12:15 Marc Taddei

Conductor previews the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Sibelius performance

Marc Taddei

12:30 Five by Five: Sibelius

We cross live to Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre for the fourth concert in this series

NZSO

1:30 Peter Mechen

Review of Tales from the Forbidden City

1:45 Renee

Author previews her Writer's Week appearance at the New Zealand Festival

Music played in this show

SZYMANOWSKI: Violin Concerto No 1 Op 35
Nicola Benedetti (vln), London SO / Daniel Harding
DG 987 057

SIBELIUS: Karelia Suite
New Zealand SO / Marc Taddei
RNZ Rec.10/03/2014

SIBELIUS: Symphony No 5 in Eb Op 82
New Zealand SO / Marc Taddei
RNZ Rec.10/03/2014

GAO WEI JIE: Three Songs of Yuan Qu
Xiao Ma (countertenor), Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra / Liu Shun
RNZ Rec.9/03/2014

SQUIRE: Chimaera II
Helene Pohl (vln), Luo Yuan (yangqing)
RNZ Rec.9/03/2014

ZOU HANG: Ten Changes and Five Variables
New Zealand String Quartet, Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra / Liu Shun
RNZ Rec.9/03/2014

NORRIS: Inner Phases
New Zealand String Quartet, Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra / Liu Shun
RNZ Rec.9/03/2014