Noon
Have you ever imagined what a piece of music might look like? We hear the tune that Joe Dixon will digitally paint while a string quartet plays it this week. Shlomo Mintz gives us a quick master class and Auckland cellist Sally Kim wins a Dame Malvina Major Foundation Arts Excellence Award.
Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
1pm Composing music for Royal Weddings and New Zealand choirs
British composer Paul Mealor explains the intricacies of writing music for the Royals and talks about working with the Auckland Youth Choir as they perform his first Symphony Passiontide.
composer Paul Mealor Photo: Supplied
1.30pm Classical music critic joins NZ artists on stage
Normally it’s New Yorker classical music critic and author Alex Ross putting the spotlight on performers, but Upbeat’s Tim Dodd turns the spotlight on Ross, discussing his performance with Kiwi artists Stroma and Bianca Andrew. He also poses the big question: is classical music still relevant?
2pm
We share another must-hear performance of a violin concerto. Today Bruch violin concerto no. 1 played by Nicola Benedetti and the Czech Philharmonia, conducted by Jacob Hrusa.
Nicola Benedetti & Leonard Elschenbroich Photo: Jane Lawrence
