Upbeat for Tuesday 25 March 2014

12:15 Rita Paczian and Sophia Acheson

Conductor and viola d'amor player in Bach Musica's St John Passion

12:40 Pierre Rochefort

Star of Going Away at the Alliance Française French Film Festival

1pm Gareth Farr

Composer previews the premiere of his Piano Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Music played in this show

VERDI: Requiem, Lux Aeterna
Olga Borodina (mezzo), Mario Zeffiri (ten), Ildar Abdrazakov (bass), Chicago Symphony Chorus & Orch, Barbara Frittoli (sop) / Riccardo Muti
Chicago SO CSOR 901 1006

BACH: Ruht wohl and Ach Herr lass dein lieb Engelein, from St John Passion
Bach Musica NZ / Rita Paczian
BM0506

SCHUBERT: Symphony No 8 in B minor D759, Unfinished
Zurich Tonhalle Orch / David Zinman
RCA 88697 95335

FARR: Kaitiaki
New Zealand SO / Pietari Inkinen
RNZ, Rec.24/09/11

FARR: The Nor'West Arch
Christchurch SO / Tom Woods
RNZ Rec.31/08/13