Upbeat

Most likely known as the only piece you may know on the piano, “The Celebrated Chop Waltz” was written in 1877 by sixteen year-old British composer Euphemia Allen. But there are some rather… Read more

Music and arts events in New Zealand are becoming more accessible for disabled people, says Áine Kelly-Costello, an Auckland based flutist, writer and advocate. Read more Audio

A newly discovered recording of Rachmaninov playing his own Symphonic Dances on the piano is due for release by Marston Records, we speak to flutist and accessible arts advocate Áine Kelly-Costello… Read more

Baroque wind ensemble Zefiro has recently begun a tour of the country. Elizabeth Kerr gives their opening night concert is Wellington her hearty approval. Read more Audio

News today that Glyndebourne summer music festival has chosen its first artistic director Stephen Langridge and we continue our Tuesday Proms matinees with Beethoven, Shostakovich & Rachmaninov led by… Read more

James Morrison – a Celebration of Ella and Louis by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra this week celebrates the famous collaboration of jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Virtuoso… Read more Audio

What music is best to fall asleep to? Upbeat provides some suggestions. Because... soon you will be able to finally fall asleep to music without needing headphones. The Flexound Humu – a pillow that… Read more Video

Upbeat talks with Helene Pohl and Rolf Gjelsten of the New Zealand String Quartet ahead of nationwide tour Turning Points and, celebrating the famous collaboration of jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and… Read more

The New Zealand String Quartet is about to embark on a nationwide tour. The quartet is celebrating 30 years since its first tour in 1988 with some of the most groundbreaking works in the quartet… Read more Audio

Composer Gao Ping and counter tenor Xiao Ma premiere their Orchestra Wellington commission Wild Cherry Tree and tell Eva Radich about their unique hybrid of Chinese and Western music. Read more Audio

We speak with cherished Italian woodwind Maestri Alfredo Bernardini  and Alberto Grazzi from Italy’s Ensemble Zefiro, and composer Gao Ping and counter tenor Xiao Ma, who are about to premiere their… Read more

The extraordinary colours of 17th and 18th century woodwind instruments have lent Italy’s Ensemble Zefiro a cult following. Read more Audio