ReviewsReview byWilliam DartNZ Herald·2 Aug, 2026 06:00 PM2 mins to read‌The Auckland Philharmonia filled the Town Hall for the Carl Nielsen concert. Photo / Sav SchulmanWas one really surprised when Benjamin Beilman and the Auckland Philharmonia mesmerised us with Mendelssohn a fortnight ago? Certainly not after reading, earlier in the month, the ecstatic reviews of the American performing that composer’s Violin Concerto over the Tasman.

Tonight, however, Auckland was honoured with an Australasian exclusive –