Settling the Score

Settling the Score: Franz Josef Haydn is a mammoth composer, so how come he's been completely absent from the countdown of New Zealand’s favourite classical music for the past two years? Read more Video

NZ soul singer-songwriter Louis Baker still loves the classical music his mum played him as a kid. He’ll be voting in RNZ Concert's classical music countdown Settling the Score, for an old favourite… Read more Audio

There’s just one week left to vote in your favourite music for Setting the Score 2019 on Labour Day. Here are few things to keep in mind... Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

Actor and director Jennifer Ward-Lealand talks about her earliest memory of music. The New Zealander of the Year 2020 says as a young girl she listened to Violetta’s aria 'Croce e delizia' from… Read more Video, Audio

When Shaan Singh of Wellington indie-pop group Drax Project needs inspiration, he turns to 16th century German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach. Read more Audio

Music lover Joy Cowley chooses her favourite piece of classical music and tells us about the pleasure she gets from Debussy’s ‘Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun’. Read more Video, Audio

Personal preferences come to the fore in this week's competition entries... Read more

Each year RNZ Concert asks its listeners to vote for their Top three favourite pieces of classical music in Settling the Score. Here are five things that will make you a Settling the Score voting pro… Read more

Listen to New Zealand's favourite classical music for 2018, as voted for by RNZ Concert listeners. Read more Video, Audio

For Settling the Score 2018, New Zealand music fans voted for 980 different works across a range of genres. here's a bit of a breakdown. Read more Audio

When faced with having to choose just three favourite pieces of classical music to vote for in RNZ Concert's Settling the Score, Cynthia Morahan looks to the past, present and future for inspiration.

RNZ Concert's Clarissa Dunn is back to dazzle us with her music knowledge. Some listeners love classical music and can hum the pieces but can't name them - that's where Clarissa comes in. Read more Video, Audio