Noon
New research from the United States shows how the brain judges music quality, and Placido Domingo performs his 51st role in his nearly 50 year career at the Met.
Placido Domingo Photo: wikicommons
1pm Bret McKenzie with the NZSO & The Muppets
Bret McKenzie – one half of Flight of the Concords – is joining the Muppets and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on stage, celebrating the show’s creator Jim Henson. McKenzie and Square Eyes Film Foundation Director Nic Marshall talk with Kathryn Ryan about Jim Henson and The Muppets.
Photo: Zachary Scott Photography
1.30 RNZ Concert recording a finalist in Radio Awards
RNZ Concert’s recording of Gareth Farr’s Cello Concerto is a finalist for the 2018 Best Music Feature or Recorded Live Music Event award at the New Zealand Radio Awards. It was recorded by David McCaw and Graham Kennedy with the NZSO. RNZ Concert’s Auckland team Adrian Hollay and Tim Dodd are also short listed for their recording of the APO’s Starman concert.
Gareth Farr Photo: supplied
2pm
Come along with us as we continue to explore Dvořák’s symphonies. Today it’s his fourth symphony performed by Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimír Válek.
Antonin Dvorak in 1882 Photo: Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
