Noon
We ask what happens when an airline crushes a very expensive instrument? And what caused a Paris Chamber Orchestra concert in Germany to be cancelled? Plus a brass concert raising funds for breast cancer.
Brass Instruments Photo: John Vetterli, Public Domain
1pm Review: APO – A night of firsts
Pianist Ingrid Fliter joined the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra last night for A Night of Firsts. The concert featured the Australasian premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Symphonic Movements, the Mendelssohn Piano Concerto and the Sibelius’ first symphony. Peter Hoar reviews.
Ingrid Fliter Photo: ingridfliter.com
1.35pm Listen to NZSO gets Zappy
Mozart and Frank Zappa don’t usually go together, but that’s exactly what’s being performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for the opening Shed Series concert in Wellington tonight. Conductor Hamish McKeich talks to Zoë George about how best to appreciate different types of classical music, gig etiquette… and what Zappa’s song G Spot Tornado is actually all about.
Frank Zappa Photo: supplied
2pm
If you’re not a fan of choral music … your suffering has come to an end as we complete playing a selection of choral pieces chosen by you. And we bring you winners from the BBC music awards, including Mahler.
Gustav Mahler Photo: Public Domain, E. Bieber-Kohut
