KIA ORA, AN EVENING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC | 2026
Auckland Youth Orchestra
Auckland Youth Orchestra is the premier regional youth orchestra in New Zealand. Founded in 1948, and originally named the Auckland Junior Symphony Orchestra (or AJSO), it was the first youth orchestra established in the Southern Hemisphere. It is designed to bridge the gap between school orchestras and adult professional groups.
The role of AYO is not just to perform concerts but to train future musicians to feed into our national ensembles and orchestras. We also play an important audience development role as many of our young audience members are likely to be the future supporters of the arts.
AYO is a vibrant social experience for young people and makes an important contribution to the cultural life of Auckland and New Zealand. No other orchestral organisation or institution in New Zealand provides such a comprehensive programme to musicians up to the age of 26.
Kia Ora, An Evening of Classical Music
The Bruce Mason Center
June 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Repertoire
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The Conductor
Born in Croatia, Antun studied piano in Dubrovnik, Ljubljana and Austria.
Winning a scholarship to attend a three-year Master Course in Conducting at Leningrad’s Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory provided Antun with the opportunity to subsequently work with the Leningrad State Symphony Orchestra, the Veneto Philharmonia, the Slovene and Croatian National Orchestras and other prominent orchestras in Russia and Europe.