Artist Spotlight on Plains Media - Benjamin Northey, Chief Conductor of the CSO
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Benjamin Northey, Chief Conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
With a career spanning orchestras and opera houses around the world, Benjamin has worked across a huge range of musical styles, collaborating with artists including Tim Minchin, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, k.d. lang and Hilltop Hoods.
Benjamin is also preparing to conduct the CSO's season finale on Saturday, October 31, featuring Edward Elgar's monumental choral work The Dream of Gerontius, performed alongside three soloists and the CSO Chorus. The concert will also launch the CSO's 2027 season.
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