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Listen to music and performing arts interviews here when it suits you, as broadcast at 4pm most days:
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Musical life on a C string
5 May 2025Serenity Thurlow, Principal Viola with the Christchurch Symphony, is stepping centre-stage to perform Bartók's Viola Concerto. Read more Audio
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A tale of two choirs
2 May 2025Two choirs, one World Choir Games. Ahead of the launch of a docuseries, Bryan Crump speaks to the director of one of them. Read more Video, Audio
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Diversity through the prism of music
1 May 2025Napier chorister and doctor Nik Krawchenko talks about PRISM, a musical movement to support the rainbow community in places of worship. Read more Audio
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Calm In the Lancewood
30 Apr 2025Bryan Crump was trying to record the tui song in his lancewood tree, instead he got the sound of their wings. Read more Audio
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Darren Pickering: the best lessons in life are free
30 Apr 2025With a new album out, Christchurch jazz man Darren Pickering talks about his approach to learning the art of jazz. Read more Video, Audio
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Music, gender politics and the 1906 Christchurch Exhibition
29 Apr 2025Dr Inge van Rij talks about her award-winning research into the musical politics behind a 1906 exercise in nation building. Read more Audio
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Anzac Day Sonic
25 Apr 2025RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump digs into the archives, as well as the station’s record collection to bring you music and voices revolving around our national experience of war, and aspiration for peace.
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Youth choirs converge on the capital
24 Apr 2025Three of the four national youth choirs are in the capital this April holidays for concerts and rehearsals. RNZ Concert's David Morriss catches up with Sophia Gittings from the New Zealand Youth… Read more Audio
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Recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey
23 Apr 2025RNZ Concert's David Morriss talks with musician and arts advocate Genevieve Lacey, in New Zealand next week to perform with the Auckland Philharmonia. Read more Video, Audio
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Copying scores in a digital age
17 Apr 2025Taran Plamondon talks about balancing his life as a horn player with working in music publishing. Read more Audio
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Moment of Calm: Ataturk Cove
16 Apr 2025The gentle roll of the waves beneath an Anzac Day memorial forms this week's sonic Moment of Calm. Read more Audio
02 February 2026
with Bryan Crump
Kreisler, Fritz: Prelude & Allegro - James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano) (FLEURS DE LYS FL 2 3159)
Brescianello, Giuseppe Antonio: Sinfonia No 1 in D (2) - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
Fauré, Gabriel: Pavane - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Renaud Capuçon (DG)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sinfonia, from Cantata No 52, Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht - Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen (Hyperion CDA68111)
Carpenter, Gary: Grand March (Of the Chief Executive), from Pantomime - Czech PhilharmonicWind Ensemble (Divine Art DDX21118)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: The heavens are telling, from The Creation - Handel & Haydn Society/Harry Christophers (Coro COR 16135)
Hérold, Ferdinand arr Martin: Clog Dance, from La fille mal gardée - Grimethorpe Colliery Band/Peter Parkes (Chandos CHAN 4542)
Françaix, Jean: L'Horloge de flore - Albrecht Mayer (oboe), ASMF/Mathias Mönius (Decca 478 2564)
Handel, George Frideric: Sonata del overtura, to Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno - Orch of the Age of Enlightenment/Catherine Mackintosh (dir) (BBC Music BBC MM 201)
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Bizet, Georges: Je crois entendre encore, from The Pearl Fishers - Rolando Villazón (tenor), Munich Radio Orchestra/Michel Plasson (Virgin 3 44701)
Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso No 9 in C (4) - Café Zimmermann (Alpha 031)
Boulanger, Nadia: Three Pieces for cello & piano - Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), José Gallardo (piano) (Naxos 8.572105)
Sauguet, Henri: Allegro scherzando, from Alentours saxophoniques - Arno Bornkamp (saxophone), Leo Van Doeselaar (organ, piano), jongNBE (Genuin Classics)
Rachmaninov, Sergei arr Wallfisch: Vocalise Op 34/14 - Karen Geoghegan (bsn), Philip Edward Fisher (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10703)
Mayerl, Billy: Bats in the belfry - Eric Parkin (piano) (Chandos CHAN8848)
Waldteufel, Émile: En Garde! Military Polka Op 189 - Slovak State Philharmonic/Alfred Walter (MARCO POLO 8.223688)
Merlin, José Luis: Suite del recuerdo (4) - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)
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Farrenc, Louise: Piano Quintet No 2 in E (3) - Schubert Ensemble of London (ASV CD DCA 1122)
Dvořák, Antonín: Serenade in E for strings Op 22 (2) - I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky (Chandos CHAN 9484)
Catalani, Alfredo: Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana, from La Wally - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)
Brumel, Antoine: Sub tuum praesidium - The Gesualdo Six (Hyperion)
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in F Op 3/4 (1) - Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr (dir) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 90 7415)
Vasks, Pēteris: Actus caritatis - Latvian Radio Choir /Sigvards Kļava (SKANi)
Nazareth, Ernesto: Nove de Julho - Australia Ensemble (Tall Poppies TP266)
Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 21 in Bb D960 (3) - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Decca 478 2116)
Lennon, John; McCartney, Paul arr Philippe Maniez: Blackbird - Valentine Michaud (saxophone), Gabriel Michaud (percussion) (Mirare MIR716)
Gershwin, George arr Villard: An American in Paris, excerpt - Michel Lethiec (clarinet), Sinfonia Finlandia/Patrick Gallois (Naxos 8.570939)
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Schifrin, Lalo: Mission: Impossible - main theme - studio ensemble (Verve 530741)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Cello Sonata No 3 in A Op 69 - Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67633)
Traditional: Cancion de Cuna - Kathleen Battle (soprano), Grover Washington Jr (sop sax), Romero Lu (SONY SK 89464)
Klengel, Julius: Hymn for twelve cellos Op 57 - Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Desmond Neysmith (cello), Robert Max (cello), Chris Murray (cello), Ben Davies (cello), Nicholas Trygstad (cello), Jo Cole (cello), Ashok Klouda (cello), Rowena Calvert (cello), Josephine Knight (cello), Caroline Dearnley (cell (Decca 4850241)
RIchafort, Jean: Kyrie, from Missa O Genitrix gloriosa - Cappella Mariana/Vojtěch Semerád (Musique de Wallonie)
Glazunov, Alexander: Spanish Serenade Op 20/2 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Ingrid Wahlberg (piano) (MANU CD MANU 1426)
Piazzolla, Astor: Escualo - James Crabb (accordian), Richard Tognetti (violin), Australian Chamber Orchestra (ABC Classics 4811874)
Kreisler, Fritz; Reinhardt, Django; Grappelli, Stéphane; Janoska, Roman arr Jánoska: Presto Fight - The Philharmonics (DG 481 0276)
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