Midday
Orchestra Wellington’s 2019 season will be called EPIC! The orchestra hasn’t yet released what will be on offer - except that it’s epic. We cherry pick some works that we consider suitably epic.
1pm All the hits with the NZSO
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is touring the country playing some of your favourite classical hits. Principal cello Andrew Joyce tells us why these works by composers Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and NZ’s own Gillian Whitehead have become so popular.
2pm
We explore music that will make you fall in love with the classical genre, including recommendations from some top conductors, musicians and critics, courtesy of the New York Times music editor.