Upbeat for Friday 8 May 2015
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The Best of Upbeat for 8 May 2015
4:00 PM.In this week's episode: Eva speaks to 'La Cenerentola' director Lindy Hume and designer Dan Potra about their staging for NZ Opera, after the great Swedish trombonist and Christian Lindberg shares his… Read more Audio
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Benjamin Northey: CSO Baroque Festival
2:40 PM.Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Music Director previews their Baroque Festival taking place over three concerts in the next two weeks. Audio
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Peter Holland: Shakespeare expert
2:20 PM.Shakespeare Scholar and Alice Griffin Fellow at the University of Auckland. Read more Audio
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Arts Foundation Icon Award for Jack Body
2:00 PM.Governor of the Arts Foundation announces Icon Award for composer Jack Body. Read more Audio
2pm Elizabeth Kerr
Announcement of Jack Body's Arts Foundation Icon Award
2:20 Peter Holland
Shakespeare Scholar and Alice Griffin Fellow at the University of Auckland
2:40 Benjamin Northey
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Music Director previews their Baroque Festival
Music played in this show
BODY: Remembering…Imperfectly, from Sarajevo
Michael Houstoun (pno)
Trust MMT 2010
BODY: Five Lullabies
Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier (dir)
Dacapo 6.220597
BACH: Magnificat in D BWV243
Bach Collegium Japan / Masaaki Suzuki
BIS CD 1011
RAMEAU: Les Indes galantes, Aria of the Incans for the devotion of the Sun
Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall
Alia Vox AVSA 9882
HANDEL: Overture, from Alcina
Berlin Baroque Soloists / Rainer Kussmaul (dir)
Avi Music AVI 8553143
MOZART: String Quartet No 15 in D minor K421, Andante
Quatuor Ebène
Virgin 0 70922
