Classical

Wolfgang Schmidt was a judge for the first Wallace International Cello Competition held last night in Hamilton. There’s a wonderful serendipity here: Wolfgang was himself the winner of the first Adam… Audio

Stuart Maunder from New Zealand Opera talks about a fundraising concert for soprano Anna Leese and her husband Stefano Guidi, who has Motor Neurone Disease. The concert will raise funds for the couple… Audio

The Piano is a world-class centre for music and the arts which opened recently in Christchurch. Maja Burry talks to Director Bronwyn Bijl, Architect Alec Bruce and Sound Consultant John Farren about… Audio

Delvan Lin plays Un Sospiro by Franz Liszt at the Wallace International Piano Festival 2016 at the University of Auckland Music Theatre. Audio

Delvan Lin plays Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat, Op.61 at the Wallace International Piano Festival 2016 at the University of Auckland Music Theatre. Audio

Delvan Lin plays Book 1 of the piano suite Iberia by Isaac Albeniz at the Wallace International Piano Festival 2016 at the University of Auckland Music Theatre. Audio

Delvan Lin plays Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.21 in C, Op.53 "Waldstein" at the Wallace International Piano Festival 2016 at the University of Auckland Music Theatre. Audio

Orpheus Choir of Wellington & Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio

Andrew Simon (clarinet), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio

Emma Fraser (soprano), Elisabeth Harris (alto), Henry Choo (tenor), James Clayton (baritone), Orpheus Choir of Wellington, Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio

Michael Houstoun talks about his new interest in Bach’s Preludes and Fugues. He plays the complete Book II in the first concert in the Judith Clark Memorial Piano Series this weekend at the New… Audio

21 year old Cellist Santiago Canon Valencia has had a remarkable career already, sparked off by studies with James Tennant when the young Colombian enrolled at Waikato University at the age of 14. … Audio

Andrew Simon is principal clarinet of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and an old friend of Music Director Marc Taddei from Orchestra Wellington with whom he plays the Mozart clarinet concerto… Audio

St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra in Auckland has a fabulous pairing for their next concert on Sunday: virtuoso violinist Andrew Beer and charismatic New Zealand conductor Holly Mathieson. Holly is one… Audio

Read Gainsford plays Book 2 of Préludes by Claude Debussy at the Wallace International Piano Festival 2016. Audio

Read Gainsford introduces Book 2 of Preludes by Claude Debussy at the Wallace International Piano Festival 2016 in the University of Auckland Music Theatre. Audio

Read Gainsford plays Mozart's Rondo in A minor and Scriabin's Piano Sonata No.3 in F sharp minor at the Wallace International Piano Festival 2016 at the University of Auckland Music Theatre. Audio

UK based Australian pianist Piers Lane brings his brilliance to the south island. He’s joining the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra to perform Rachmaninov’s second piano concerto. He is also the… Audio

Indian musicians Purbayan Chatterjee and Taufiq Qureshi have been in Auckland this month teaching workshops at the University of Auckland School of Music. The duo takes classical traditions and put… Audio

The Kiri te Kanawa Foundation is coming to the aid of young NZ singers in a well researched and targeted programme. Trustee Stephen Dee explains how the programme could save a young singer $60,000 –… Audio