Upbeat

We celebrate a New Zealand artist being named a finalist for the Turner Art Prize and the Muppets are in town! Then Andrew Withington – NZSSC’s musical director plays some of his favourite choral… Read more

Bret McKenzie and the Muppets are coming to town with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Here's 10 reasons why we love the Muppets when they get musical. Read more Video

Jack Gray is the new Artistic Director of Atamira Dance, the country’s leading Maori contemporary dance company. Gray was one the company’s founders fifteen years ago but in the last few years has… Read more Audio

“In Memoriam” is a new song-cycle for string quartet and tenor voice by NZ composer Janet Jennings, and forms part of the programme for a three-centre tour by the New Zealand String Quartet. Upbeat… Read more Audio

The latest bombshell from the Echo Music Awards, Tony Chen Lin’s debut album, Janet Jennings on her new song cycle for Jared Holt, and Jack Grey about taking steps in a fresh direction. Read more

Salina Fisher’s Tupaia has just had its first performances by the NZSO. The work is the first of four pieces commissioned to mark the 250^th anniversary of Captain Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific… Read more Audio

Te Auaha, the New Zealand Institute of Creativity has opened its doors to students in Wellington. Victoria Spackman who is Director of Te Auaha, shines a light on how the first few months have gone… Read more Audio

We get creative with Victoria Spackman, Salina Fisher takes us through her new commission, and we hear Dvořák’s seventh symphony. Read more

The Behn Quartet know no fear. The quartet of young women take their name from a trailblazing 17^th century female playwright and have been winning international competitions and rave reviews since… Read more Video, Audio

The world premiere of Salina Fisher’s new piece Tupaia was given by the NZSO and Music Director Edo de Waart last week. Fisher’s piece sat alongside Berlioz’ Les Nuits d'Été sung by US mezzo-soprano… Read more Audio

Why are artists giving back Echo awards, we mark NZ Dance week, Elizabeth Kerr reviews the NZSO’s Berlioz, Debussy & Ravel programme, the Behn Quartet talk about their tour of New Zealand and we… Read more Video

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra performed the world premiere of Ross Harris’ Face which tells the story of the emotional and physical scars of war. Peter Hoar reviews. Read more Audio