Music Alive

Considered to be chamber music “royalty” the Takács Quartet held court over the weekend in Wellington and Auckland. Elizabeth Kerr was in the crowd to hear the dynamic group perform Haydn, Webern… Read more Audio

Week Two of our selections from BBC Proms 2017 Read more

Performed by soprano Siobhan Stagg, tenor Andrew Goodwin, Voices NZ Chamber Choir, and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Matthew Halls at their Great Classics series concert "Baroque Voices"… Read more Audio

Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Matthew Halls at their Great Classics series concert "Baroque Voices", Auckland Town Hall, 3 August 2017 Audio

Performed by Voices NZ Chamber Choir and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Matthew Halls at their Great Classics series concert "Baroque Voices", Auckland Town Hall, 3 August 2017 Audio

Takács Quartet is known for its unique blend of drama, warmth and humour in its performances. The quartet is here for a flying visit playing Wellington and Auckland this weekend. Violist Geraldine… Read more Audio

The Proms is underway in the UK, with RNZ Concert broadcasting many concerts over the next six weeks. BBC Proms Director David Pickard talks to us during a rehearsal from the Royal Albert Hall about… Read more Audio

German violinist Isabelle Faust plays a 1704 Stradivarius violin nicknamed "Sleeping Beauty" because it slept for 150 years in an attic before being played again. Read more Video

Piano combined with birdsong produced through an app on the phones of the audience was the highlight of the Xenia Pestova’s concert in Wellington. Pianist Fiona McCabe reviews Xenia’s engaging… Read more Audio

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Guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas with NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Shelley. Read more Video, Audio

Encore from guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas. Read more Audio