DONALD ARMSTRONG Donald Armstrong became Music Director of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra since its beginnings in 1987. His incisive leadership has been a major force in creating the dynamic and exciting style of the NSZO Chamber Orchestra. He has served as Associate Concertmaster of the NZSO since 1987 and appears frequently as a soloist with the NZCO as well as being very much involved with chamber music in New Zealand. Before returning to New Zealand in 1987 he completed a master’s degree at the New England Conservatory in Boston, was principal second violin of the Tivoli Sinfoniorkester in Denmark and Concertmaster of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice in France. He plays a violin by Nicolò Gagliano of 1754.
| Box Set Release |
Catalogue Number |
| Mozart’s Contemporaries |
Naxos 8.505078 |
| BECK, F.I.: 6 Symphonies, Op. 1 (New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Armstrong) |
Naxos 8.554071 |
Orchestral
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| Discover Music of the Classical Era |
Naxos Educational 8.558180-81 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
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| DISCOVER THE SYMPHONY (1998 edition) |
Naxos Educational 8.554337-38 |
Orchestral
|
| KLASSISKT A-O (The A to Z of Classical Music) |
Naxos 8.553362 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| MOZART, L.: Sinfonia di Caccia / Sinfonia Pastorale |
Naxos 8.553347 |
Orchestral
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| MUSAUS, J.K.A.: 5 Legenden von Rubezahl (Die) (gekurzt) |
Naxos Hoerbucher NHB20022 |
Orchestral, Classic Fiction
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| Naxos-Artaria Editions Sampler |
Naxos 8.520103 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred
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| STAMITZ, C.: Orchestral Quartets, Op. 14 |
Naxos 8.557671 |
Orchestral
|
| STAMITZ, J.: Orchestral Trios Nos. 1 - 3, Op. 1 and No. 3, Op. 4 |
Naxos 8.553213 |
Orchestral
|
| STAMITZ, J.: Symphonies, Vol. 1 |
Naxos 8.553194 |
Orchestral
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| THOMA, L.: Tante Frieda / Hauptmann Semmelmaier |
Naxos Hoerbucher NHB10232 |
Orchestral, Classic Fiction |
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