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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
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Review: NZSO & Simon Trpceski plays Grieg
16 Jul 2018Pianist Simon Trpceski returns to New Zealand for a national tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra to perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. He performed at the Michael Fowler Centre on… Read more Audio
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Upbeat for Monday 16 July
16 Jul 2018We mark the passing of influential drummer and teacher Roger Sellers, Kiwi Baritone Jarvis Dams wins a major international competition and Peter Mechen reviews the NZSO with Simon Trpceski Read more
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Pianist Simon Trpceski returns to perform with NZSO
13 Jul 2018Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski returns to New Zealand to perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. He talks with David Morriss about his nationwide tour, his love of… Read more Audio
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Sue Paterson, one of the most influential people in New Zealand Arts, has died
Sue Paterson NZOM, one of the most influential people in New Zealand Arts Management, has died after a long battle with cancer. Paterson was Executive Director of the biennial New Zealand Festival and… Read more Audio
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Upbeat for Friday 13 July
13 Jul 2018We mark the passing of arts champion Sue Paterson, pianist Simon Trpceski returns to perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the NZSO and we continue celebrating the cello. Read more
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New classical music from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood
12 Jul 2018Inspired by Glenn Gould’s performances of the Goldberg Variations, Jonny Greenwood has released sheet music for his 2015 composition, 88 (No. 1), Read more Video
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Mark Hadlow joins Opus Orchestra
12 Jul 2018Famed Kiwi actor Mark Hadlow is taking a step off the screen and into the concert hall. He joined David Morriss to talk about Opus Orchestra and his favourite pieces of classical music. Read more Video, Audio
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Upbeat for Thursday 12 July
12 Jul 2018Famous Italian Conductor Riccardo Muti wins big at Japan’s Praemium Imperiale awards, Jonny Greenwood releases a new composition and Mark Hadlow plays Five Faves. Read more
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Six classical tunes for an out of this world proposal
11 Jul 2018From 2022 you’ll be able to literally love someone to the moon and back by popping the big question while circling the moon in a private self-contained autonomous spacecraft.
To help set a romantic… Read more Video
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Young Canadian pianist to open Wallace International Piano Festival
11 Jul 2018The Wallace International Piano Festival opens tomorrow with a recital from young Canadian pianist Avan Yu. Avan came to international attention when he won the Sydney Piano Competition in 2012, and… Read more Audio
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Upbeat for Wednesday 11 July
11 Jul 2018France might be leading at the Football World cup, but they’ve got a long way to go in music, how much is a manuscript of Elgar’s Enigma Variations worth, and pianist Avan Yu on the upcoming Wallace… Read more
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Review: NYO’s Firebird
10 Jul 2018Last weekend the NYO had its Firebird concerts in Wellington and Auckland. The group performed Suites 1 and 2 from De Falla’s The Three-Cornered hat, André Jolivet’s Bassoon Concerto featuring Todd… Read more
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A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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