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The composer conducts

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Composer Igor Stravinsky visited Wellington in 1961 and conducted the National Orchestra in a performance of his dramatic Firebirdsuite. This clip shows the orchestra playing the finale at the Wellington Town Hall.

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Reference: Igor Stravinsky. National Film Unit, 1961

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Peter Walls, Orchestras – The National Orchestra, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/44804/the-composer-conducts (accessed 7 June 2026).

Story by Peter Walls, published 17 April 2014.