Music

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Luke Dollman at their Premier Series concert, 'Dragspil', Auckland Town Hall, 18 May 2023. Audio

Performed as an encore by James Crabb at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert, 'Dragspil', Auckland Town Hall, 18 May 2023. Audio

Performed by accordionist James Crabb and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Luke Dollman at their Premier Series concert, 'Dragspil', Auckland Town Hall, 18 May 2023. Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Luke Dollman at their Premier Series concert, 'Dragspil', Auckland Town Hall, 18 May 2023. Audio

Scottish accordionist James Crabb brings the concerto New Zealand composer Lyell Cresswell wrote for him to the country for its first performance here. Also the Auckland Philharmonia plays works by… Audio

Voices New Zealand's next concert combines choral performance with puppetry. Audio

On today’s episode, Fable chats to So’omalo about his latest single, we discuss if covid memes are worth 500k, and Evie fills us in on what’s happening in Demon Slayer   Audio

Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Sigur Ros, Barry Manilow, Rhian Sheehan and Esperanza Spalding. Audio

Discover the stories behind some of Aotearoa's most influential hip-hop songs in this award-winning video series. Video

New Zealanders are finally getting to hear the fruits of a collaboration between Aotearoa-born composer Lyell Cresswell and the Scottish accordion player James Crabb, with the premiere in this country… Audio

For Bookmarks today we're finding out about the favourite things of Academy Award Winner costume designer Jim Acheson. He was one of the designers on Monty Pythons's The Meaning of Life - which is… Audio

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra's Chief Executive, Dr Graham Sattler, talks with Bryan Crump about the orchestra's community engagement programme. Audio

For today's music feature we're looking at the life and music of the super star widely regarded as the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll', Tina Turner. Audio

An ward-winning documentary maker is hoping to uncover the secrets of one our top artists - singer, composer, front man and euphonium player Don McGlashan. The project, directed by Shirley Horrocks. Audio

Rei joins us to chat about his latest single All We Got, So’omalo discusses Aotearoa hip-hop at large, and Evie has a plan to get famous on The Bachelor. Audio

Touring, funding, streams, royalties, merch - making a living as a local musician can be a rollercoaster. Audio

Mahler’s Fourth - a picture of the perfect childhood - is paired with Gabriella Smith's Tumblebird Contrails, a hauntingly evocative work inspired by the hallucinatory sounds of the Pacific Ocean. Audio

In New Zealand to play all five Beethoven Piano Concertos with the NZSO, Paul Lewis talks about the uniqueness of a live music performance experience. Audio