Midday
We bring you an update from the School of music at the University of Auckland and the Royal Philharmonic appoints Vasily Petrenko as its new MD.
1pm Orchestra Wellington's Prophecy
Orchestra Wellington is playing Dvořák’s 6th Symphony, Britten’s Piano Concerto and Janáček’s Taras Bulba, telling the story of a Cossack warrior who prophesies of the rising of a Tsar against whom no nation shall prevail. We talk with pianist Jian Liu and conductor Marc Taddei.
2pm
Celebrating 130 years of the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2018. Today we feature conductors Eugene Jochum and Bernard Haitink