Eva Radich

Wellington painter Melanie Mills created a stir in the visual arts world when her first show of paintings based on flowers was an immediate sell-out. Melanie Mills and curator Kathlene Fogarty from… Audio, Gallery

The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz was performed by Edo de Waart, with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and an international cast this past weekend. The concert performance of an opera has been a… Audio

Playwright Jan Bolwell tells her grandfather’s First World War experiences through her teenage self in her show Bill Massey’s Tourists. It’s currently touring the country telling gripping, painful and… Audio

Patrick Nolan discusses his direction of Kátya Kabanová for New Zealand Opera. The production comes from Seattle where it was premiered earlier this year. It features the same creative team but a… Audio

The Big Sing finals are here with 24 choirs from across the country hitting the top notes. The final decisions will come down to three international judges:  Jonathan Grieves-Smith from Melbourne and… Video, Audio

Victoria University of Wellington along with some of the biggest names in New Zealand film and design technology have come together to form a new hub where students can learn from the best. The… Audio

The Royal Shakespeare Company took a punt on Roald Dahl’s much loved story Matilda by commissioning Australian composer and lyricist Tim Minchin to turn it into a magical musical in which children… Audio

In every three to five million people there is likely to be one musical prodigy. Could your child be the next Lang Lang? Professor Gary McPherson explains what traits musical prodigies have, what age… Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt are showing defiance in this week’s concert of the same name. Featuring works from Messiaen, Saint-Saens and Shostakovich, the… Audio

Lullabies are common to all cultures and are varied in their themes and moods. Anthony Ritchie’s Lullabies is being performed by City Choir Dunedin  featuring more than 140 performers. Composer… Audio

Metropolitan Opera star Eric Owens is as much at home with classical music as he is with contemporary. It’s no wonder, having spent the last 40 years learning and plying his craft. The American… Audio

The love of the piano has been the driving force behind a new classical music festival in Martinborough. Former music teacher Cherry van Kranen​ bequeathed her Schimmel ​grand piano to the town, so it… Audio

Representatives from 20 countries will participate in more than 40 events at the upcoming 44^th International Viola Congress in Wellington in early September. Orchestra Wellington violist Chris van der… Audio

The KBB Music Festival, which attracts music groups - from orchestras and jazz bands to ensembles from secondary schools around the country – starts next week. It’s a celebration of classical and jazz… Audio

The RNZB’s Romeo & Juliet choreographed by outgoing artistic director Francesco Ventriglia had its world premiere last night at the St James in Wellington before heading on a nationwide tour. Is it to… Audio

Edo de Waart, NZSO's MD is half way through his current programme this week with violinist Karen Gomyo, and next week taking on Berlioz' dramatic Damnation of Faust, a work he's excited to tackle… Audio

In their first major concert of 2017 the Christchurch Youth Choir present A Bolt from the Blue. The works take the audience through a journey of choral history, from the renaissance to the 21^st… Audio

Sally-Jane Norman recently took over as the head of Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University. She brings a wealth of international experience to the role, having founded a number of… Audio

Wellingtonians got the first taste of violinist Karen Gomyo this past weekend when she joined the NZSO for two performances. Friday night Mahler & Berg took centre stage, along with Salina Fisher’s Ra… Audio

One of the world’s most sought-after young violists Karen Gomyo is back with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conducted by Edo de Waart, Gomyo performs two concertos by Alban Berg, and Max Bruch… Audio