Fail File: Giordano Bellincampi, music director of the Auckland Philharmonia

Fail File: Giordano Bellincampi, music director of the Auckland Philharmonia
Giordano Bellincampi. (Image: Supplied)
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure, disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to conductor Giordano Bellincampi, who has been music director at the Auckland Philharmonia since 2016. In June, he will conduct the orchestra's highly anticipated performance of Beethoven's iconic 5th Symphony.I was really disappointed when I saw humanity repeat the same mistakes again and again. I believe in the good of humans and the wisdom of mankind over generations. Then I saw the whole political situati...

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