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Music lover Joy Cowley chooses her favourite piece of classical music and tells us about the pleasure she gets from Debussy’s ‘Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun’. Read more Video, Audio

Guitarist and songwriter Molly Tuttle will plays her first ever New Zealand show on Sunday October 13th, as part of the Americana Fest at the Tuning Fork in Auckland. She spoke with Elliott Childs… Read more Audio

Composer HK Gruber talks to David Morriss about returning to New Zealand for the first time since 1955 when he toured here singing in the Vienna Boys’ Choir.  This time he's here to conduct the New… Read more Audio

New Zealand Opera's production of The Turn of the Screw, Benjamin Britten's psychological drama, is a tribute to the company's courage with excellent performances from the small cast. However, some… Read more

The World of Wearable Arts might be a “champion for the female spirit and female creativity” but that doesn’t seem to extend to the music. Read more

If your idea of a piano trio is that of restrained elegance, possibly a bit on the stuffy side, then you’re definitely not thinking of NZTrio, especially this week when the trio will be making an… Read more Audio

Michael Norris has won the 2019 SOUNZ Contemporary Award for a third time with ‘Sama’ a concerto for violin and orchestra. The award recognises compositions demonstrating outstanding levels of… Read more Video, Audio

NZ-born Holly Mathieson returns to conduct an all-Kiwi cast in NZ Opera's production Benjamin Britten's The Turn of the Screw. Read more Audio

Have you ever been to a performance that puts your heart in your mouth? Reviewer Tony Ryan writes a letter to pianist Tony Chen Lin explaining how much of an impact his Dreams/Fantasies performance… Read more

A life-long love of classical music has inspired a design for this year’s World of Wearable Arts. Read more

The Orchestra’s Choice for the 2019 Todd Young Composer Awards references the bombing of Guernica and it has a personal connection for the young composer. Read more

Dramatic coloratura soprano and astute businesswoman Madeleine Pierard has returned home from London to perform in NZ Opera's new production of The Turn of the Screw. Read more Audio