Upbeat

Internationally acclaimed pianist Denis Kozhukhin and conductor Thomas Søndergård join the NZSO to share romantic works in Love Eternal. Peter Mechen was at the Michael Fowler Centre on Saturday. Read more

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's first violinist Benjamin Morrison was just five years old when he stepped onto the stage at the Christchurch Town Hall. This weekend is his return with the Christchurch… Read more Audio

Documentary The Eulogy is an “epic tale and musical legacy of one of the greatest pianists Australia never really knew”. Director Janine Hosking delves into the life of Geoffrey Tozer. Read more Video, Audio

There’s a first for everything and for visiting Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin there will be a whole bunch when he tours the country with the NZSO over the coming weeks Read more Audio

It was a big risk for The Court Theatre to stage something as flamboyant, fabulous and confronting as Hedwig and The Angry Inch, but it’s what Christchurch, and New Zealand, needs right now. Read more Audio

Next week in Auckland, 41 children with and without disabilities will share the limelight in New Zealand’s first ever fully-inclusive musical. Read more Audio

The Olympic Games of contemporary art, the Venice Biennale is underway. RNZ's Lynn Freeman meets NZ artist Dane Mitchell to discuss his contribution. Read more Audio

The work of Roald Dahl is being given an orchestral twist by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra this weekend. Revolting Rhymes and music from Matilda will be performed by Elise McCann. She answers a… Read more Video

A new New Zealand work with a libretto by Witi Ihimaera and a score by Kenneth Young, inspired in part by the garden paintings of Karl Maughan, debuts at the Auckland Writers Festival next week. Read more Audio

Acclaimed New Zealand soprano Anna Leese is set to perform Bic Runga's first classical piece during a three-centre concert tour with Tākiri Ensemble . Read more Video, Audio

A Kāpiti Coast busking violinist has unexpectedly become a viral star. It shows 23-year-old Richard Taylor performing a piece by Bach outside Coastlands Shopping Centre in Paraparaumu. Read more

It's all about the bass for Eric Scholes when he performs with NZ Barok this weekend. Read more Audio