Music
New music with Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy plays tracks off debut solo albums from Harp and Andre 3000, plus the epic prog-folk of Dublin's Lankum. Audio
The Barber Shop Sessions | Episode 5: Rachel
Rachel pays homage to one of her adored ancestors, Matiretoha, in a waiata composed by Troy & Huia Kingi, before taking to the mic and performing her original love song, I te Pō. Video
Music Alive: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - "Dvořák Cello Concerto"
French cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière joins the APO to perform Dvořák's ever-popular concerto in a programme that also includes the bracing Concerto for Orchestra by Witold Lutosławski and a… Audio
NZSO: The Art of Fugue
NZSO Sessions 2022: Art of Fugue
Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen and principle oboe Robert Orr join with members of the NZSO to perform extracts from Bach's The Art of Fugue, his Concerto for… Audio
Taking a walk on the dark side
It's been a good year for the brilliant young musician Henry Meng. First he placed second in the National Concerto Competition, now he's just won the Todd Young Composer Award for 2023. Video, Audio
Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
Today Matthew talks to Jesse about music from Romi Wrights and Jackson Browne's cover of These Days by Julie Byrne. Audio
Mel Parsons performs her new single 'Offer Down'
Mel Parsons is hitting the road for a seven-date tour in anticipation of her new album. She's already given us a taste of what's to come with the first single 'Offer Down', which is available now… Audio
The TAHI 7th December 2023
On today’s show, we introduce you to Sharni Daze, a local artist combining house music and pop. So’omālō catches up with neo-seoul jazz musician Tusekah, and we try to figure out why streaming… Audio
Taylor Swift named Time Magazine's person of the year
The star, whose Eras tour broke box office records and provoked an inquiry into Ticketmaster's sales practices, follows the likes of Barack Obama, Greta Thunberg and Volodymyr Zelensky.
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 6 December 2023
In Pocket Edition this week Tony stamp lifts the lid on the rare and re-pressed records of Leather Jacket Records and untouched proto punk of Palmerston North. Maggie Tweedie introduces us to new… Audio
Rip It Up now available online
Great news for fans of music journalism 13 years' worth of editions of Rip It Up - spanning 1986 to 1998 - are now available to read in full, thanks to a project from AudioCulture and Papers Past… Audio
POULENC: Les chemins de l'amour
Performed as an encore by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
BACH trans BUSONI: Chaconne, from Violin Partita No 2 in D minor
Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
RACHMANINOV: Variations on a theme of Corelli Op 42
Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
CHOPIN: Polonaise-Fantasy in Ab Op 61
Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
ROBERTO PIANA: Inferno, from Glances on the Divine Comedy
Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
LISZT: Ballade No 2 in B minor
Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio
Lewis Eady International Piano Festival 2023: Antonio Pompa-Baldi
Italian-American pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs a recital that celebrates great pianist-composers: Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Busoni, and the contemporary Sardinian Roberto Piana. Audio
Recording the magic, and making some of his own
Adrian Hollay is one of the talented behind-the-scenes people who bring you the wonderful recordings and live broadcasts made by RNZ Concert. He's also just released his own album of music. Audio
First song: Aaradhna
It's been 18 years since Aaradhna burst onto our music scene with her debut record. She's been relatively quiet since 2016. But now she's back with a new tour and new music. Aaradhna treats us to a… Audio
