Ian Ridgewell conducts the Wellington Chamber Orchestra in a programme of work spanning from the late 19th to the mid 20th century. The soloist is Matthew Stein, freshly returned to New Zealand from doing his Master of Music at the Guildhall in London. Matthew is a Wellingtonian and a graduate of Te Kōki New Zealand School of Music. He was NZSM Brass Player of the Year in 2010 and won the Brassiers and Armourers Brass Prize at the Guildhall in 2017.
Finzi – The Fall of the Leaf, Op.20, 1926–29
Arutiunian – Trumpet Concerto, 1949–50
Stanford – Symphony No.3, the Irish Symphony, Op. 28, 1887