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Money for Art's Sake
20 Mar 2026Kiwi-born Sarah Howell is the Head of Philanthropy for one of Sydney's major choral groups. Read more Audio
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Reimagining Radiohead
19 Mar 2026Charmian Keay talks about arranging the music of Radiohead for classical instruments. Read more Video, Audio
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Moment of Calm: The early birds
18 Mar 2026Bryan Crump left the recorder running in the garden to capture the sound of the dawn, and the sound of the local parrots in particular. Read more Audio
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Riding the waves
18 Mar 2026Playwright, author and performer Jo Randerson talks about the key role music plays in their life. Read more Audio
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On the road again
17 Mar 2026Pianist Michael Houstoun is about to embark on a seven-week tour of Aotearoa, playing some of his favourites. Read more Audio
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Carnival down under
16 Mar 2026Camryn Nel and Donovan Bixley have turned a children's book into a work for orchestra. Read more Audio
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Stirring the melting pot
13 Mar 2026Collaboration is the name of the game for Indian classical musicians Manjit Singh and Aakash Chacko Binu. Read more Audio
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At home on the podium and the pedals
12 Mar 2026Australian-based conductor Dr Joseph Nolan is directing the music in a revival of Douglas Wright's dance work Gloria, but he also loves to play the organ. Read more Audio
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Moment of Cable Calm
11 Mar 2026Close your eyes and take a relaxing ride in a Wellington tourist attraction. Read more Audio
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Murder on the Dancefloor
11 Mar 2026Choreographer Miranda Manasiadis talks about how she uses David Long's music for her latest dance work. Read more Audio
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Same opera, different story
10 Mar 2026Daisy Evans is the director of NZ Opera's performances of Bluebeard's Castle in the Auckland Arts Festival. Read more Audio
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Philosophy and all that jazz
9 Mar 2026For his latest album, saxophone player and composer Jake Baxendale has set the ancient Chinese text the Tao Te Ching to music.
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23 March 2026
with Bryan Crump
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Trio Sonata in D TWV42/D15 (2) - Katy Bircher (recorder), La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler (vln/dir) (Signum SIGCD918)
Rossini, Gioachino: Le Comte Ory, Act I: En proie à la tristesse (La Comtesse) - Aleksandra Kurzak (soprano), Morphing Chamber Orchestra /Bassem Akiki (Aparté)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in D minor Op 76/2, Fifths (2) - Alban Berg Quartet (EMI CDC 5 56166)
Prokofiev, Sergei: Violin Concerto No 1 in D Op 19 (1) - Hilary Hahn (violin), French Radio Philharmonic/Mikko Franck (DG 4839847)
Dyens, Roland: Hommage a Villa Lobos (4) Tuhù - Jane Curry (guitar) (Private 1713)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 8 in C K246, Lützow (3) - Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/István Kertész (Decca 443 576)
Mendelssohn, Felix: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Intermezzo - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.570794)
Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne Chevalier de: Symphony Concertante in G Op 13 - Jiri Zilak (violin), Jan Motlik (viola), Pilsen Radio Symphony Orchestra/Frantisek Preisler jnr (Avenira AV 9988)
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Bach, Johann Sebastian: Gavotte from Lute Suite in E BWV1006a - Pepe Romero (guitar) (Philips 456 585)
Schumann, Robert: Piano Quartet in Eb Op 47 (3) - rco Chamber Soloists: Vesko Eschkenazy (violin), Henk Rubingh (viola), Gregor Horsch (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) (RCO 17001)
Dvořák, Antonín: American Suite in A Op 98b (3) - Royal Philharmonic/Antal Dorati (Decca 430 702)
Purcell, Henry: Hornpipe, from Abdelazer - David Orlowsky (clarinet), David Bergmüller (lute) (Parlophone)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 1 in C Op 21 (3) - Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv 439 900)
Bartók, Béla: Dance Suite Sz77 (6) - Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic/Carlo Tenan (Onyx ONYX4257)
Scarlatti, Alessandro: Venere Amore e Ragione - Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder), Ensemble 1700 (Deutsche harmonia mundi 19658813372)
Granados, Enrique arr Kreisler: Spanish Dance No 5 - Ben Baker (violin), Julian Dyson (piano) (Ben Baker BBCD 01)
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Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No 14 in D minor D810 (3) - Takacs Quartet (Decca 436 843)
Debussy, Claude: L'isle joyeuse - Zoltán Kocsis (piano) (Philips 422 404)
Brahms, Johannes orch Brahms & Dvorák: Hungarian Dance No 20 in E minor - London Philharmonic/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.557429)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 59 in A, Fire (1) - English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (Archiv 463 731)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Bassoon Sonata in G Op 168 (3) - Ursula Leveaux (bassoon), Ian Brown (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67431/2)
Hawes, Patrick: Swan - Stephanie Gonley (violin), English Chamber Orchestra/Patrick Hawes (Black Box BBM 1081)
Sibelius, Jean: The peacock, from Swanwhite, Suite - Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (Ondine ODE1468-2)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E BWV1053 (1) - Murray Perahia (piano/director), ASMF (Sony SK 89245)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor K478 (3) - Paul Lewis (piano), Leopold String Trio (Hyperion CDA 67373)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in Eb Op 9/2 - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) (DAL SEGNO DSPRCD 060)
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Rose Adagio, from Sleeping Beauty - Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DG 457 634)
Moross, Jerome: Concerto for flute with string orchestra - Alexa Still (flute), NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (Koch International 3-7367)
Bernstein, Leonard: A Little Bit In Love, from Wonderful Town - Audra McDonald (soprano), Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Simon Rattle (EMI 5 56753)
Walton, William: Portsmouth Point, overture - Sinfonia of London /John Wilson (Chandos)
Ritchie, John: Suite No 1 for string orchestra (2) - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (TRUST MMT 2040)
Andrée, Elfrida: Piano Trio in C minor (3) - Trio Nordica (Intim Music IMCD113)
Piazzolla, Astor arr Ken Selden: Fugata - Tomas Cotik (violin), Martingale Ensemble /Ken Selden (Naxos 8574308)
Duncan, Stuart; Meyer, Edgar; O'Donovan, AoifeThile, Chris: Here and Heaven - Aoife O'Donovan (vocals), Chris Thile (vocals/mandolin), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Edgar Meyer (double bass) (Sony 789186)
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