Upbeat for Friday 5 September 2014

1:15 PM.17-year-old poet Zech Soakai returns to the fourth year of The Rising Voices Poetry Slam tomorrow evening in the Auckland Town Hall concert chamber. He speaks to Eva about what inspires him. Read more Audio

12:52 PM.Peter reviews last night's Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra performance, which featured percussionist Evelyn Glennie, pianist Stephen de Pledge, and conductor Hans Graf. Audio

12:36 PM.The New Zealand String Quartet's 'Salon Series' takes them to intimate venues in Taradale, Featherston, Auckland, Christchurch, Geraldine, Dunedin, Blenheim and Wellington. Violist Gillian Ansell is… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.Twenty five year since the fall of the Berlin Wall the Goethe Institut's German film festival offers 25 films showcasing very different facets of German life, both past and present, across a range of… Read more Audio