Upbeat for Tuesday 5 April 2016
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Amalia Hall
1:50 PM.New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall on her recent win at the 64th Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition Overseas Award. Audio
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Nick Charles
1:30 PM.Acoustic blues and roots Melbourne guitarist Nick Charles is in Wellington for the New Zealand launch of his new album The River Flows which has already received high praise in Australia. The finger… Read more Audio
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Michael Barenboim
1:00 PM.Violinist Michael Barenboim is in Auckland to perform Schoenberg's Violin Concerto in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert called 'Degenerate'. The works by Mendelssohn, Stravinsky and… Read more Audio
1.00 Michael Barenboim
Violinist Michael Barenboim Photo: Joanna Lesniewska
Violinist Michael Barenboim is in Auckland to perform Schoenberg's Violin Concerto in this week's opening concert of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra 2016 season Degenerate. The works featured by Mendelssohn, Stravinsky and Schoenberg were all banned by the Third Reich, which would've made this concert illegal in 1940s Germany.
1.30 Nick Charles
Acoustic blues and roots guitarist Nick Charles Photo: Supplied
Acoustic blues and roots Melbourne guitarist Nick Charles is in Wellington for the New Zealand launch of his new album The River Flows which has already received high praise in Australia. The finger picker plays a few tunes live in the studio and talks about touring New Zealand, Australia and the United States.
1.50 Amalia Hall
New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall talks about her recent win of the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition Overseas Award.
