Auckland Philharmonia Friends Inc

28/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our AGM and MTA on Friday, 24th April. Together with beautiful music from Auckland Phil strings and an interesting talk from Dr Gregory Camp, we also honoured long-serving committee member Bryce Bartley.
Thank you Bryce for your 17 wonderful years of volunteering for Auckland Phil. We will miss you at MTA's but hope to see you at future concerts 🎻🪉🥁🎹

See you all at our 29 MAY MTA!
Photos: Steven Brodie

21/04/2026

April MTA Ellerslie War Memorial Hall | Ellerslie Arts
FRIDAY 24th APRIL
10:00 AGM - all financial members are welcome.
10:30 MTA

Following the AGM, we look forward to welcoming four new and established members of the Auckland Philharmonia string section: Jacob Buhler (Violin), Lydia Sewell (Violin), Isabella Bignasca (Viola) & Chen Cao (Cello). They will perform Puccini and Dvorak.

In conversation with Jackie Wilkinson will be Dr Gregory Camp. Dr Camp is a musicologist and Senior Lecturer in Music and Associate Head Teaching and Learning in the University of Auckland School of Creative Arts. He is also the artistic director of the University of Auckland Opera Workshop, for which he directs a production each year.
Hope to see you this Friday!

Photo of Chen Cao by Steven Brodie

06/04/2026

Happy Birthday Carl Wells!

05/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported our Garden Party fundraiser! The weather was kind, the musicians were stunning and the committee provided the most delicious lunch 🥰
Hats, beads and colourful clothes were donned.

Special thanks to musicians Pio T'eo (singer); Auckland Phil string quartet - Milena Parobczy, Christine Lee, Christine Bowie, Chen Cao; Jessica Webber & Calista Ngati Au (singers) + Rosemary Barnes & Helen Klaassen (pianists). Thanks to Adrian Raven for marquees.

All funds raised support the Auckland Philharmonia Learning and Participate programme.

Photo credit: Steven Brodie

14/03/2026

Happy Birthday Andrew Beer from us all!

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08/03/2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/concert/programmes/musicalive/audio/2019025843/national-concerto-competition-2026

A mighty congratulations to Lorna Zhang on her first prize in the 58th National Concerto Competition in Christchurch! The Friends are VERY proud of Lorna who has performed for us at MTAs. Brava!

The finals of the National Concerto Competition 2026 are on this weekend, with three of our most talented musicians under the age of 25 years demonstrating their skills with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

04/03/2026

At our February MTA, the Friends were delighted to host Maestro Giordano Bellincampi and members of Passione Quartet. What a wonderful morning celebrating music-making!
Photos: Steven Brodie

25/02/2026

Please join us in our first fundraiser of 2026!
Tickets available at 27th Feb MTA or via [email protected]

15/12/2025

It's a wrap! The end of a wonderful year for the Friends was held at Dolphin Theatre for our Gala celebration of 2025. We watched a fabulous production of 'It's a Wonderful Life' and is surely is for us all.
Merry Christmas to all the Friends and their families. Thank you for supporting us this year and helping us raise over $25,000 for our favourite orchestra!

30/11/2025

Pictures speak a thousand words. Here's several from our final MTA for the year. Thank you to Triosica (Samuel Mataele, Zhen Ng, Ali Ono) for your beautiful music; Samuel for your countertenor wow! solo; and kia ora to Suzy Cato for shining her star brightly on us all. Thank you Rex Steele for your poem to Rona, and to acknowledge the Friends we have recently lost.

Wishing all our Friends a wonderful Christmas full of family, those important to you, good food, and music.
Thank you to our hard working committee who have supported every MTA this year with their delicious food and smiling faces.

Thank you to Bijoux, Simon and Yoonseo from Auckland Phil who have organised our guest artists and musicians. Special thanks to Melanie, Neil and Emma from the Phil Development Team who helped to boost our numbers to 100 on Friday (including baby Emil). AMAZING. What a way to end a fabulous MTA year.
Arohanui.
Photos: Steven Brodie

18/11/2025

Tickets are selling fast! We'd love to fill the 100-seat Dolphin Theatre December 3rd with friends of Friends. Please join us!