Upbeat

Olivier Latry is one of the finest organists in the world today. As well as being organist at Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral and a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, he has a busy international… Read more Audio

We look at the effects Music has on babies and heart patients and the Vatican is to host its first live streamed concert. We speak with organist Olivier Latry from Notre Dame and Peter Hoar reviews… Read more

The Villani Piano Quartet performed last night at The Piano in Christchurch as part of the 2018 Christopher's Classics series. Tony Ryan reviews. Read more

We look at new research that shows how biased humans are towards music, Placido Domingo takes to the stage at the Met, Bret McKenzie discusses the Muppets, and we hear Gareth Farr’s Cello Concerto and… Read more

A shockingly contemporary musical addressing many aspects of sex including consent, rape, sexual identity, mental well being, virginity and relationships comes to Wellington. Read more Audio

New Zealand born philanthropist Annette Campbell-White has been recognised at the International Opera Awards. Campbell-White established the Kia Ora Foundation after success in venture capital… Read more Audio

Self-playing pianos were popular at the beginning of last century but lost favour in the 20s. Famed piano makers Steinway have given the pianola a digital age makeover incorporating apps, iPads and… Read more Audio

We discover how listening to Mozart can help your blood pressure, Steinway has given the pianola a digital age makeover; Kiwi  female pioneer in venture capital investment Annette Campbell-White says… Read more

Ross Harris talk about his new work Face, a vocal work written to remember the men who suffered serious facial injury during the First World War, changing their lives in the most dramatic way. The… Read more Audio

We highlight classical music artists and ensembles from non-western countries, celebrate classically trained Nina Simone’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ross Harris discusses his new… Read more

Blick Bassy is a film score composer who recently visited the country for Womad. Trevor Reekie sat down with the Cameroon born France-based artist to talk about uniqueness, keeping language and… Read more Audio

The NZSO and Frank Zappa normally wouldn’t go together, but they were quite the pairing at last Friday’s first performance of the Orchestra’s Shed Series in Wellington. Hadyn Green went to experience… Read more Audio