Upbeat

Liam Ryan previews the 58th National Jazz Festival, to be held in Tauranga over Easter weekend. Read more Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's youngest player on the triumphs and challenges of playing percussion. Read more Audio

This Sunday's concert by the NZ Chamber Soloists with guest violinist Dimitri Antanassov explores themes of darkness and light, and includes the world premiere of Jenny McLeod's work 'Dark, Bright… Read more Audio

Wellington's new classical music space aims to provide an audience-friendly venue where musicians can bring their ideas to life. Read more Audio

NZ Opera's Opera in Schools programme for this year is touring Donizetti's opera 'Don Pasquale' around the country. Read more Audio

Tenor Filipe Manu has adapted to the challenges of performing online. The Jette Parker Young Artist shares the challenges and joys of singing in London's Royal Opera House during a pandemic. Read more Video, Audio

Tim Finn's opera 'Ihitai 'Avei'a - Star Navigator' is set to premiere at this year's Auckland Arts Festival and features young singers Amitai Pati and Natasha Wilson. Read more Audio

Singer Georgia Jamieson Emms' love of opera and travel inspired her to form the Wanderlust opera company. Read more Audio

Six grand pianos and a sweeping digital audio landscape feature in a new work by renowned New Zealand composer John Psathas which premières at the Auckland Arts Festival on 18 March.

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Hammers & Horsehair's next series of concerts pays homage to a tour of the country in 1922 by one of New Zealand's earliest international opera stars, Rosina Buckman.

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Rachel Fuller explains why the term ‘accompanying’ doesn't adequately describe what collaborative pianists do. Read more Audio

Philip Norman's new work for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra marks the ten-year anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes and premieres in the orchestra's 2021 Season opener this weekend. Read more Audio