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Upbeat for Wednesday 26 August 2015

  • The Toys In Chouchou's Corner

    2:45 PM.Katherine Hebley talks about a play called The Toys In Chouchou's Corner on at the Storylines Festival in Auckland. Set to the music of Debussy's Children's Corner Suite the production features a… Read more Audio

  • Horror Unleashed

    2:30 PM.Curator Michael Heath and filmmaker David Blyth talk about Horror Unleashed: a retrospective of Blyth's films showing at Nga Taonga, the New Zealand Film Archive. Audio

  • Violinist Baiba Skride

    2:00 PM.Latvian violinist Baiba Skride talks to Eva ahead of her performances of the Sibelius Violin Concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio

Baiba Skride

Violinist Baibe Skride

Violinist Baibe Skride Photo: Marco Borggreve

Latvian violinist Baiba Skride talks to Eva ahead of her performances  of the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. She has just recorded the work for Orfeo Classics.

Horror Unleashed

New Zealand film maker David Blyth and script writer Michael Heath discuss Horror Unleashed, a retrospective of Blyth's controversial films showing at Nga Taonga, the New Zealand Film Archive.

Katherine Hebley

Katherine Hebley talks about her production of The Toys In Chouchou’s Corner at the Storylines Festival in Auckland this Sunday. Set to the music of Debussy’s Children's Corner Suite the children's show features a quintet of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra players and pupils from an Auckland dance school.

Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy Photo: Supplied