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Upbeat for Friday 18 March 2016

  • Uri Caine

    1:39 PM.New York pianist and composer Uri Caine is on tour for Chamber Music New Zealand with New Zealand String Quartet. He'll be reimagining the likes of Schubert, Beethoven and Bach, and will be presenting… Read more Audio

  • Deirdre Tarant reviews Pina Bausch dance company

    1:20 PM.Deirdre Tarant reviews the work of dance visionary Pina Bausch and her company Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. It's the first time this company has appeared in New Zealand. The company is… Read more Audio

  • Nixon in China review by Claire Scholes

    1:01 PM.Claire Scholes reviews the New Zealand premiere of John Adams' Nixon in China by Opera New Zealand with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The opera is part of the Auckland Arts Festival. It features… Read more Audio

 

1pm Nixon in China review  by Claire Scholes

Madeleine Pierard

Soprano Madeleine Pierard Photo: Robert Cato

Claire Scholes reviews the New Zealand premiere of John Adams’ Nixon in China by Opera New Zealand with Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. The opera is part of the Auckland Arts Festival. It features New Zealand singers Simon O’Neill and Madeleine Pierard as Chairman Mao and Pat Nixon with Barry Ryan playing Richard Nixon and Hye Jung Lee as Madame Mao. 

 

1.15 Deirdre Tarant reviews Pina Bausch dance company

Pina Bausch

Pina Bausch Photo: Supplied

Deirdre Tarant reviews the work of dance visionary Pina Bausch and her company Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. It’s the first time this company has appeared in New Zealand. The company is performing a double bill of Café Muller and The Rite of Spring, classic works from the 1970s.

 

1.30 Uri Caine
 

New York pianist and composer Uri Caine is on tour for Chamber Music New Zealand with New Zealand String Quartet. He’ll be reimagining the likes of Schubert, Beethoven and Bach, and will be presenting two of his own pieces.