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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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Lynn Freeman in Zealandia; how have the birds fared without her?
8 May 2020Going bush after going stir crazy Read more Video
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Auckland teachers give their students an exciting time while the rest of the world is closed
An international series of masterclasses via Zoom is proving a success for Auckland couple Edith Salzmann and Wolfgang Kraemer from the The Pettman National Junior Academy.
On Sunday it expands into… Read more
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Kiwi book publishers struggle to regroup after seeing sales obliterated in April
New Zealand book publishers are facing what could prove to be the most challenging time in their history. Sales are down to a fraction of usual levels and the future is looking very uncertain… Read more
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Book Corner: Alfred Brendel on the mysteries of music
"Sense and nonsense need to be partners in order to mirror the absurdity of this world,” according to legendary pianist Alfred Brendel. Read more
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Gao Ping's tribute to virus whistle blower Dr Li Wenliang
Gao Ping's classical work 'Bitter Cold Night' for violin and piano, is a poetic acknowledgement of the pandemic sweeping the earth in 2020. It is also a celebration of music responding to the world… Read more Video
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Artists let their lockdown emotions out in a street near you
30 Apr 2020The biggest public art exhibition ever seen in Aotearoa in now showing on digital billboards in five of our biggest cities. In Isolation focuses on art produced by local artists during the current… Read more
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The found pianos of New Zealand
29 Apr 2020It's highly likely that at one time more New Zealanders had pianos than had cars. What happened to all these instruments? We uncover the colourful adventures of some of New Zealand's pianos. Read more
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Novel recording project a happy coincidence for a Kiwi composer
New Zealand composer Nigel Keay is keeping busy under strict quarantine in Paris. He's been working with saxophonist Daniel Kientzy who has his own internet radio outlet. By sheer coincidence their… Read more Video
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Musicians unite twelve thousand miles apart
What do you do when all your gigs get cancelled? You make your own.
Lyttelton violinist Fiona Pears and her long time hero Roby Lakatos have made a second recording from twelve thousand miles apart… Read more Video
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'The Starlets' hit the high notes with a nostalgic punch
25 Apr 2020'The Starlets' are a Christchurch vocal trio who perform with vintage flair and specialise in classic songs from the 1940s and '50s. Read more Video, Audio
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10 Fascinating Facts about the "Queen of Crime" Dame Ngaio Marsh
23 Apr 2020Today Dame Ngaio Marsh "Queen of Crime" turns 125. Here are 10 fascinating facts about the New Zealand crime writer, artist and theatre director who had a close association with New Zealand composer… Read more Video
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Quarantunes: Wagnerian tenor Simon O'Neill in lockdown
22 Apr 2020Internationally renowned tenor Simon O'Neill is making the most of his time in lockdown. Read more Video
