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Upbeat for Thursday 24 July 2014

  • Edward King: Cellist

    1:05 PM.Edward King joins the Auckland Youth Orchestra on their 'Heartstrings' concert series, playing the Schumann Cello Concerto. Eva asks him about his recent pursuits in New Zealand and Europe. Audio

  • Oliver Sewell: Lexus Song Quest Finalist

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    12:55 PM.Tenor Oliver Sewell is the fourth of six Lexus Song Quest Finalists for 2014. It'll be one of Oliver's final New Zealand performances before he moves to New York to attend the Manhattan School of… Read more Audio

  • Benson Wilson: Lexus Song Quest Finalist

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    12:45 PM.Benson Wilson is a 23-year-old baritone, originally from Havelock North. He catches up with Sophie Wilson ahead of the Lexus Song Quest final on Saturday. Audio

  • Kathryn Harries: Lexus Song Quest Adjudicator

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    12:15 PM.As director of The National Opera Studio in London, Kathryn Harries is very aware of the needs of young singers once they've finished their studies. The British soprano is an ideal choice to judge the… Read more Audio

12:15 Kathryn Harries

Judge for the final of the Lexus Songquest

Kathryn Harries

12:40 Benson Wilson & Oliver Sewell

The second and third Lexus Songquest-finalist interviews with Sophie Wilson

Benson WilsonOliver Sewell

1pm Edward King

Cello soloist for the Auckland Youth Orchestra's Heartstrings concerts

Featured Video: Clytie Campbell RNZB

Music played in this show

BEETHOVEN: String Quartet no. 14 op. 131 in C # minor, Presto
Tokyo String Quartet
Harmonia Mundi HMU 80 7481.83

JANACEK: Osud
Helen Field (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Kathryn Harries (soprano), Peter Bronder (tenor), Stuart Kale (tenor), Orchestra and Chorus of the Welsh National Opera / Sir Charles Mackerras
EMI CDC 7 49993

KORNGOLD: Tanzlied de Pierrot, from Die tote Stadt
Benson Wilson (bar), Sharolyn Kimmorley (pno)
RNZ Rec.2014

HOWELLS: King David
Benson Wilson (bar), Sharolyn Kimmorley (pno)
RNZ Rec. 2014

DONIZETTI: Una furtiva lagrima, from L'Elisir d'Amore
Oliver Sewell (ten), Sharolyn Kimmorley (pno), RNZ Rec. 2014, 3’55”

DONIZETTI: Ah! mes amis, from The Daughter of the Regiment
Oliver Sewell (ten), Sharolyn Kimmorley (pno)
RNZ Rec.2014

LUTOSLAWSKI: Sacher Variation
Edward King (vlc)
Private

BACH: Cello Suite No 6 in D BWV1012, Prelude
Edward King (vlc)
Private

MENDELSSOHN: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, March of the Fairies
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrew Litton
EMI CD EMX 9518