunday, 19 October 2025.  It was an exciting event with the wonderful talent of AYO’s players being showcased once more. Prizes Awarded: Winner Howard Lu: Tchaikovsky –  Variations on a Rococo Theme Op.33, for cello Outstanding Performances Alex Martin: Weber – Clarinet Concerto...

AYO’s soloist for the June concert series Tony Yan Tong Chen was interviewed by Bryan Crump on RNZ Concert on 4 June 2025 – hear the interview and some of his recordings here!...

The Final of the 2024 AYO Soloist Competition was held on Sunday 1 December 2024,  It was an exciting evening with the wonderful talent of some of AYO’s players being showcased. Prizes Awarded: Winner Alex Wu: Vaughan Williams –  Concerto in A minor for Oboe Outstanding Performances Evan Metcalfe Mozart – Horn Concerto No....

AYO’s principal flautist, Alina Chen, was interviewed by Bryan Crump on RNZ Concert on 27 June 2024 about her upcoming studies at Juilliard School of Music in New York.  Hear it here!...

Two of AYO’s cellists, Alimaifiti Ono and Damon Herlihy-O’Brien (Principal Cello) were interviewed by Bryan Crump on RNZ Concert on 12 June 2024 in anticipation of the performance of Philip Glass’s Symphony for Eight in the 16 June concert at the Bruce Mason Centre.  Hear them here....

The Final of the 2023 AYO Soloist Competition was held on Sunday 19 November 2023 and it was an exciting evening with the wonderful talent of three of AYO’s players being showcased.  The Finalists were: Alex Wu:  Haydn Oboe Concerto in C major Wenjia Li: Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D Major Alina Chen: ...

Antun and alumnus Alanna Jones (double bass player with NZSO) were interviewed by Bryan Crump in the run up to our 75th anniversary celebrations in October.  Hear them here....