Music
The Pre-Panel for 19 April
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Ayana Piper-Healion discuss the albums that were perfect from the first time you heard them. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
NZ Live: Sam Cullen
Invercargill-born artist Sam Cullen joins Jesse in the Auckland studio to share songs from his brand new EP, Love Again. Audio
Taylor Swift fans react as new album leaks hours before release
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Taylor Swift fans have been sent into something of a frenzy after her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, appears to have leaked online early.
BARBER: Capricorn Concerto
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Nathaniel Griffiths at their Baroque & Beyond concert, 'Brandenburg Echoes', Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 18 April 2024. Audio
KERNIS: Concerto with Echoes
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Nathaniel Griffiths at their Baroque & Beyond concert, 'Brandenburg Echoes', Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 18 April 2024. Audio
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No 6
Performed by viola soloists Robert Ashworth, Julie Park, Sophia Acheson and Christine Bowie with the Auckland Philharmonia at their Baroque & Beyond concert, 'Brandenburg Echoes', Holy Trinity… Audio
Auckland Philharmonia: Brandenburg Echoes
A concert from their Baroque and Beyond series, the Auckland Philharmonia performs a Brandenburg Concerto and contemporary American works that respond in some way to a Brandenburg Concerto. Audio
From Belgium to Samoa via Aotearoa
Belgian classical crossover pianist Daniel Verstappen is coming to Auckland for a cultural crossover gig with Samoan New Zealander Dr Opeloge Ah Sam. Joe Harrop from the Black Quartet is the middle… Video, Audio
Music Critic: Jana Te Nahu Owen
Today Jana talks to Jesse about music from Sleater Kinney and Troy Kingi. Video, Audio
The TAHI 18/4/2024
On the show today So’omālō is riding solo and is concerned that robots have learned to breath, musician KVKA who’s been all over the globe visits our studio to talk about his latest projects, and… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 18 April
On today's episode we hear from the education minister Erica Stanford about the proposal to cut 565 jobs at the ministry, we get reaction from Whanau Ora chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait on cuts to Oranga… Audio
Here are the finalists for the 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards
Stan Walker and Avantdale Bowling Club's Tom Scott lead the nominations.
Aotearoa Music Awards back for 2024
After a year's hiatus, the Aotearoa Music Awards are back for 2024 taking place at the end of next month at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland. The finalists for this year's awards have just been… Audio
Why are concert tickets so expensive?
Going to a gig? You had better start saving, with tickets to most international acts priced sky-high. Jogai Bhatt looks at why it costs so much.
Moment of Calm: Cats on the keyboard
Listen to an Impromptu for Piano, by George the Cat. Audio
Embrace the music and dance
Ahead of the Royal NZ Ballet's epic Aotearoa tour performing Swan Lake, the company's executive director chooses some of his favourite music. Video, Audio
Music with Dave Wilson: Jukebox Musicals
Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn from New York, where he's been hitting Broadway. Audio
To the World's Edge and beyond
Young gifted and heading overseas, Bryan Crump speaks to talented musicians Madeleine Xiao and Lorna Zhang, joint winners of ROSL Pettman scholarships to study beyond Aotearoa in 2024. Audio
Music feature: When The Cat's Away
Today we are celebrating the music of New Zealand's beloved supergroup, When The Cat's Away. Formed in 1986, the group is on tour for the first time in three decades, performing all the favourites. Audio
