Upbeat

Kiwi tenor Simon O’Neill has returned home to perform Wagner’s song cycle Wesendonck Lieder with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra around the country. Peter Hoar was at the Auckland concert which… Read more Audio

A stable of horses react to the a-mare-zing sounds of Bach, how listening to music at work alters your mind, NZSO with tenor Simon O’Neill is reviewed by Peter Hoar, Jazz Tui winner Umar Zakaria and… Read more

Studio 54 and orchestral music don’t usually go together, but this week the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is cranking out the platforms, bellbottoms and big hair as they bring disco hits alive… Read more Video, Audio

Watch a stable of horses being treated to the a-mare-zing sounds of Bach. Read more Video

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa receives a British Queen’s Birthday honour, Renee Fleming is up for a Tony, the APO goes disco and we celebrate rising stars for the start of Matariki. Read more

Jazz musicians and composers Umar Zakaria and Anita Schwabe were recognised for their contributions to the art form this week. Read more Video

The Loemis Festival is offering up winter solstice goodies for the coming weeks in Wellington. It featuring feasts, flaming figures in the harbour and fantastical musical flavours. Organiser Andrew… Read more Audio

Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae and Sarah Vaughan take centre stage for a new six-week course being offered at Victoria University. Jazz singer-songwriter Bruce Brown gives Nick Tipping… Read more Audio

We look ahead to the weekend with the DSO and NZGQ, mark the upcoming winter solstice, Bruce Brown gives us a history of female jazz icons and we round out our series recognising important classical… Read more

World famous Kiwi tenor Simon O’Neill is back with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for his debut orchestral performance of Richard Wagner’s song cycle the Wesendonck Lieder, based on poems written… Read more Audio

The Wellington Jazz Festival started with a hiss and a roar last night. Norman Meehan has compiled a list of must-not-miss performances by visiting and local artists. Read more Video, Audio

Five staff at University of Auckland’s School of Music have lost their jobs. Read more Audio