Noon
Music education can be expensive, we find out how a young trumpeter funded his Juilliard education; it’s been revealed that many British orchestral musicians are living on the breadline; the former concertmaster of Haitink-era Concertgebouw Orchestra Herman Krebbers has died at the grand age of 94.
former concertmaster of Haitnk-era Concertgebouw Orchestra Herman Krebbers Photo: wikicommons
1pm Newspaper arts coverage dramatically cut
The downsize of major papers like the Dominion Post, The Press, Waikato Times and Nelson Mail last week has seen coverage of the arts slashed. Lynn Freeman delves into what's going on.
The Nelson Mail promoting its consultation with readers on the front page. Photo: PHOTO / RNZ
1.20pm Morgan James
New York-based classical trained soul singer, songwriter, and Broadway performer Morgan James is coming to Aotearoa this month to perform with the NZSO in its 'Bernstein at 100' concerts. She talks with Kim Hill about Bernstein, rejection and how that’s helped her grow as an artist.
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2pm
The Cleveland Orchestra, described as “quietly America’s greatest orchestra” by the NY Times is nearing the end of its 100th season. We celebrate with five of our favourite Cleveland Orchestra recordings. Today it’s Brahms’ Symphony No 4… as it also happens to be Brahms’ birthday.
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