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Upbeat for Friday 24 February 2017

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 23 February 2017
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  • Classics and commissions

    music
    Denes Varjon

    1:05 PM.Pianist Denes Varjon is back with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra for the first time since its 2012 Mozart Festival. The award winning pianist will perform Beethoven’s first Piano Concerto. The… Read more Audio

  • Hikashu: Experimental sounds from Japan

    music
    Hikashu 2017

    2:00 PM.Since 1978, Koichi Makigami has been making music with Hikashu, a collective who have taken in post-punk, new wave, krautrock and free jazz. With techniques and sounds borrowed from various indigenous… Read more Video, Audio

  • The unlikely pairing

    music arts
    Sameena Zehra & Mike McKeon

    1:43 PM.Described as provocative, passionate and political, story teller Sameena Zehra and Irish musician Mike McKeon seem like an unlikely pair. But the married couple is in NZ to bring their unique flavour… Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 23 February 2017
  • Next Episode: Monday, 27 February 2017
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