Upbeat

Baroque cellist Tomas Hurnik from the Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust is working with composer Julie Wylie to provide a special opportunity for infants and young children with complex… Read more Audio

Christmas has arrived so the Bach Choir has joined with Wellington Brass to bring festive cheer with carols from different places and centuries. Musical Director Peter de Blois helps us get in the… Read more Audio

Cassandra Extavour, Canadian Baroque soprano, is in New Zealand for Auckland Choral’s 98^th consecutive performance of Handel’s Messiah. In her day job Cassandra is Professor of Organismic and… Read more Audio

UK Cellist Matthew Barley will be wowing audiences and encouraging them to participate at the upcoming Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson. He’ll be combining set pieces with improvisation work… Read more Audio

Australian author and transgender-rights advocate 81 year old Katherine Cummings is in the capital for a free talk about Cindy Sherman’s work, currently at the City Gallery. In particular, Cummings… Read more Audio

This weekend young musicians have the opportunity to perform as part of Auckland Live’s Summer in the Square events. The first intake involves musicians who participate in a 15 week training… Read more Audio

Art and how it reflects and supports public health is the major topic of discussion for a symposium being held by the University of Otago.  Jenny Ombler & Sarah Donovan head the event which casts a… Read more Audio

Time magazine photo editor Myles Little is heading to New Zealand to show his exhibition The One Percent Show which highlights the gap in wealth inequality from China to Dubai. The show is on as part… Read more Audio

Competitors for the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition have been announced. 140 entries have been whittled down to just 16, with competitors from NZ, Canada, Romania, USA, South Korea… Read more Audio

New Zealand soprano Margaret Medlyn graduates with her PhD from Victoria University this week. Her research delves into what it takes for an opera performer to fully embody the character, not only in… Read more Audio

Film maker Paul Wolffram has been in Papua New Guinea showing his documentary What Lies That Way. It tells the story of Paul returning to the tribe he has got to know over the years, to undertake a… Read more Audio

Peter Mechen reviews the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Handel’s Messiah, featuring New Zealand soprano Madeleine Pierard and three Australian soloists with the Tudor Consort and… Read more Audio