Upbeat

Audience members at composer Max Richter's concert, Sleep, are provided with camp beds and encouraged to nod off during the eight-hour overnight performance. Richter, joined by other musicians and… Read more Audio

Actor of screen and stage Jonathan Groff, stars in Mindhunter, and is the voice of Kristoff in Frozen. Groff is in New Zealand, and agreed to answer kid's questions sent in via the RNZ Voxpop app. Read more

Starting this month we’re going to build on what is working and try some new things which we hope will delight you, our audience. Read more

Broadway star Andréa Burns is in NZ teaching the next generation of musical thespians. She chooses six Broadway tunes you have to hear. Read more Video

This summer’s heat cries out for music to relax to even when your break comes to a close. Get the holiday vibe back with these summer inspired tunes with a classical twist. Read more Video

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New Zealand guitarist Paul Bosauder plays flamenco with true Iberian passion.  Paul has returned from Andalusia in Southern Spain where he lives to tour the country. Paul did a… Read more Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Adern is pregnant. The announcement of her “happy surprise” got RNZ Music staff thinking about lullabies that she and her partner Clarke Gayford could play or sing to soothe… Read more

Cranberries lead singer Dolores O’Riordan, who died suddenly at the age of 46, wrote one of the band's most famous works. RNZ Concert's Zoë George discovers what 'Zombie' sounds like with a symphonic… Read more Video

The NZSO is offering a range of great gigs this year, with music from some our favourite video games, films and televisions shows. Get ready to geek out in 2018. Read more Video

Stories about babies and children, quirky discussions, artistic victories, in-studio performances and a last conversation with the legend that is Lloyd Scott. Read more

CMNZ brought together two old friends for an all-Beethoven programme in 2017. Bella Hristova and pianist Michael Houstoun share a mutual passion for Beethoven. Eva Radich speaks to Bella about the… Read more Audio

The strained relationship between the Royal New Zealand Ballet and the New Zealand School of Dance didn’t affect Wellington City Council’s decision for relocating the national ballet company. The… Read more Audio