Eva Radich
The one percent
Time magazine photo editor Myles Little is heading to New Zealand to show his exhibition The One Percent Show which highlights the gap in wealth inequality from China to Dubai. The show is on as part… Audio
Michael Hill violin competition announcement
Competitors for the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition have been announced. 140 entries have been whittled down to just 16, with competitors from NZ, Canada, Romania, USA, South Korea… Audio
The embodiment of opera
New Zealand soprano Margaret Medlyn graduates with her PhD from Victoria University this week. Her research delves into what it takes for an opera performer to fully embody the character, not only in… Audio
How far for creative enlightenment?
Film maker Paul Wolffram has been in Papua New Guinea showing his documentary What Lies That Way. It tells the story of Paul returning to the tribe he has got to know over the years, to undertake a… Audio
Magnificent Messiah?
Peter Mechen reviews the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Handel’s Messiah, featuring New Zealand soprano Madeleine Pierard and three Australian soloists with the Tudor Consort and… Audio
Chamber festival turns 25
The Adam Chamber festival 2017 marks 25 years for the Nelson based music festival. Co-Artistic director Helene Pohl explains what to expect next February, how they managed to attract some big… Audio
Handel - Messiah, interval
MESSIAH: Interview with Handel specialist Graham Abbott. Audio
Blonde, Mia Blonde
Mia Blonde in Ice Dagger is a rollicking Bond-inspired comedy-dance show about a British agent, 0064 Mia Blonde, who is out to save the world from nuclear disaster. Lara Liew plays arch enemy… Audio
Counsel in Concert
Counsel in Concert, a charity concert by a choir of singing Wellington based lawyers, returns again. This year Shakespeare inspired music is on the bill, including the NZ premiere and first live… Audio
Pierard perfect for Prima Donna
Rufus Wainright, Cindy Sherman and Madeleine Pierard. They all bring a unique view of the world, and they have all come together for Wainright’s Prima Donna: A Symphonic Visual Concert at the Auckland… Audio
Christmas in Levin
The annual Christmas show at the Basement Theatre is here once again, and this year it’s about an amateur dramatic society putting together their festive show, set in Levin. The cast are waiting for a… Audio
Personal growth through performance
John Ure is retiring after 36 years with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. He’s had a huge influence with the group, from being a principal player, to artistic manager and director of operation. He… Audio
Ancient college choir tours
Corpus Christi College is part of the ancient colleges at the University of Cambridge, and its choir, made up of 20 undergraduate and post grad students, is touring the country this month. Singing and… Audio
At the Beach this summer
This summer many of us will put on our speedos or bikinis. But the fashion at the beach hasn’t always been that way. Doris de Pont takes us through fashion from woolly bathers to playsuits, boardies… Audio
Neo Classical gallery’s bright future
The Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui has been promised $10 million dollars for its major earthquake strengthening and redevelopment project from the Regional Culture and Heritage Fund. Director Greg… Audio
No organ performance space in Capital?
Following last month’s earthquake, there is now no major facility for organ performance. The Wellington Town Hall continues to be inaccessible, and the other alternative, Wellington Cathedral of St… Audio
Fortune lineup for 2017
Jonathan Hendry takes us through what to expect for 2017 at the southern theatre, including a company season of winter warmer musical, Sondheim’s Into The Woods & and Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Audio
These are a few of my favourite sings
Sisters Georgia and Francesca Emms have their own production company Wanderlust Productions, dedicated to making live performances of cabaret, musical theatre and opera accessible. Their new show T… Audio
Orchestra Wellington : The Impresario Season ‘17
Music Director Marc Taddei reveals his 2017 programme. Called The Impresario, the new season focuses on music inspired by Sergei Diaghilev, the man responsible for some of the most innovative ballet… Audio
The Planets Align?
Peter Mechen goes on an interstellar adventure through Orchestra Wellington’s performance of Gustav Holst’s The Planets. He reviews two new works written by Orchestra Wellington's Composers in… Audio