Violin
2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition - Highlights from Queenstown (part 1 of 6)
Hightlights from the first round of the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Audio
Ernst Variations On The Last Rose Of Summer
Yeyeong Jenny Jin performs at the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Queenstown Audio
Thank you for the music, from Porirua to Harvard: Jess Jenkins
A young Porirua violist has been selected to study at an Ivy League university in the US. Former Tawa College student Jess Jenkins has been accepted at Harvard, from over ten thousand applications… Audio
The Tide Flows from Vancouver to Auckland
From Vancouver to Auckland: violinist Andrew Beer prepares to debut a major new work in his adopted home. Audio
The Tide Flows from Vancouver to Auckland
From Vancouver to Auckland: violinist Andrew Beer prepares to debut a major new work in his adopted home.
AudioADAMS: Scheherazade 2
Performed by Clara-Jumi Kang and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra during their Cimbalom concert at the Auckland Town Hall. 05 May 2022. Recorded by Rangi Powick, produced by Adrian Hollay for RNZ… Audio
Baroque violinist Anne Loeser
In what she believes to be a first for Aotearoa, violinist Anne Loeser is about to play the entire cycle of Heinrich Biber's 17th century Rosary Sonatas for violin and continuo.. It's such a marathon… Audio
Violinist Rakuto Kurano's residency at a Wanaka retirement village
Violinist Rakuto Kurano has big ambitions for his time as the first Artist in Residence at a Wanaka retirement complex. He's just completing the first of three week-long stints at The Aspiring… Video, Audio
Rupa Maitra on the many strings to her bow
Rupa Maitra was born in Dunedin after her Bengali parents migrated to New Zealand in the late 60s from India, via Uganda. She did a music degree at Otago and followed it up with one in medicine -… Audio
Virtuosity with Amalia Hall
Orchestra Wellington concertmaster Amalia Hall steps into the spotlight to take on Paganini's Violin Concerto No 2 - a virtuosic and demanding showpiece. Audio
'You can't be a wimp if you want to achieve greatness'
Sir Michael Hill is in the Musical Chair this morning, talking to Jim about 40 years in the jewellery business, continuing to strive and dream big, his new book, his beloved golf course and the… Audio
Nan playing “violele” goes viral
A Flaxmere grandmother has gone viral on social media with her unusual violin playing skills.
If the Stick Dances
A round-the-world bow-making journey with Gary Leahy (LittleVision) Gallery
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Dunedin Symphony Orchestra highlights the city's talents
This weekend the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra highlights the talents of two of the city's finest musicians - Violinist Tessa Petersen and 'cellist Heleen du Plessis. Audio
Robin Wilson: Violin Teacher Extraordinaire
New Zealand-born Robin Wilson has become one of the most sought-after violin teachers in the Southern Hemisphere. Last year his 10-year-old pupil Christian Li won the Junior division of the… Video, Audio
Updates from the Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2019
Clarissa Dunn takes you behind the scenes at the Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2019.
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Insider's Guide: Are Older Violins Better?
Dene Olding leads a panel discussion with Bruno Price and Ziv Arazi from 'Rare Violins of New York' and Auckland luthier Richard Panting. Video, Audio
Violin Competition
The Michael Hill International Violin Competition is underway at the moment. Young violinists from around the world gather in Queenstown and Auckland to perform and vie for the title. Audio
BREAKING NEWS: Michael Hill International Violin Competition names semi-finalists
An esteemed panel of international judges has selected six semi-finalists from sixteen of the world's most talented young violinists competing in the Michael Hill International Violin Competition… Video
