Classical

Guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga are Fire & Grace. They explore the musical worlds of Bach, River Dance, Bulgarian tunes, Piazzolla and Vivaldi. Their wide-ranging repertoire… Audio

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is on the road with Swedish clarinettist Martin Fröst, one of the world's finest players of the instrument. He'll be playing Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, a work he's… Audio

Iranian-American harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani made his New Zealand debut last night performing Poulenc's Concert Champêtre (Pastoral Concerto) with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Reviewer Peter… Audio

Eddy Chen and Brett Yang - who both spent time in New Zealand - are two young violinists currently busking on the streets of Sydney in hopes of raising enough money to get them on a world two. The duo… Audio

Hans Zimmer has written music for some of the biggest blockbuster films of our time - including ‘Thelma & Louise’, ‘Gladiator’, ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘Batman’ franchise, and ‘The Lion… Audio

Christ’s last days on earth are recounted in Auckland Choral’s opening concert of 2017. Bach’s St John Passion takes centre stage, with favourite Auckland Baritone Barry Mora playing the son of God… Audio

Evocative works by Mendelssohn, Elgar and Strauss celebrating the beauty and the majesty of nature opened Edo de Waart’s New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Masterworks series 2017. Along with acclaimed… Audio

Grammy award winning mezzo soprano Michelle DeYoung makes her debut with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra this week with Elgar's Sea Pictures. The song cycle is part of Music Director Edo de Waart's… Audio

Anna-Marie Alloway first picked up a cello at age 3, so it’s no surprise that she went on to play cello with the NZSO-NYO and most recently participated at the Adam Chamber Music Festival. She’s now… Audio

The opening concert for the 2017 season of Christopher’s Classics comes to The Piano in Christchurch this Thursday. A selection of songs about nature, in all its many forms, will be performed by… Audio

Pianist Denes Varjon is back with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra for the first time since its 2012 Mozart Festival. The award winning pianist will perform Beethoven’s first Piano Concerto. The… Audio

Chloe Hanslip started playing the violin at two.  She recorded her first album at just 12. Now at nearly 30 she’s performed in some of the most famous concert halls including Carnegie Hall and the… Audio

In 1990, Edward Ware took a punt and left NZ to become a musician in New York. He established himself as a composer, performer, and teacher there. Audio

Dunedin musician Abigail Knudson is a classically trained performer, who grew up in choirs. She's just released her first full length album; the lushly produced Nicotine, which comes off the back of… Audio

Naxos was one a name to strike fear into the recording artist’s heart but how times have changed.  Founder Klaus Heymann was one of the first to realise that instead of fighting the digital revolution… Audio

Global adventurer German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser spends his time playing with some of most renowned symphony orchestras internationally. But he also has his feet on the ground, realizing just… Audio

Cynthia Morahan takes us on a journey through a five DVD collection by British documentary maker Phil Grabsky where he sets out to discover what made great composers Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and… Audio

Earlier this year violinist Nicola Benedetti and cellist Leonard Elschenbroich played the Brahms double concerto with the NZSO round the country. Upbeat spoke to the couple about the joys and…

John Ure is retiring after 36 years with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. He’s had a huge influence with the group, from being a principal player, to artistic manager and director of operation. He… Audio