Noon
In a world first, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra has created a professional ensemble with disabled musicians led by a disabled conductor; then we listen to a part of the score from The Shape of Water which won the Oscar for best original score yesterday.
The Shape of Water Photo: Supplied
1pm This is New Zealand
This is New Zealand is a new exhibition at City Gallery Wellington, exploring the role of art in asserting and questioning notions of national identity. The title is taken from the three-screen film created for Expo ’70 in Osaka; the exhibition includes three works displayed as part of New Zealand’s presence at the Venice Biennale over the years. Chief Curator Robert Leonard explains more.
City Gallery opening day March 03, 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: Mark Tantrum
1.45pm A Kiwi collaboration
New Zealand Festival tonight hosts a special collaboration, between the NZ String Quartet and Taonga Pūoro player Rob Thorne. It includes works by Gareth Farr, Gillian Whitehead, and Salina Fisher, alongside improvisations and a brand new work by Rob Thorne himself. Music 101’s Kirsten Johnstone explores more.
NZSQ's Rolf Gjelsten and Gillian Ansell with Rob Thorne Photo: Kirsten Johnstone/RNZ
2pm
A brand new release from the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Bernard Haitink of Bruckner’s Symphony No 6 in A.
Anton Bruckner Photo: Ferry Bératon [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
