Classical
Karlo MARGETIĆ: Piano Concerto, Melting Furniture
Karlo Margetić: Melting Furniture for piano and orchestra. Video, Audio
Helping the next generation
Recently International classical stars Nicola Benedetti and Leonard Elschenbroich were in New Zealand to perform. In their downtime they spent time mentoring the next generation. Alison Eldredge from… Audio
Wave, Rock, Beat
The SMP Ensemble is back, celebrating the music of John Elmsly, the current Creative New Zealand/Jack C. Richards Composer-in-Residence. The performance combines classical with electroacoustic… Audio
Reflective Rachmaninov
Bach Musica NZ's choristers, along Russian tenor Dmitry Rusakov and NZ mezzo Sarah Court, present Rachmaninov's Vespers. Sarah Court explains how the 15 movements are reflective, quiet and deeply… Audio
The Art of Etiquette - opera
Are jandals and skinny black jeans appropriate attire for the opera? Can I boo at my favourite villain? I want to tweet, is that ok? We get the low-down on opera etiquette from Westie turned opera… Audio
Piano Concertos - Khachaturian - Piano Concerto
Khachaturian: Piano Concerto in D flat. Michael Houstoun (piano), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei. Recorded 7 November 2015 at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
A successful experiment?
Peter Mechen reviews US based Ensō String Quartet. The performance included works from Beethoven, Ravel, and a new piece by New Zealand composer Alex Taylor, A Coincidence of surfaces, which can be… Audio
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No 2 in F
Recorded 5 September 2015 at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Video, Audio
Did the star billing live up to expectation?
Peter Mechen reviews Stephen Hough plays Brahms, the NZSO's concert with the British piano giant playing Brahms' Second Concerto on tour around New Zealand this week. The concert also includes Gareth… Audio
Near and Far
Brass player, conductor and presenter of Brilliant Brass David Bremner on Home and Away. The celebration of Kiwi composers alongside international counterparts features the NZ premiere of the Paul… Audio
Conscious-expanding contemporary works
Eve de Castro and Callum Blackmore from The Karlheinz Company presents Turtle Time, marking the anniversary of the death of composers who created hallucinogenic classics, including NZ composer Jack… Audio
Piano Concertos - Scriabin - Piano Concerto
Scriabin: Piano Concerto in F# minor. Michael Houstoun (piano), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei. Recorded 8 August 2015 at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
Contemporary Cacophony?
In Wellington on Friday, and on Auckland on Saturday, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performed Aotearoa Plus - new music by NZ and overseas composers. Bramwell Tovey was the conductor, and one of… Audio
Davinia Caddy
Davinia Caddy from the University of Auckland School of Music looks ahead to next week's concerto competition and graduation gala concert. Three soloists are vying for $15,000 prize money and the… Audio
Robert Hanson
The Kapiti Chorale gives the premiere of American composer Robert Hanson's oratorio Hiawatha this weekend. Robert is also a premiere conductor in Chicago and was leader of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra… Audio
Laurence Sherr
Dr. Sherr is a specialist in Holocaust remembrance music, as a composer, producer and lecturer. He's a guest of the New Zealand School of Music to attend the Australasian premiere of his sonata for… Audio
Eddie Rayner
It's 20 years since some of the members of Split Enz and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra got together to record ENZSO. The album, which featured classic Split Enz songs arranged by the band's… Audio
Peter Hoar
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Welcome Maestro concert is reviewed by Peter Hoar. New Music Director Giordano Bellincampi conducts Ligeti Atmospheres, Mozart Symphony 40 and Strauss Ein Heldenleben. Audio
Giordano Bellincampi
Giordano Bellincampi, the new Music Director of the Auckland Philharmonia lays out his philosophy for the Orchestra. The Italian/ Danish maestro conducts three concerts over the next few weeks which… Audio
Luke di Somma and Pablo Ruiz Henao
Luke di Somma, guest conductor of the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra talks about working with arranger Pablo Ruiz Henao, also the orchestra's Principal Bass Trombone, on the concert Mad Men and… Audio