Upbeat

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra was taken in a new direction by conductor Andre de Ridder and violinist Robert McDuffie, both appearing in NZ for the first time. Reviewer Peter Hoar suggests it… Read more Audio

St Mary of the Angels has opened its doors to music again after four years of earthquake strengthening work. The 95-year-old Catholic church  is a much-loved space for Wellington music-makers and… Read more Audio

2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. The battle, known as New Zealand’s ‘darkest day’, claimed the lives of 843 men and remains the highest one-day death toll suffered by… Read more Audio

Dame Malvina Foundation Arts Excellence award-winner flautist Hannah Darroch has been selected from hundreds of applicants worldwide to be one of just 35 members of the 2018 Global Leaders Program… Read more Audio

“Wai | Water | Woda” is a musical exploration of the meaning and importance of water to humanity. Flutists Tessa Brinckman and Adrianna Lis will perform music for multiple flutes and electronics by… Read more Audio

Bach Musica is celebrating its 40^th anniversary this weekend by inviting listeners on a romantic journey through Bohemia & Germany.  The programme features Dvorak’s Biblical Songs and Schubert’s late… Read more Audio

Electronic Dance Music was given a symphonic twist by Auckland Symphony Orchestra in front of a heaving Auckland Town Hall on Saturday Night. Reviewer Tony Stamp was in the glow-stick waving crowd. Read more Video, Audio

Former NZSO music director Emeritus Maestro James Judd is back in New Zealand to conduct the orchestra’s next concert Travels in Italy. The conductor was the NZSO’s Music Director for almost a decade… Read more Audio

Horrible Histories was a book, and then a television show, and now a highly popular stage show, which is currently touring New Zealand. It tells historical stories to the young, and the young at heart… Read more Audio

New Zealand Opera’s final production of 2017, Katya Kabanova, continues its season in Wellington this week. Highly experienced musical director Wyn Davies chooses his favourite, and most poignant… Read more Audio

Last night the APRA Silver Scroll Awards were on in Dunedin. The Silver Scrolls recognises outstanding achievement in the craft of song writing and for the first time ever, all five finalists for the… Read more Audio

Composer Salina Fisher has won the SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2017, New Zealand's premier composition prize, for her work for string quartet 'Tōrino'. This is the second consecutive year Fisher has won… Read more Video, Audio