Live orchestral music for the people of Ōtepoti Dunedin, Otago and Southland
Welcome to the DSO! Since 1966, Dunedin’s only professional orchestra has been a key contributor to local and regional cultural vibrancy. It presents its audiences and communities with a wide variety of orchestral masterpieces performed by top international and New Zealand conductors and soloists, as well as a comprehensive range of educational and outreach programmes.
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News - 14 May 2026
Joint force of ‘sheer emotion’
In a historic first for Dunedin, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Dunedin Symphony Orchestra will perform side by side on the stage of the Dunedin Town Hall. Pictured are conductor James Judd, soloists Anna Leese (soprano) and Deborah Humble (mezzo soprano), together with some principals and players from both orchestras - ODT 14 May 2026
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2026 Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
(Registered as Dunedin Civic Orchestra Incorporated. Registered Charity CC34031.
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PO Box 5571
Dunedin 9054
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Hanover Hall
65 Hanover Street
Dunedin 9016
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PO Box 5571
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
Hanover Hall
65 Hanover Street
Dunedin 9016
New Zealand
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2026 Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
(Registered as Dunedin Civic Orchestra Incorporated. Registered Charity CC34031.