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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 - 18 Jan 2026
Violins, bows given in father’s memory
Steve Gillies (centre), son of former Dunedin Symphony Orchestra player Duncan Gillies, joins DSO violist Grace Shaw and DSO violinist Dan Walker at his end-of-year recital for the University of Otago late last year. The Gillies family have gifted two violins and bows to the orchestra, including the one played by Walker. Photo: supplied
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2026 Dunedin Symphony Orchestra
(Registered as Dunedin Civic Orchestra Incorporated. Registered Charity CC34031.
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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.