Concert Talk

Eight composers, eight performers, nine new works. Auckland Arts Festival concert Force of Nature brings nature alive through the language of music. Read more Audio

Usually at the heart of the harmony in the NZSO's string section, Associate Principal viola Alexander McFarlane will take centre stage in the orchestra's upcoming Brandenburg tour, performing… Read more Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's conductor Giordano Bellincampi takes a moment to talk to the audience in the middle of a performance of Beethoven's 8th Symphony after some started clapping at… Read more Audio

Come on a journey with Auckland Choir Viva Voce as they perform Joby Talbot's Path of Miracles around the country. Read more Audio

Giordano Bellincampi, Music Director of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, is looking forward to conducting the final concert in the orchestra's Beethoven symphony cycle. Read more Audio

Singer and taonga pūoro player Ariana Tikao and harpist Bob Bickerton are the duo Muriwai. They've just released their first single. Read more Audio

Chief Executive Diana Marsh gives an overview of what's on offer at SOUNZ. Read more Audio

Composer Victoria Kelly talks about her work, Requiem, with a premiere at the Auckland Arts Festival 2023. Read more Audio

We catch up with RNZ's Tumu Māori Shannon Haunui-Thompson for the latest from Te Matatini 2023. Read more Audio

Composer and taonga pūoro musician Ruby Solly talks about her work for taonga pūoro and orchestra that will premiere at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival. Read more Audio

The Soundtrack of Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge kicks off the 10-day Hamilton Arts Festival. We talk with two of the opera singers performing in the show. 

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Preliminary rounds for the second Dunedin Concerto Competition are just about to start. Patron Bruce Hodgson tells us what audiences can look forward to. Read more Audio