Upbeat

Reuben de Lautour has composed a new work especially for NZTrio - 'An Auscultation of Water'. It's being performed this Sunday in Auckland as part of the ensemble's Dramatic Skies: Stratus concert. Read more Audio

2021 is a significant year for Woolston Brass - it's the band's 130th anniversary. Read more Audio

Nicola Baker, Principal Horn with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for nearly 30 years, is retiring from the orchestra. She talks with Upbeat about some career highlights. Read more Audio

Sistema Aotearoa is celebrating 10 years of music making this weekend with a big, free concert for Auckland Arts Festival. Read more Audio

Dr Richard Cornes is a law lecturer and an artist who has managed to integrate artistic creativity into his teaching of constitutional law. Read more Audio

Chair of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Foundation, Jane Meares, talks about the organisation's work in supporting ballet in New Zealand. Read more Audio

Dunedin Symphony Orchestra's General Manager, Philippa Harris, previews the concerts the orchestra has lined up for this year. Read more Audio

Fifty years after his death, we're still playing the music of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. He visited Aotearoa in 1961 for a series of performances. Today we're sharing one of them, and some… Read more Video, Audio

Violinist Natalia Lomeiko is back in New Zealand for chamber and orchestral concerts. Read more Audio

NZ jazz organist and vocalist Adrienne McKay has spent the last twelve years in New York City, working with top level musicians like Peter Bernstein and Ronnie Cuber. Read more Audio

Archive director David Dell talks about the role of Musical Heritage New Zealand in preserving an important aspect of New Zealand music making. Read more Audio

Flavio Villani talks about his interest in improvisation, and his upcoming concerts with violinist Marko Pop Ristov. Read more Audio