Upbeat

Gale Mahood, recently appointed Director of Artistic Planning for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, tells David Morriss what it's like to start a new job in a new country just as it's about to go… Read more Audio

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, serving the country’s largest and most vibrant city, returns to the stage in July with a top local line-up. Read more

A move to Level 1 feels great, with orchestras and ensembles around the country preparing to return to the concert hall as well as some more surprising venues.  Read more Audio

Orchestra Wellington plays its first concert in front of a live audience since the Covid-19 lockdown. Read more Audio

RNZ Concert listeners are sharing photos of favourite New Zealand nature walks for For Beethoven Pastoral Day. See  beautiful pictures and find out about the people, and music, behind the images here:

A look at pastoral music from the medieval to electroacoustic. Read more Video

Walking in nature can boost your mood, your health and your creativity. Celebrate Beethoven Pastoral Day with a nature walk. Read more Video

Beethoven's Pastoral was first performed in a mammoth four-hour long concert in 1808. We take a look at this event, which has been described as one of the most significant in the history of classical… Read more Video

Epidemiologist Michael Baker answers questions from New Zealand Choral Federation members on the safety of choral  singing under current COVID-19 restrictions.  Read more Video

First time writers have taken out the top prizes at the 2020 Ockham Book Awards tonight. Debut novel Auē by Becky Manawatu has won both the Best First Book and the Best Fiction prizes while musician… Read more

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has appointed Peter Biggs as the CEO of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra from over 100 national and international applicants. Read more

On International Nurses Day we're celebrating nurses by sharing their stories and music choices.  Read more Video