Upbeat

Mittens, a Wellington celebrity, has turned up two days early for Cats at the Michael Fowler Centre. Read more

New Zealand composer David Hamilton will have his new work Homecoming – Te Hokinga Mai has its orchestral premiere in Auckland  this weekend. Read more Audio

The Great American Songbook has provided inspiration for musicians for decades - it’s not an actual book, but more a set of songs that have evolved to be among the most popular classic tunes of the… Read more Audio

British chamber group Septura is touring for Chamber Music NZ. The group joins us in the studio to talk about what they do and why. Read more Audio

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra continues to wow with popular culture. Reviewer Hadyn Green was in the audience for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Read more Video, Audio

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is bringing Star Wars to life again, this time it’s the Empire Strikes Back. Read more Video, Audio

The Michael Hill International Violin Competition is just over a month away with violinists coming from around the world to compete. We get a sneak-peak of what to expect from the 2019 competition. Read more Audio

Brian Kay looks at the various ways composers have set the words of the Stabat Mater Read more Audio

Former RNZ presenter, actor and all round good-guy Lloyd Scott drops by to choose a few favourite tunes and tells us about new musical film Upstage. Read more Video, Audio

Notre-Dame de Paris is a “beacon of light” to organists around the globe, according to a Kiwi organist who performed there in 2018. Read more

Members of the New Zealand Youth Choir are reflecting on their “once in a lifetime” opportunity to perform at Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2016. Read more

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris has been called a “nice place to work” by its resident organist who visited New Zealand last year. Read more Video, Audio