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Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
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Jealous Saboteurs
New Zealand artist Francis Upritchard and jeweller Karl Fritsch discuss their work together. The Germans have a word for it: Gesumptkunsthandwerk: the marriage of art, craft and design. Francis… Read more Audio
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Opera full of magic
The Magic Flute tells the mythical tale of Prince Tamino seeking to save his beloved Pamina from the clutches of her evil mother, Queen of Night. It is a story of love conquering all, adventure… Read more Audio
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Willing Shakespeare "actors" needed
To mark the Quattro Centennial of Shakespeare's death, he's coming alive at Wellington Library through out 2016. All of Shakespeare's plays will have their moment as the Lord Lackbeards perform… Read more Audio
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The depth of connection and understanding
"At 75, British playwright Caryl Churchill may be at the top of her game" … so began a recent review in The Economist of Churchill's 2012 play Love and Information which is being produced in a Double… Read more Audio
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Behind the musical theatre curtain
James Cundall is the man behind Lunchbox Productions, a company that brings big blockbuster stage productions like Singin' in the Rain and Priscilla Queen of the Desert to New Zealand with casts from… Read more Audio
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Free love and piano playing
Lili Kraus was a famed Hungarian-born pianist who galvanised our post-war arts scene; she played everywhere and organised new pianos for our halls. Cushla Parekowhai talks about the love affair New… Read more Audio
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Flamboyance, sparkle and the vision of the night
The ensemble that derived their name from the Japanese Zen painting of the circle has returned to New Zealand shores. Enso quartet's nationwide tour includes pieces from Ginastera, Hayden, Beethoven… Read more Audio
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The Art of Etiquette - ballet
17 May 2016Ballet legend Sir Jon Trimmer is taking time out of The Wizard of Oz for our first discussion in the series The Art of Etiquette. The arts and society landscapes are forever changing with the arts… Read more Audio
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Satie turns 150
French avant-garde composer and pianist Erik Satie turns 150 tomorrow. Producers Marg Ogilvie and Amanda Brown discuss their series Satie Says which through dramatic performance shows how his… Read more Audio
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Telling history through horse hair
An art work that is a memorial to the thousands of horses that died in WWI, has been selected as one of three finalists in the Regional Art section of the New Zealand Museum Awards. Sarah McClintock… Read more Audio
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Did the star billing live up to expectation?
Peter Mechen reviews Stephen Hough plays Brahms, the NZSO's concert with the British piano giant playing Brahms' Second Concerto on tour around New Zealand this week. The concert also includes Gareth… Read more Audio
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New Zealand-born violinist Alan Loveday
15 May 2016The distinguished NZ-born violinist, who made a famous recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, lived in retirement in London. Peter Mechen and Charlotte Wilson… Read more Video, Audio
