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 - 20 Feb 2026
Side by Side with the DSO: Play with the Orchestra 2025
In 2025, 25 community players sat in with DSO to perform excerpts from Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Organ” Symphony, under the baton of Principal Guest Conductor James Judd, in our annual Play with the Orchestra workshop.
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2026 Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
(Registered as Dunedin Civic Orchestra Incorporated. Registered Charity CC34031.
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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.