Noon
Critics and composers sometimes don’t get along. We find out what’s being going on with Mark-Anthony Turnage on twitter and how he’s said he’s pulling the pin on his opera writing days. Plus we hear music from other composers who have gone up against the critics … and survived. Also both a BBC Music Magazine winner and New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge use Bach to inspire modern composers.
Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Photo: Public Domain
1pm the Electrifying, energetic conductor arrives in Dunedin
Venezuelan-born Spanish Conductor José Luis Gomez is known for his energy on the podium. He brings that to the south this week to conduct the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and violinist Shlomo Mintz. He talks about his involvement with El Sistema, visiting NZ and why it’s important to inject energy into every performance.
Conductor Jose Luis Gomez Photo: MATTHIEU GAUCHET
140pm My Lady’s Pleasure
An instrument invented for women to play takes centre stage on Saturday. In the concert, named My Lady’s Pleasure, Tina Chancey, soloist for NZ baroque music group Affetto will play the pardessus de viol. We find out what makes this instrument special, how to play it and experience it live.
Tina Chancey Photo: Supplied
2pm
We continue to bring you your favourite choral pieces including Brahms’ Nänie and a Beethoven symphony that surprisingly drew a critic’s wrath.
Photo: creative commons - Way Creative
