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Film maker Reiner Moritz explores the life and times of composer, conductor and cultural politician Pierre Boulez. Read more Audio

Drag Queens combine with New Zealand Opera to celebrate the colourful and fascinating life of a legendary Aucklander Peter Taylor. Read more Audio

Opera as you've never seen it with Stuart Maunder and Claire Scholes - and drag queens. And we look towards the 2018 NZO season featuring Tosca, Aida and everything in between. Read more

On Upbeat today - we review the NZSO's Summer Pops gig from the Michael Fowler Centre and we play some favourite film scores suggested by RNZ Concert listeners. Read more

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra launched its first tour of 2018 on Friday night in fine fashion. Upbeat producer Zoë George reviews the music from the movies. Read more Video, Audio

Festival Opera founder Anna Pierard took time out of her busy Madame Butterfly schedule to discuss some of her favourite pieces of music. Read more Video, Audio

It's been said that classical music is for dinosaurs. Upbeat producer Zoë George finds out if this is true. Read more Video

Viol player Jordi Savall is taking the audience time travelling during the New Zealand Festival. He explains how he bridges the gap between old and new and how music is capable of transcending… Read more Audio

New Zealand Opera's General Director Stuart Maunder is leaving the company after four years at the helm. He tells Eva Radich about his time in NZ and where he's off to next. Read more Audio

It's ten years since the early death of prolific singer song-writer Mahinarangi Tocker. Mahinarangi composed more than 1000 songs exploring identity and aroha, many of them written in Te Reo Maori… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is shaking things up in the hopes of attracting new audiences to classical music. NZSO conductor Hamish McKeich chooses five diverse pieces that will be on offer… Read more Audio

Explore the new shape of Upbeat with host David Morriss and Eva Radich. Find out what’s happening, how you can engage with the great stories we’re telling and what it means for the future. Read more Audio