Eva Radich

Glenda Keam has been elected the first as the female and first New Zealand president for the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). Audio

Eva Radich shares some of her highlights from the upcoming Wellington jazz festival as well as music by unique female singers with extraordinary personal histories.

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Pick and Mix explores banjo nirvana with Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn and Argentinian band Che Apalache bring Latin rhythms to bluegrass.

We discover new Welsh band VRï and enjoy the tranquility and… Video

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

Pick and Mix has new music by Wellington guitarist Julie Bevan and Malian superstar Bassekou Kouyate and we remember French pianist Jacques Loussier who has died after a fifty year career.  Video

It started with the visionary passion of teacher Camake Valaule and five students from Taiwu Elementary School, to document, perform and hold high the traditional songs of the Paiwan tribal villages.

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

Pick and Mix features young trail blazing artists and 2019 Grammy Award winners. Video

We explore the many faces of sibling performance from the Andrew Sisters in the 40’s to modern singing sisters and instrumental duos. Video

Side by Side by Sondheim comes to Circa, marking 40 years since it first showed. Audio

A fantastical interpretation of Mozart's The Magic Flute by Berlin’s Komische Oper has its New Zealand debut in the Auckland Arts Festival in March. Audio

Eva Radich takes a guess at likely highlights at this year’s WOMAD, and shares a favourite bluegrass band.

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Eva Radich looks ahead to the New Zealand debut of Silkroad Ensemble and Brazilian singer-songwriter Dona Onete, and marks the passing of French composer Michel Legrand and West Auckland guitarist… Video

Māori music is front and centre for Toni Huata, the newly appointed Director of Māori Music for SOUNZ. She discusses her new role, connections to music and what she wants to achieve. Audio

Flow - a new album for string quartet - is a project to link composers from four countries in a joint musical statement on the Taoist / Buddhist theme of ‘flow’. Audio

Wellington’s tango group Bravo Ensemble and guest Joel Tortul from Argentina play some tango and samba on Upbeat before their concert tonight at St. Mary of the Angels in Wellington.

Joel Tortul is a… Audio

National MP Christopher Finlayson, a Trustee of the Adam Foundation, speaks to Eva Radich about the work of his friend Denis Adam who died on October 18 in Wellington in his 95^th year. 

Chris has… Audio

Wellington bass baritone Barry Mora steps up to play twin roles of Benoît/Alcindoro when his friend Richard Greager breaks a leg days before New Zealand Opera's La Bohème begins production.   Audio

Satire, fantasy and the story of a young witch collide in Leonie Holmes’ Dance of the Wintersmith ­– one of three finalists for the SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2018. Video, Audio

The exploration of the subconscious mind is the inspiration behind Rosie Langabeer’s SOUNZ Contemporary Award entry Occulmente. Video, Audio