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Upbeat! Tuesday 17 July 4-6pm
4.30 [Most of the] Interview with Patricia Wright describing how after working successfully in England for 16 years she managed to return to New Zealand and continue her operatic career. Music from her CD titled, ‘Atol’. Current performances include a concert of ‘Strauss Arias’ with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra in Auckland and Christchurch; opera from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, composition by Richard Strauss.
5.00 News & weather with Warwick Burke
5.07 Gig Guide with Daniel Adams
5.10 107th Season of the BBC Proms Visiting Orchestras - Bernard Haitink conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra (music track) and the Kremerata Baltica ensemble (music track).
5:30 Competition, music from Placido Domingo
5.35 ‘World Music’ with Greg Booth, includes music from the album ‘Rangi Rua’ performed by Richard Nunns (specialist in performing on traditional Māori instruments) and Evan Parker, a fusion of traditional music and jazz; music from Anouar Brahem who plays the oud, the Eygptian or Middle Eastern lute (also fused with soprano sax) with Dave Holland on bass. Feature Acts coming up in the Christchurch Arts Festival are ‘The Asian String Ensemble’ (local to Chch. a fusion of both Chinese and Japanese traditions) and the Mudra Dance Company with Vivek Kinra.
Upbeat! Wed 18 July 4-6pm
4.00 Theme and programme rundown 1'00
4.01 BBC proms - choral music, Tallis Spem in Alium, Handel Sweet Bird L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, Verdi Requiem
4.30 Interview Neil Brand Silent Films 30'00
5.00 News & weather 7'00
5.07 Gig Guide 3'00
5.10 The Rio Grande, Choral Symphony, Rule Brittania
5.30 Competition
5.35 Composition Juliet Palmer Stitching the Ditch 25'00
Upbeat! Thurs 19 July 4-6pm
4.00 Theme and programme rundown 1'00
4.01 Lemalu at Wigmore
Ghost in Handel's House
Diva Kathleen Battle
4.30 Interview Tamara Anna Cislowski 30'00
5.00 News & weather 7'00
5.07 Gig Guide 3'00
5.10 BBC Proms chamber music
Emma Bell / Radio 3 New Generation Series artists
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
5.30 Competition
5.35 Opera Diana Cable 25'00
Upbeat! Fri 20 July 4-6pm
4.00 Theme and programme rundown 1'00
Opera in the BBC Proms
Fidelio overture
Aida
Handel's Acis and Galatea
4.30 Interview Csaba Erdelyi Bartok + recital 32'00
5.00 News & weather 7'00
5.07 Gig Guide 3'00
5.10 BBC Proms Anniversary Composers
Schoenberg
Verdi
Parehaka premier award
5.35 Youth Nick Tipping 27'00
Upbeat! Monday 23 July 4-6pm
4.00 Theme and programme rundown 1'00 Neeme Järvi moved to Finland
4.15 Review David Hamilton [AP/Wright]
4.30 Interview Rua - Jimmy Young / Davy Stuart 30'00
5.00 News & weather 7'00
.07 Gig Guide 3'00
5.10 Salzburg
Poperastars
NSO commissions
5:30 Competition
5.35 Rodger Fox - Jazz 25'00