Janet Armstrong
Second Violin
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Assistant Sub-Principal Emeritus
Born in Zimbabwe, Janet began violin and piano lessons at the age of seven.
In 1984 Janet won a scholarship to the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, studying with Christopher Rowland, leader of the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, and Benedict Holland.
After graduating in 1988, Janet embarked on a freelance career, performing with many major orchestras, including the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and Opera North.
In 1991, she joined the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as Assistant Sub-Principal Second Violin.
Janet plays a fiddle by Derazay.
What's On
Stephen Hough Masterclass
Pre-Concert Dinner 2027
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Troy Kingi Presents: 10|10|10 - The Final Chapter with the NZSO
Online Classroom Sessions: Introduction to the Orchestra (Years 3-8)
Online Classroom Session: Soundscapes - How Music Can Tell a Story (Years 3-4)
Online Classroom Session: Musical Emotions (Years 0-2)
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Beethoven Piano Concertos (1 & 5)
One Thousand and One Nights
NZSO Chamber Strings
Mozart's Gran Partita
Javier Perianes with NZSO Chamber Strings
ENZSO Celebrates
Elouan String Quartet
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Beethoven Piano Concertos (2, 3 & 4)
Pre-concert Dinner - Beethoven 9
Isata Kanneh-Mason in Recital
Emerging Artists '27
Dvořák and Sibelius
Beethoven and Mozart
Summer Tour
Serenade
Messiah
Enigma
Elegance
Beethoven 9
Verdi Requiem
Todd Young Composer Awards
Tchaikovsky 5
Reverberate
Resurrection
Peter and the Wolf
Organ Recital with James McVinnie
Moonlit Brahms
Matariki Concert with Louis Baker
London Portraits
Kia Kotahi Beethoven
From the Canyon to the Stars
Fantastique
Electrify
Christmas Concert
Celtic Connections
Art of the Score: The Music of Joe Hisaishi
Anna Lapwood: Cosmology
Anna Lapwood Organ Recital
A Space Odyssey
