Auckland Arts Festival

Graham Abbott introduces Olivier Messiaen's great 'love song' with the help of the soloists, orchestra and conductor of the performance for the Auckland Arts Festival, Auckland Town Hall, 23 March… Audio

Gecko artists working alongside Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre have created an original story inspired by the dreams of William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. Chris Evans, one of the devising performers… Video, Audio

Risk, learning and sharing remain fundamental to the joy for both players and audiences of the Grammy winning ensemble Silkroad, says Jeffrey Beecher, co-artistic director. Silkroad play Auckland… Video, Audio

Neil Finn is joined by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to play his album "Out Of Silence" in its entirety plus some of his older hits at the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival. Video, Audio

Composer Gareth Farr and librettist Renee Liang provide Tim Dodd with background to their opera, premiered at the Auckland Arts Festival, March 2017. Audio

William Dart reflects on Auckland Arts Festival's recent tribute concert to singer-songwriter Mahinaarangi Tocker, who died 10 years ago this month. Audio

The Auckland Arts Festival's concert celebrating the life and music of a great Māori musician Mahinārangi Tocker. Recorded in Auckland Town Hall, 16, 17 March 2018. Video, Audio

NZ Opera and the Auckland Philharmonia presented a short season of Leonard Bernstein’s Volaire-inspired operetta Candide as part of the Auckland Arts Festival. Was it the best of all possible worlds… Audio

We mark the passing of El Sistema founder Jose Antonio Abreu and hear more reaction to the proposed restructure at Auckland University’s School of Music. Peter Hoar reviews NZ Opera’s Candide and we…

The Auckland Arts Festival comes to a close this Sunday, and has provided a feast of visual, musical and theatrical arts. Justin Gregory reviews the highly anticipated Love Me as I Am – a celebration… Audio

What’s going on at the Royal New Zealand Ballet and Auckland University’s music department? We review the final few performances at the Auckland Arts Festival, and we conduct a symphony orchestra in…

What was Michael Parmenter’s new opera ballet OrphEus like? How well did the King’s Singers & Voices New Zealand blend? We have reviewers from both events. Then, a glimpse back into composers banned…

The Anderson Roe Piano Duo performed at the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival. In this second half of the concert they performed: Bernstein / Anderson & Roe: West Side Story Suite Gluck / Anderson & Roe… Audio

The Anderson Roe Piano Duo performed at the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival. In this first half of the concert they performed: Bernstein / Anderson & Roe: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs John Adams: Hallelujah… Audio

Neil Finn’s music didn't dissappoint, but his lack of interaction with the audience was noted.

One of the most loved ballets has been given a makeover for the Auckland Arts Festival. Akram Khan’s Giselle features a fresh score performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Justin Gregory… Audio