Upbeat

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Reimagined concert lived up to its title for reviewer Peter Hoar, with music from ancient China to the 1990s delivered in effortless style. Read more Video, Audio

Jennifer Stumm is a viola virtuoso with a career to prove it. She's also committed to breaking down barriers to classical music. Jennifer runs a Latin American festival which gives young… Read more Audio

APO soloist and Pip virtuoso Wu Man talks about and plays her instrument which dates back more than 2,000 years. She's been its biggest advocate for several decades, helping the pipa find a place in… Read more Audio

Wellington string quartet Sixteen Strings has won the NZCT annual chamber music contest Grand Final held in Auckland over the weekend. Read more Audio

Dunedin singers soprano Clare Barton and tenor James Adams talk about the fun of performing Gilbert and Sullivan’s satiric opera The Mikado.  Read more Audio

Helen Young, a former manager of RNZ Concert and a tremendous advocate for New Zealand performers and composers died on Friday in Auckland aged 93. Read more Audio, Gallery

Mark Carter is well-known as sub-principal trumpet in the NZSO, and now he’s also Music Director of the Wellington Youth Orchestra. He talks about his plans for developing the young players.  Read more Audio

Marc Taddei, Music Director of Orchestra Wellington, discusses the August 2nd concert 'Pictures at an Exhibition' which blends the musical and visual arts together and includes the live creation of a… Read more Audio

New Zealand mezzo soprano Bianca Andrew is back home this winter to sing with Stroma New Music Ensemble and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. She talks about her new position as a member of the… Read more Audio

Just imagine your bow breaking mid-performance. That's what happened to touring cellist Lev Sivkov while performing with the CSO. He describes what happened and how he brought Elgar's music back to… Read more Audio

Barry Vercoe is a New-Zealand-born composer you may not have heard of – at least as far as composing goes. But in the field of computer audio, he’s something of a legendary figure. Read more Audio

2013 Wallace National Piano Competition winner Jason Bae is back in the country performing in Wellington tonight and Auckland next week. Read more Audio