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Upbeat for Thursday 22 October 2015

  • New Zealand Festival 2016

    2:30 PM.The New Zealand Festival celebrates its 30th Birthday in 2016. Artistic director Shelagh Magadza previews next year's lineup. Read more Audio

  • Robert Ibell and Haihong Liu: Aroha Quartet

    2:15 PM.The Aroha Quartet will be spending Labour Weekend rehearsing, recording, and performing seven New Zealand works. Violinist Haihong Liu and cellist Robert Ibell tell Eva's what's on offer. Audio

Seventy Minutes of Strings

Aroha String Quartet

Aroha String Quartet Photo: Supplied

Robert Ibell and Haihong Liu of the Aroha Quartet talk about a new collaborative project between SOUNZ, Aroha Quartet and RNZ Concert this month involving seventy minutes of string quartets.

 

NZ Festival 2016

American Singer Songwriter Sufjan Stevens

American Singer Songwriter Sufjan Stevens Photo: Supplied

American Singer Songwriter Sufjan Stevens is just one of the NZ Festival 2016 acts announced at the offical launch last night. Festival Director Shelagh Magadza tells us what else is on the programme.