Upbeat

The Quarterfinals of the 2019 Michael Hill International Violin Competition begin tomorrow in Queenstown. Artistic Advisor Dene Olding and Luthier Richard Panting gives us an inside look. Read more Audio

The annual Cavell Leitch New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival starts today in Christchurch. Nick Tipping chats to jazz legend Billy Childs Read more Audio

With the Michael Hill International Violin Competition beginning this week, Cynthia Morahan goes in search of some previous winners to see how the top prize has launched their careers. Read more Audio

New Wellington based Baroque group The Queen's Closet brings unique instruments into the studio Read more Audio

Dr Guy Jansen, the founder of the NZ Youth Choir and NZ Secondary Students’ Choir has died. Read more Audio

We explore the piano music of Douglas Lilburn with Robert Hoskins and Rod Biss. Read more Audio

A new book of memoirs by Sir Donald McIntyre titled 'The Only Way is Up: Reflections on a Life in Opera'. Tim Dodd speaks with Heath Lees, who helped edit the book, and tenor Simon O’Neill Read more Audio

We explore the mysterious musical instrument that is the Wagner Tuba with Orchestra Wellington's Euan Harvey and Dillon Mayhew. Read more Audio

War and peace is at the heart of a new music and arts festival coming to the North Island. Read more Audio

Brodsky Quartet returns to New Zealand with a new member. Elizabeth Kerr was at the Michael Fowler Centre last night. Read more Audio

For many in Saturday night’s Christchurch audience, this concert was all about the return of Benjamin (Ben) Morrison and Korngold’s Violin Concerto. And that part of the programme certainly emerged as… Read more

Glenda Keam has been elected the first as the female and first New Zealand president for the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). Read more Audio