Midday
We bring you an update on the happenings at University of Auckland’s School of Music, Wellington Cathedral’s new organ arrives, we play music for elephants and discover why the saxophone is not in the orchestra.
Tourists riding elephants in Thailand. A campaign has been launched to urge tourists to act responsibly on holiday, where local wildlife can be exploited for entertainment. Photo: World Animal Protection
1pm Review: Heath Quartet
The Heath Quartet, one of Britain’s most exciting chamber ensembles, performed Gareth Farr’s new commission Te Kōanga, meaning Spring or planting season last night at the Michael Fowler Centre. Elizabeth Kerr shares her thoughts on the new work and the Quartet’s performance of Haydn and Britten string quartets and Bach’s Chorale Preludes.
The Heath Quartet Photo: Simon Way
2pm
Suite of the Day. Tchaikovsky’s third orchestral suite performed by the Russian National Orchestra under conductor Vladimir Jurowski
Photo: Public Domain
