Upbeat

As today is May the 4^th, it’s only right to have a member of the NZSO who performed Star Wars come in to choose five faves. Timpanist Larry Reese shares his highlights for 2018 so far and picks a few… Read more Video, Audio

May the 4^th be with you! Five faves from NZSO timpanist Larry Reese; Peter Hoar reviews Phantasm, we discover how going to concerts makes you live longer, and we mark International Gardening Day. Read more

Split Enz and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra joined forces 21 years ago to perform and record some of the best known Kiwi hits. ENZSO is now returning, in a smaller set up, with original ENZSO… Read more Video, Audio

It’s been 21 years since ENZSO. Eddie Rayner shares his memories. How common music experiences can help grow parental-child relationships, Soprano Nadine Sierra and young conductor Ryan Bancroft wins… Read more

Drummer Chris O’Connor is one of the country’s busiest musicians. O’Connor shares some of his favourite music and tells Eva Radich about the joy he has as a live performer despite the frenetic… Read more Audio

Brilliant – that’s the word reviewer Tony Ryan describes fresh string quartet the Behn Quartert, currently on tour with Chamber Music New Zealand. Last night’s performance at Christchurch’s Piano was… Read more Audio

More Kiwi music to mark NZ Music Month; Tony Ryan reviews Behn Quartet & drummer, composer and educator Chris O’Connor picks his five faves. Read more

The Wellington Jazz Festival has attracted a few big names this year, but there’s also a few artists that are flying under the radar. RNZ Concert’s resident jazz-man Nick Tipping gives us his five… Read more Video, Audio

We mark May Day and the start of NZ Music Month, Nick Tipping chooses his jazz fest Five Faves and we bring you a special story about the Berlin Wall. Read more

The internationally renowned viol consort Phantasm is in New Zealand for the first time, touring for Chamber Music NZ. Upbeat talks to its founder and musical director Laurence Dreyfus. Read more Audio

Kermit the Frog is in Wellington to perform with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. In this exclusive interview the famed amphibian shares his vocal secrets with RNZ Concert's Zoë George. Read more Video, Audio