Upbeat for Monday 14 December 2015

Merran Cooke and Paul Rishworth QC

Crown Counsel lawyers mockup of the signing of the Magna Carta Photo: Supplied

Crown Law presents concerts celebrating 800 years since the seal of the Magna Carta. Senior Crown Counsel Paul Rishworth and Merran Cooke discuss the effect on human rights of this founding document.

Edo de Waart

Edo de Waart Photo: Wikimedia

Newly appointed NZSO Music Director talks about next year's vibrant programme, the novels he’s been reading, the musical medicine he gives orchestras, and wonders what Beethoven might think if he was listening in from the other side to Edo's interpretation of a Beethoven work.