Upbeat for Friday 8 August 2008

1:40 PM.Violinist Esther Kim and cellist Minji Kang from the Hayastan Trio talk about being in the final of the NZ Chamber Music Contest Audio

1:10 PM.Chinese concert pianist talks about his recently published autobiography Journey of a Thousand Miles. Audio

12:50 PM.Introduces British musician Simon Wickham-Smith. Audio

12:15 PM.Director of the Manukau Symphony Orchestra Uwe Grodd with visiting pianist Christopher Hinterhuber. Audio