7 Aug 2018

Upbeat for Tuesday 7 August

From Upbeat, 12:00 pm on 7 August 2018

 

12pm Dunedin-born violinist and teacher Robin Wilson has been awarded the 2018 annual national award from the Australian Strings Association for putting Australia on the map for excellence in string playing.

 

1pm BBC New Generation artists at the Proms

The Calidore Quartet make their Proms debut with pianist Javier Perianes

The Calidore Quartet make their Proms debut with pianist Javier Perianes Photo: BBC

Each Tuesday during our 2018 BBC Proms season, we’ll bring you a Prom concert. Today, BBC New Generation Artists the Calidore String Quartet and pianist Javier Perianes make their Proms debut playing music by Caroline Shaw and Robert Schumann.

BBC New Generation artist pianist Javier Perianes

BBC New Generation artist pianist Javier Perianes Photo: BBC

 

2pm Act 2 of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker in a classic 1972 recording conducted by André Previn.