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Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
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Wellington quartet Ravelation aces national chamber music contest
10 Aug 2020The NZ Community Trust Chamber Music Contest took place over the weekend. Despite having to hold the earlier regional round online through videos recorded by the contestants, Chamber Music New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Victoria Jones on her one-of-a-kind Amazonian bass
Victoria Jones on her 5-string "Amazon" bass, made in Brazil in 2003. Read more Audio
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Bellincampi's back!
6 Aug 2020Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Music Director Giordano Bellincampi makes a welcome return to the podium this month to conduct two concerts in the Auckland Town Hall. Read more Audio
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The NZSQ brings Beethoven to a place near you
5 Aug 2020This year, the New Zealand String Quartet is touring the complete Beethoven String Quartets around the country. Read more Audio
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Auckland Town Hall organ turns 10
3 Aug 2020The Auckland Town Hall's Klais organ turns 10 this year, and despite the inevitable Covid-19-related cancellations of international guest artists, that's not stopping birthday celebrations this… Read more Audio
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Around the world with a double bass
31 Jul 2020Nick Tipping inherited his double bass from his dad, and since then it's crossed the Pacific by sea and driven the length of New Zealand by road. Read more Audio
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Introducing the viola d'amore
30 Jul 2020Imagined Dances is the latest album from Archi d'amore Zelanda, a trio which features the 14-string viola d'amore. It's played by Donald Maurice, who brought the instrument into the studio for a… Read more Audio
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The future's looking bright for Auckland tenor Manase Latu
29 Jul 2020Tenor Manase Latu is appearing this weekend in a gala concert for Auckland Opera Studio. Read more Audio
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Andrew Beer plays Szymanowski
29 Jul 2020Auckland Philharmonia Concertmaster Andrew Beer is performing as soloist with the orchestra tomorrow night in Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No 2. He tells David Morriss why the role of Concertmaster… Read more Audio
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Lewis Eady celebrates 140 years of music in Auckland
John Eady, the fourth-generation manager of Lewis Eady, talks to Tim Dodd about the 140-year history of the Auckland music retail business. Read more Audio
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Catching up with Gemma Peacocke
23 Jul 2020The music of NZ-born, usually US-based composer Gemma Peacocke often has a sociopolitical focus, a lot of it focusing on the marginalisation of women. Read more Video, Audio
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Orchestra Wellington presents: Houstoun plays Rachmaninov
22 Jul 2020"I want the audience's jaws to hit the floor when they hear the music", says conductor Marc Taddei about Orchestra Wellington's upcoming concert Houstoun Plays Rachmaninov. Read more Audio
