Concert Talk

Bryan Crump meets some of the cast and crew of New Zealand Youth Symphonic Winds as the secondary school age band gathers in Wellington for a summer concert series. Read more Audio

A request for listeners to show us where they're listening from got responses from around the world, even California, where Tim Morrison likes his classical music with a Kiwi accent. Three to Seven… Read more Audio

James Donaldson from the Nelson School of the Musical Arts speaks to Bryan Crump about preparing to host the Adam Summer Music School, and remembers how being part of the first school in 1995 changed… Read more Audio

Australian classical music broadcaster, musician and writer Ed Le Brocq extolls the virtues of learning an instrument, no matter how late you take it up. Read more Audio

The new CEO of Chamber Music NZ, Michelle Walsh, talks to Bryan Crump about some of her favourite tunes and the art of marketing 'intimate' classical music. Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand born conductor Tecwyn Evans talks about his new role planning the concert schedule for the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. Read more Audio

New Zealand music written in classical styles is in good heart and growing popularity. These are some of the most-watched performances filmed by SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music, many with sound… Read more Video

Here are season’s greetings and wonderful festive music for Christmas and the New Year from RNZ Concert. Read more

At age 13, Shan Liu is the youngest winner so far of the Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition. Less than five years ago, he couldn't even read music. Read more Video, Audio

Paul Weaver is in the middle of peak Christmas singing season, but it's a miracle he can sing at all. Read more Audio

Dr Kimberly Cannady talks to Bryan Crump about her exploration of Iceland's historic turf houses, and how houses made of sods of earth affect the music made in them. Read more Video, Audio

Although Andrew Clark is not a "morning person", he's loving his new job as presenter of the RNZ Concert show Mornings. As he tells Jesse Mulligan, many Kiwis seem to enjoy hearing his Scottish accent… Read more Video, Audio