Music

Cellist Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann joins NZ Barok for performances of concertos by Vivaldi and CPE Bach. Audio

On this week's show there's blues courtesy of Little Walter, ska from Derrick Morgan plus classic soul from Stevie Wonder and Dinah Washington. Audio

Nick checks out a handful of tracks from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, as well as numbers by Errol Garner, Alice Coltrane, and Marquis Hill. Audio

Jordan Rakei hasn’t lived in New Zealand since he was four years old, but on his new album the NZ music influence is evident. He talks to Charlotte about becoming a father and the work ethic behind… Audio

This week on the RNZ Mixtape we go mushroom foraging with Liv Sisson. 

Liv is a forager, fungi enthusiast and writer at the Spinoff. On the Mixtape she shares the local music and mushroom discoveries… Audio

The latest from the Nine Inch Nails duo is for Zendaya's sexually-charged tennis drama. Video, Audio

The California singer's latest draws on music from the '60s, matchng the sweetness of her voice with an undercurrent of LA noir. Video, Audio

Tony Stamp visits Dunedin for a guided tour of some of the former mayor's favourite venues, in the second part of this four part series. Audio

Australian brother-and-sister singing duo Angus and Julia Stone perform tracks from their new album Cape Forestier. Audio

Jordan Rakei hasn't lived in New Zealand since he was four years old, but on his new album The Loop the NZ music influence is evident. He talks to Charlotte about becoming a father and the work ethic… Audio

Kiwi soprano Madison Nonoa will use an "absolutely life-changing" $50,000 grant to develop her professional opera-singing career in Europe. Video, Audio

Featuring new music from Nigerian virtuoso guitarist Mdou Moctar, a song from Baltimore synth-pop artist Nourished By Time, and a collaboration between rapper 3am and Erykah Badu. Audio

Proceeds from the gala concert, held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hanmer Springs Hotel, will be put toward the purchase of mobility wheelchairs for the Hanmer Springs Health Centre. Audio

It started out as group of friends who wanted to continue singing together after 'ageing out' of Wellington Youth Choir. Ten years later, Supertonic choir is still going strong. RNZ Concert's Andrew… Video, Audio

Metro editor and former bass player for punk band Die! Die! Die! Henry Oliver joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the influence of producer Steve Albini, who has died aged 61. Audio

Annelien Van Wauwe joins the Auckland Philharmonia and conductor Jun Märkl to play Mozart's Clarinet Concerto as Mozart himself was likely to hear it - performed on the basset clarinet. Also on the… Audio

Virtuoso baroque cellist Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann is joining NZ Barok for a series of concerts featuring three contrasting concertos. She tells RNZ Concert's David Morriss why she loves the period… Video, Audio