Bryan Crump
King for a decade - so far
New Zealand baritone Chris Bruerton talks to Bryan Crump about the joys of being a member of one of the best known classical singing groups in the world, The King's Singers. Video, Audio
Keeping Auckland in tune: the Lewis Eady story
Kay Eady speaks with Bryan Crump about Preludes & Feuds, the history she's written on the Lewis Eady music business. Audio
Classical music: it's not a museum
Award winning Kiwi-Samoan violinist Hayden Afele-Nickel talks to Bryan Crump about getting classical music out of the museum and into the lives of all New Zealanders. Audio
Taming the big instrument in the small hours
The brilliant English organist Anna Lapwood talks to Bryan Crump about how a chance midnight meeting with electronic artist Bonobo in London's Royal Albert Hall led to a viral TikTok video. Video, Audio
Ross Harris: first the dream, then reality
Composer Ross Harris likes ambiguity. Little wonder then, that he latched onto a passing remark his wife made in French: 'Prendre ses rêves pour des réalités – let your dreams become reality'. Audio
Sherry Grant: Katherine Mansfield and me
Sherry Grant can't stop. The prolific writer and musician also can't stop thinking about Katherine Mansfield, organising an online festival in the centenary year of the author's death. She's even got… Audio
New CEO, new programme
She's turned her life upside down to take on the role of Chief Executive of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, but Diana Weir is pretty confident she's landed on her feet. Video, Audio
Boosting the keyboard with pedal power
Chris Illingworth loves pianos, especially Yamaha ones, but the keyboard maestro for English band GoGo Penguin also loves how – in this digital age – you can manipulate their sound. Video, Audio
The prime of Ms Madeleine Pierard
Soprano Madeleine Pierard is (by her own admission) stretching herself a little thin these days, singing Sibelius, Berg, Purcell and Strauss in the space of six weeks. But musically she's never been… Video, Audio
The taste of music on her fingers
Listening to music is not a passive activity according to French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède. In fact, sometimes she sits members of the audience among the players. Audio
Leonie Holmes and the blessings of procrastination
Composer Leonie Holmes talks to Bryan Crump about her new piano concerto, which she wrote for Stephen De Pledge. It has its public premiere in Christchurch this weekend. Audio
Remembering Erebus with Mozart's Requiem
He's not the first composer to attempt to complete it, but Robert Wiremu's arrangement of Mozart's unfinished Requiem is possibly the most imaginative. Audio
Forever young after 75 years
The Auckland Youth Orchestra is celebrating its diamond anniversary this month. Ahead of concerts in Whangarei, Hamilton and Auckland, Bryan Crump speaks to musical director Antun Poljanich and former… Video, Audio
Retired winemaker happy to face the music
Former director of Montana Wines, Peter Hubscher, talks to Bryan Crump about embracing his musical self after stepping back from the winemaking business and setting up the Tironui Trust (with his wife… Audio
Gemma Peacocke: a composer comfortable in her own skin
NZ composer Gemma Peacocke talks with Bryan Crump about recent works, and finding "a way around the squeamishness of being a classical composer who's interested in expressing emotion". Audio
Ben Goldscheider: man vs horn
Once described as 'a musical Bear Grylls' for his fearless performance of a virtuosic horn piece, young UK musician Ben Goldscheider is a star on the rise. He's one of the guest artists in this year’s… Video, Audio
Touring the world with bananas, chocolate and a violin
American-born violinist Esther Yoo talks with Bryan Crump ahead of her Napier concert with the NZSO playing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Video, Audio
From bow to baton: conductor Eivind Aadland
Bryan Crump speaks to Norwegian conductor Eivind Aadland, in Aotearoa to conduct the Auckland Philharmonia and possibly to add to his collection of contemporary art. Audio
Te Reo connects all New Zealanders to Aotearoa
To mark Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, Bryan Crump speaks to and plays waiata with Toni Huata, Kaihautū Puoro Māori, director of Māori Music at SOUNZ. Video, Audio
"Good music, great sword fights"
RNZ film critic Simon Morris assesses Hollywood's latest biopic on a dead composer. "Chevalier" is the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the son of slave (and a slave owner) who… Audio