Upbeat for Thursday 31 July 2014 Upbeat

Raewyn Whyte: Royal New Zealand Ballet review

1:05 PM.Raewyn reviews the opening night performance of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's 'Allegro' season. Audio
Simon Romanos: Arditti Quartet

12:39 PM.Simon looks at the output and legacy of the new-music specialist Arditti String Quartet. Audio
Catherine Gibson: National Chamber Music Contest

12:15 PM.Catherine Gibson is Artist Development Manager at Chamber Music New Zealand. She talks about the National Secondary Schools' Chamber Music Contest ahead of this weekend's semi-final and final rounds. Audio

12:15 Catherine Gibson

Chamber Music New Zealand Artist Development Manager previews this weekend's National Chamber Music Contest

12:40 Simon Romanos

Upbeat contributor on the world's great performers

1pm Raewyn Whyte

Review of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's opening night of Allegro

WAGNER: Pilgrim’s Chorus, from Tannhäuser
Vienna Phil, Vienna State Opera Chorus / Georg Solti
Decca 440 069, 5’01”

DEBUSSY: String Quartet in G minor Op 10
Geist
RNZ Rec.2012

SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67
Sollertinsky Trio
RNZ Rec.3/08/2013

BRYARS: String Quartet No 1
Arditti String Quartet
ECM 1323 (829 484)

MAXWELL DAVIES: String Quartet
Arditti String Quartet
Mode MODE 59

JACK: String Quartet No 3
Arditti String Quartet
Deux-Elles DXL 1116

MENDELSSOHN: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
New Zealand SO / James Judd
Naxos 8.570791

TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No 3 in Eb Op 75
Stephen Hough (pno), Minnesota Orch /Osmo Vänskä
Hyperion CDA 67711/2

MIA/SWITCH: World Town
M.I.A.
XL 402812

Upbeat for Thursday 31 July 2014