Upbeat for Friday 21 July 2017

1:40 PM.European star violinist Alina Ibragimova gave a blistering account of the Bartok 2^nd violin concerto last night with the APO and Giordano Bellincampi. Her Shostakovich was electrifying when the young… Read more Audio

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Conductors are polygamous, according to Englishman Alexander Shelley, who is about to begin his fourth tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. This time he’s conducting Spanish classical… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.What happens to your body when you fall in love? Is the reaction stronger than a drug? That’s the basis of The Effect at Auckland’s Q Theatre. A duo meet and fall in love while part of an… Read more Audio