12:15 Andrew Joyce

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Principal cello and adjudicator of this year's National Concerto Competition

12:40 Peter Mechen

Review of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Messiah performance

1pm Gareth Reeves

Actor and star of the Auckland season of 360 - a theatre of recollections

Gareth Reeves

And: read Paul Bushnell's review of Opera Australia's Siegfried here: http://www.radionz.co.nz/concert/programmes/upbeat/collections/opera-australias-ring-cycle/gotterdammerung

Music played in this show

VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No 9
Nashville SO / Kenneth Schermerhorn
Naxos 8.557460-62

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), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra / Hamish McKeich
RNZ Rec.09/03/2013

HANDEL: Messiah
Russell Harcourt (countertenor), James Egglestone (ten), Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bar), Orpheus Choir, New Zealand SO, Anna Leese (sop) / Richard Gill
RNZ Rec. 14/12/13

FRANCK: Violin Sonata in A
Renaud Capuçon (vln), Alexandre Gurning (pno)
EMI 5 57497