Bryan Crump
Moment of Calm: The Magic Bus Stop
If you take the No 25 bus to Highbury in Wellington and get your timing right, you might just hear a Kiwi or two when you step out the door. Audio
Pianist Ozan Biner-McGrath
RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with Ozan Biner-McGrath, one of the three finalists in this year's Dunedin Concerto Competition. Audio
Levi Patel's Chinese love affair
Composer Levi Patel fell in love with a woman from Liuzhou. It didn't last, but his relationship with the Chinese city continues to blossom. Video, Audio
Pianist Roy Zhang
RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with Roy Zhang, one of the three finalists in this year's Dunedin Concerto Competition. Audio
Getting the show on the screen
Composer Fergus Fry is also a natural-born producer. Video, Audio
Moment of Calm: Tree in the traffic.
In this week's Sonic Moment of Calm a busker dressed as a tree cuts through Wellington's traffic noise with some smooth sax. Audio
You can't beat the system, but you can improve on it
Te Rauhii, the project bringing musical instruments to Waikato children who can't usually afford them, is ten years old. Audio
Tim Dodd: 35 years of bringing the music to you
On the eve of his retirement, RNZ Concert Producer Tim Dodd talks about his career, and why Aotearoa needs a dedicated commercial-free music station. Audio
Robyn Bryant's love affair with film music
Robyn Bryant fell in love with film music when she saw the movie Stardust. Now she's just finished the score for one of those rarest of Kiwi flicks, a romance. Video, Audio
Musical life on a C string
Serenity Thurlow, Principal Viola with the Christchurch Symphony, is stepping centre-stage to perform Bartók's Viola Concerto. Audio
A tale of two choirs
Two choirs, one World Choir Games. Ahead of the launch of a docuseries, Bryan Crump speaks to the director of one of them. Video, Audio
Diversity through the prism of music
Napier chorister and doctor Nik Krawchenko talks about PRISM, a musical movement to support the rainbow community in places of worship. Audio
Calm In the Lancewood
Bryan Crump was trying to record the tui song in his lancewood tree, instead he got the sound of their wings. Audio
Darren Pickering: the best lessons in life are free
With a new album out, Christchurch jazz man Darren Pickering talks about his approach to learning the art of jazz. Video, Audio
Music, gender politics and the 1906 Christchurch Exhibition
Dr Inge van Rij talks about her award-winning research into the musical politics behind a 1906 exercise in nation building. Audio
Anzac Day Sonic
RNZ Concert host Bryan Crump digs into the archives, as well as the station’s record collection to bring you music and voices revolving around our national experience of war, and aspiration for peace.
…Copying scores in a digital age
Taran Plamondon talks about balancing his life as a horn player with working in music publishing. Audio
Moment of Calm: Ataturk Cove
The gentle roll of the waves beneath an Anzac Day memorial forms this week's sonic Moment of Calm. Audio
Reuben Brown's busy year
Bryan Crump catches up with the 2025 New Zealand Assistant Conductor-in-Residence, Reuben Brown; which means being an assistant conductor for not one, but three orchestras. Audio
