7 Sep 2018

Upbeat for Friday 7 September

From Upbeat, 10:42 am on 7 September 2018

 

Midday

We find out what’s happened to a Stradivarius violin worth $3.5 million, and we mark the passing of Italian maestro Claudio Scimone.

Claudio Scimone

Claudio Scimone Photo: wikicommons

1pm NZSO announces 2019 subscription season

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has made its first announcement for the 2019 season. Head of Artistic Planning Lucrecia Colominas gives us a glimpse of what to expect from the core repertoire next year.

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 2016

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 2016 Photo: Stephen A'Court

2pm

We continue celebrating successes at the Gramophone awards. Today we hear Ensemble Aedes, and François-Xavier Roth’s ensemble Les Siècles performs Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe.

Maurice Ravel

Maurice Ravel Photo: Public Domain