Upbeat

A conversation with the late pianist Georgina Zellan-Smith covering her early life in South Otago, and her successful performing career in London in the 1960s and 70s where she rubbed shoulders with… Read more Audio

The music of The Beatles is getting an orchestral make-over this weekend thanks to the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Read more Audio

A new collective is dedicated to making contemporary chamber music more accessible. Violinist Mark Menzies and percussionist Justin DeHart of the cLoud Collective explain more. Read more Video, Audio

Composer Gareth Farr describes how he turned the Kiwi spirit of adventure into a symphony. The specially commissioned piece celebrating Sir Edmund Hillary and his ascent of Everest has its world… Read more Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s founding horn player and “Mr Orchestra" John Ure has died suddenly. Read more Audio

The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra has an innovative community engagement programme, including working in schools, partnering with dance companies, and much more. CSO's Cathy Irons and Gretchen La… Read more Audio

Charles Owen, described by The Guardian as “one of the finest British pianists of his generation” is in the country to judge the Wallace National Piano Competition. He gives us an insight into what… Read more Audio

The Jerusalem Quartet give New Zealand String Quartet violist Gillian Ansell a glimpse into their genesis as an ensemble meeting as teenagers in Israel soon after emigrating from the Soviet Union.  

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This weekend the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra highlights the talents of two of the city's finest musicians - Violinist Tessa Petersen and 'cellist Heleen du Plessis. Read more Audio

John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio

Three talented New Zealand opera singers impressed Sophie Joyce from the Metropolitan Opera Young Artist Programme this week at the Circle 100 Scholarship performance. She talks with Eva Radich about… Read more Audio

Wearing ear plugs while performing seems counter-intuitive but touring Scottish pianist Steven Osborne knows all too well what happens when you don’t. Read more Video, Audio