'Simply the Best'
'Simply the Best'
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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Singers bring fantastic power to old favourites
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Symphonic celebration of women
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Singer excited to join show
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Stoked for some sonic surfing
Review - 20 Nov 2025
Singers bring fantastic power to old favourites
Review by Brenda Harwood of The Star - DSO presents "Simply the Best" Saturday, November 15, Dunedin Town Hall
Read articleReview - 17 Nov 2025
Symphonic celebration of women
Simply the Best, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, Dunedin Town Hall, Saturday, November 15 - ODT Review by Elizabeth Bouman
Read articleNews - 12 Nov 2025
Singer excited to join show
University of Otago contemporary performance graduand Shannon Burnett is excited to be part of the lineup of vocalists for Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s "Simply the Best" concert this month.
Read articleNews - 07 Nov 2025
Stoked for some sonic surfing
Paying tribute to some of the greatest female singers of all time is the aim of "Simply the Best", the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s latest crossover concert. Rebecca Fox talks to singer Naomi Ferguson about stepping out in front of an orchestra.
Read articleReview - 20 Nov 2025
Singers bring fantastic power to old favourites
Review by Brenda Harwood of The Star - DSO presents "Simply the Best" Saturday, November 15, Dunedin Town Hall
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PO Box 5571
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
Hanover Hall
65 Hanover Street
Dunedin 9016
New Zealand
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2025 Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
(Registered as Dunedin Civic Orchestra Incorporated. Registered Charity CC34031.