Classical
REVIEW: CSO From The New World
Highly regarded Scandinavian cellist Torleif Thedéen made his Christchurch Symphony Orchestra debut on Saturday night, performing Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No 1. Tony Ryan reviews the concert that… Audio
Classical music’s influence in Asia
The rapid growth of Western classical music in Asia will see three new concert halls built in the city of Chengdu alone in the next year or two. Singaporean born conductor Darrell Ang, who is in this… Audio
Intrepid Bassoonist Ben Hoadley
Auckland is swamped with musical performances this weekend, including bassoonist Ben Hoadley playing Weber’s Bassoon Concerto with the St Matthews Chamber Orchestra. He’s back from a recent trip to… Audio
Sounding the horn with APO
Principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Stefan Dohr, is sounding the horn this week with the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. Strauss’ Horn Concerto is complimented by Beethoven’s The… Audio
REVIEW: Orchestra Wellington’s Firebird
Peter Mechen reviews Orchestra Wellington’s opening concert for 2017, Firebird. The programme featured great early works by not just Stravinsky but also Beethoven’s first symphony and the premiere of… Audio
Pushing Boundaries with Torleif Thedéen
Torleif Thedéen is one of the most highly regarded musicians in Scandinavia. Tomorrow night he teams up with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for its Pushing Boundaries concert playing Haydn… Audio
REVIEW: Kathryn Stott and NZSQ in Wellington
Elizabeth Kerr reviews visiting British pianist Kathryn Stott and the New Zealand String Quartet. The Chamber Music New Zealand Tour visited Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre last night, with a… Audio
NZTrio farewell Justine Cormack
After 15 years with the NZTrio, founding member violinist Justine Cormack is leaving. The three players began the trio as a professional group to perform, tour, record and champion New Zealand music. … Audio
Sébastien Hurtaud brings Farr's new Concerto to life
New Zealand composer Gareth Farr's Cello Concerto Chemin des Dames marks the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of the first world war. It’s been written for young French cellist… Audio
Hans Zimmer Live
The godfather of film soundtracks Hans Zimmer has been in Auckland with his live concert experience. RNZ Concert’s Adrian Hollay met Zimmer to discuss the live show and his expansive career that…
Basically Baroque with guest conductor
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra guest conductor Australian Daniel Kossov directs the season opener Basically Baroque – from Bach to Respighi to Mozart a musical journey. Kossov brings his international… Audio
De Pledge at the Auckland Museum
Auckland audiences will get the chance to hear versatile New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge in action at the Auckland Museum this week. Stephen’s recital is part of the Fazioli International Piano… Audio
Houstoun Celebrates Bach through Jazz and Classical
Michael Houstoun has a full Bach performance calendar on his plate: it starts with a jazz reworking of the Bach D minor keyboard concerto with the Rodger Fox Big Band, then next month he plays all of… Audio
"Beautiful tone, beautiful heart"
In 1964 Sanford and Joan Reuning heard an ensemble of child violinists from Japan give a concert in Philadelphia. They were pupils of the legendary violin teacher Dr. Suzuki. Sandy was already a… Audio
Nights' Culture - Charlotte Wilson
RNZ Concert Sound Lounge host Charlotte Wilson raises the baton on contemporary classical music as well as recent releases of old masters. Audio
A Stirling violinist
Classically trained violinist Lindsey Stirling is coming to Auckland next week with her high energy classical electronic crossover show. The two genres often don’t go hand in hand, but Lindsey’s 9… Audio
Talented duo touring NZ
The weather isn’t stopping two talented performers New Zealand violinist Amalia Hall and award winning German-Korean pianist Christopher Park from traveling the country. The duo met at the Arte Musica… Audio
Christchurch born Violist returns home
New Zealand violist Bryony Gibson-Cornish is back from London for a number of exciting projects including the launch of Rangi Ruru Girls’ School STELLAR Programme. The former Juilliard student is now… Audio
Rebel of the keys celebrated
Rebel of the keys is a documentary about the extraordinary life of Polish pianist and composer André Tchaikowsky. Describing himself proudly as a Jewish Homosexual Communist, Tchaikowsky scorned the… Audio
Young talent to perform with WCO
The Wellington Chamber Orchestra open their season with Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, performed by 19 year old pianist Siyu Sun. She is the APO’s Hayden Staples Piano Scholar, and this piece… Audio