Upbeat for Wednesday 16 July 2014

12:15 Christina Barton & Stephen Cleland

Walters Prize juror and Auckland Art Gallery Contemporary Curator announce this year's finalists

12:40 Madison Nonoa

Hamilton-based soprano previews Sunday's Bach performance with Vox Baroque

1pm Alexander Shelley & Gemma New

Conductor and assistant conductor for this year's NZSO National Youth Orchestra concerts

Music played in this show

MOZART: Der Hölle Rache, from Die Zauberflöte
Florence Foster Jenkins (sop), Cosme McMoon (pno)
NAXOS 120711

BACH: Ich will auf den Herren schaun, from Cantata No 93, Wer nur den lieben Gott
Amsterdam Baroque Choir & Orch, Deborah York (sop) / Ton Koopman
Challenge CC 72213

DONIZETTI: Chacun le sait, from La fille du regiment
Madison Nonoa (sop), Sharolyn Kimmorley (pno)
RNZ Rec.2014

SAINT-SAENS: Bacchanale, from Samson & Delilah
London Symphony Orch / Colin Davis
Erato 3984 24756

STRAUSS: Death & Transfiguration Op 24
New Zealand SO / Alexander Shelley
RNZ Rec.18/09/2010

BALLARD: Synergos (Red)
New Zealand SO / Hamish McKeich
RNZ Rec.25/11/2013