Upbeat for Monday 9 December 2013
12:15 Howard Harvey
National Concerto Competition manager previews this year's event
12:40 Peter Straker
UK musical theatre star talks about his show Brel
1pm Jonathan Lemalu
New Zealand bass-baritone performing The Messiah with City Choir Dunedin
Music played in this show
GINASTERA: Canto and Finale from Sonata for Guitar
Andrey Lebedev (gtr)
RNZ Rec.7/12/2013
PROKOFIEV: Concerto for piano and orchestra No 3 in C, Op 26
Andrew Leathwick (pno), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra / Hamish McKeich
RNZ Rec.09/03/2013
SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No 1 in Eb Op 107 (1)
Santiago Cañón Valencia (cello), Rosemary Barnes (pno)
RNZ Rec.03/12/2011
BREL/JOUANNEST: Mathilde
Jacques Brel
Polygram 816458
WAGNER: O du mein holder Abendstern, from Tannhäuser
Tom Krause (bar), Vienna Opera Orch / Argeo Quadri
Decca 443 380
SIBELIUS: Symphony No 4 in A minor Op 63
Minnesota Orch / Osmo Vänskä
BIS SACD 1996