Music
HELEN TUPAI arr Thomas Goss: Lo'u Fesoasoani
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
OPETAIA FOA'I arr Thomas Goss: Te Hiva
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
PROKOVIEV: Romeo and Juliet, selections
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'Star-Crossed Lovers', Auckland Town Hall, 1 December 2022. Audio
M P HUNKIN arr Thomas Goss: Manu O Le Vaveao
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Audio
BACH: Sonata for solo violin No 2 in A minor, III
Performed as an encore by James Ehnes at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Premier Series concert 'Star-Crossed Lovers', Auckland Town Hall, 1 December 2022. Audio
TRADITIONAL (Cook Islands) arr Thomas Goss: Kua Iti Te Marama
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Audio
BERNSTEIN: Serenade
Performed by James Ehnes with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'Star-Crossed Lovers', Auckland Town Hall, 1 December 2022. Audio
QUEEN SALOTE TUPOU III arr Thomas Goss: Siueli 'o e Pasifiki
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'Star-Crossed Lovers', Auckland Town Hall, 1 December 2022. Audio
T F R SIMANU arr Thomas Goss: Faliu Le La
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Audio
Auckland Philharmonia: Star-Crossed Lovers
Canadian James Ehnes joins the Auckland Philharmonia for this 2022 season finale, playing Leonard Bernstein's violin concerto inspired by Plato. The concert ends with Prokofiev's ballet music for the… Audio
Coming up
Mana Moana - Live at the Michael Fowler Centre
A symphonic celebration highlighting the connectedness of our Pacific nations through music.
Performed by Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brent Stewart. Audio
Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie dies at 79
The singer-songwriter, who was behind some of the group's biggest hits, dies after an illness, her family says.
Composer of the Week: Jenny Mcleod (1941 - 2022)
An interview recorded in 2001 between composer Jenny McLeod and RNZ Concert's Tim Dodd on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Audio
Schubert with Dr Graeme Downes
Rock and roll star turned musicologist Graeme Downes gives a masterful breakdown of the enduring brilliance of Schubert's Symphony #9 in C major, and why it’s had a hold on his heart all these years… Audio
Music with Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte plays new local music and features the latest acts to be announced for Womad 2023. Audio
Orchestra walk-throughs return at APO 4 Kids Christmas
That beautiful Christmas tune - Prokofiev's Troika - and others will be played live this weekend and next by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in their interactive family concert series APO 4 Kids… Audio
RNZ Concert asking for listener input on the music they play
RNZ Concert is putting the word out about a survey they're conducting to gather feedback on the music they play. Host of The Works and Inside Out, Nick Tipping talks to Jesse about their survey. Audio
Hip hop with Brad 'Sticky' Warrington
Hip hop ambassador Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingaz joins the show to chat about the recent Hip Hop Summit in Christchurch. Audio