Mozart

Some of Mozart’s most stunning tunes have been used for ballet, thanks to a bevy of talented choreographers including Stephan Zeromski, for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Dancing with Mozart opens next… Audio

A frothy comedy of manners with an intensely dark take on human nature. Video

Mozart’s comic yet profound look at human nature and one crazy day in a wealthy Spanish household.

A magic flute guides the young prince Tamino and his beloved Pamina through many dark trials toward the light of truth and enlightenment in this allegorical mixture of comic and serious elements

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series Finale, Auckland Town Hall, 16 November 2017. Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series Finale, Auckland Town Hall, 16 November 2017. Audio

A Magic Flute guides the young prince Tamino and his beloved Pamina through many dark trials toward the light of truth and enlightenment in this allegorical mixture of comic and serious elements. Video

Big blockbusters dominate the 2018 season from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Core repertoire, crossover and cinematic sounds are in store for fans - there’s something to whet everyone’s… Audio

Thomas Goss takes a long view of cinematic composers, and how one film lifted their narratives from the mundane to the epic. Audio

Sex and politics go hand in hand in Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart played fast and loose with censorship rules in in writing an opera about the right of the lord of the manor to have… Audio

Ferrando loves Dorabella and Guglielmo loves Fiordiligi – but their friend Don Alfonso is sceptical. He offers the young men a bet: given the opportunity, their loves will prove unfaithful in less… Video

Touring New Zealand with Chamber Music New Zealand, the Kuijken Quartet offers string quartets by Mozart and Haydn, recorded in the Auckland Town Hall, 9 July 2017. Audio

Amalia Hall and Christopher Park perform Violin Sonata No 17 in C, K.296 by Mozart. Audio

The Auckland Theatre Company's new production of Peter Shaffer’s awarding winning play Amadeus opens tonight. The psychological thriller follows the excess, envy, love and passion of composing rivals… Audio

Set on the island of Crete in the aftermath of the Trojan War, the opera explores the motivations and emotions of humans whose fates seem beyond their own control Video

In the first of the APO's 'Great Classics' series for 2017, British violinist Chloe Hanslip plays Mozart's Violin Concerto No 5. Also on the programme Haydn's Symphony No 21 and Brahms's Symphony No… Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their concert titled 'Outraged', Auckland Town Hall, 27 October 2016 Audio

John Drummond explores critical moments in the history of Western music when things might well have turned out differently. When Mozart arrived in London at the age of eight he needed someone to teach… Audio

Peter Mechen reviews Chamber Music New Zealand’s mini-festival QuintEssence. The programme features performances from The New Zealand String Quartet, Grammy-nominated violist James Dunham, The Pettman… Audio