Classical

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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, 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, 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