There's to be a changing of the guard on concert hall podiums around the country, with a new Maestro preparing to take over as New Zealand's Assistant Conductor-in-Residence. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra manages the role but it's a collaboration between the country's main orchestras and Creative New Zealand, in an effort to hone the skills of young conductors within Australasia. The current Assistant Conductor-in-Residence Vincent Hardaker has recovered from Covid in time to wield the baton at this Thursday's APO Great Classics concert, starring 14 year-old violin sensation Christian Li. At the concert will be Vincent's successor, Leonard Weiss, two months later than planned, coming over from Australia because of the pandemic. Lynn speaks with both conductors.