Eva Radich

The Adam Chamber Music Festival opens this weekend with a spectacular opening concert, including the New Zealand premiere of Chinese composer Gao Ping’s Ephemera for string quartet and clarinet. After… Audio

New Zealand composer Leila Adu is usually based at Princeton but is back in Wellington to perform at the City Gallery in front of works by another famous New York dweller, Cindy Sherman. Leila brings… Audio

Although she maybe directing and starring in Grumpy Old Women: Game of Crones Geraldine Brophy is far too busy to be grumpy, or old. With a three month tour of her latest show about aging about to… Audio

Violinist Fiona Pears is traveling the country playing in clubs, country halls, theatres and band rotundas spreading joy and enjoyment. Along with her band, that includes pianist and producer Ian… Audio

More than 40 singers aged between 6 and 70 will take to the stage in Wellington this week for the premiere of new musical The Queen of Tarts. Written by Paul Percey and Michael Vinten, and directed by… Audio

2017 is a busy year for Australian Bass James Clayton. He’s playing the title role in New Zealand Opera’s The Mikado, and Escamillo in Carmen before jetting across the Tasman to work in Melbourne and… Audio

Your surrounding environment can inspire creativity. For Amsterdam based dancer and choreographer Frank van de Ven this is the basis of his artistic philosophy. He’s giving a week long workshop at… Audio

Horns, hooks and improvised jazz all make up the spectacle that is a Snarky Puppy concert. The band, which has a roster of 25 musicians, returns to Auckland in April. Band founder and bassist Michael… Audio

Story telling is at the heart of musician Jamie McCaskill’s new one man show Mata and the Mysterious Musical Maunga which he performs as part of Capital E’s National Arts Festival for children in… Audio

The Christchurch earthquakes caused devastating damage to many of the city’s creative spaces. But rising from the rubble has been the Isaac Theatre Royal under the watchful eye of Neil Cox. He’s… Audio

New Zealand plays host to the 44th International Viola Congress this September. Organiser Donald Maurice and congress manager Elyse Dalabakis explain why they’ve decided to bring it to Wellington. The… Audio

Local school children will take to the stage alongside The Nukes as part of this year’s Coastella Music Festival. Musicians visiting the Kapiti Coast for the festival will give workshops and… Audio

The new opera The Bone Feeder composed by Gareth Farr and written by Renee Liang is rich with complexity. English, Cantonese and Maori languages intertwine reflecting the story of a young New Zealand… Audio

New Zealand opera singers, soprano Amina Edris and tenors Pene and Amitai Pati from Sol3 Mio, have been cast in a number of major roles for San Francisco Opera this year. Audio

New Zealand’s most talented young brass and percussion musicians, all aged under 23, have come together for a week long course in Taranaki. New Zealand Youth Brass Band Music  Director Dave Bremner… Audio

Kiwi Violist Alexander MacDonald is heading into his second year with the Australian National Academy of Music with other classical instrumentalists looking to gain experience at the highest level. He… Audio

Top notch New York percussionist Ian Roesenbaum is beating his way to the Adam Chamber Music Festival in Nelson next month. He’s just 29 but already Ian has a reputation as one of the world’s best; he… Audio

In May New Zealand artist Francis Upritchard and jeweller Karl Fritsch joined Upbeat to discuss their work together. The Germans have a word for it: Gesumptkunsthandwerk: the marriage of art, craft… Audio

Naxos was one a name to strike fear into the recording artist’s heart but how times have changed.  Founder Klaus Heymann was one of the first to realise that instead of fighting the digital revolution… Audio

The Nelson Civic Choir is off to perform at the famed Carnegie Hall in January. Choral Conductor Chris Lukies explains how the invitation from Distinguished Concerts International New York arrived… Audio