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12:39 PM.Guest concertmaster for this weekend's Christchurch Symphony Orchestra performance. Audio

12:12 PM.French conductor working with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra tonight. Audio

1:04 PM.Festival Opera NZ operatic mezzo soprano and Hawke's Bay community leader on Festival Opera initiative. Audio

12:48 PM.Elizabeth Knox: NZ writer speaks about fellow NZ writer Eleanor Catton -winner of the 2013 Booker Prize. Audio

12:19 PM.Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet previews 2014 Season. Audio

12:56 PM.Auckland-based Rwandan writer, musician and actor previews his work '1000 Hills' which tells his story of survival in the Rwandan crisis. Audio

12:21 PM.Chief executive of the NZSO talks through the 2014 season programme. Audio

1:01 PM.NZ conductor/composer and long-time friend and colleague of John Hopkins. Audio

12:57 PM.Europe-based NZ conductor remembers her former conducting teacher John Hopkins. Audio

12:37 PM.Peter reviews last weekend's Wellington performance of 'Tall tales and Tangos' by the NZSO. Audio

12:15 PM.Composer, conductor and organiser of the Manukau Symphony Orchestra's We are Pasifika concert taking place this Saturday. Audio

1:10 PM.Dan explores works by Jaap Blonk, Velimir Khlebnikov, Bob Cobbing and Henri Chopin. Audio

1:00 PM.NZ composer and nominee for the 2013 SOUNZ Contemporary Award. Audio

12:40 PM.Hamilton-based cellist talks about his upcoming concerts featuring works by the 20th century NZ composer and cellist Arnold Trowell. Audio

12:15 PM.Chief Executive of Chamber Music New Zealand unveils the 2014 Season. Audio

1:10 PM.NZ composer and nominee for the 2013 SOUNZ Contemporary Award. Audio

12:46 PM.Kimberly explores popular songs from the Nordic and Baltic that use older material. Audio

12:16 PM.NZSO Magnificent Mozart San Francisco-based British conductor working with the NZSO for their Magnificent Mozart. Audio

1:10 PM.SOUNZ Contemporary Award Nominee NZ composer and nominee for the 2013 SOUNZ Contemporary Award. Audio

12:59 PM.Live Cinema Auckland-based actors performing live cinema with 'Carnival of Souls' and 'Dementia 13'. Audio

12:43 PM.Programme facilitator of Auckland Art Week runs through the events taking place this week. Audio

12:15 PM.Austrian cellist talks about his concert in Auckland this weekend; Bach: The Complete Cello Suites. Audio

1:04 PM.Upbeat Melbourne correspondent Vincent O'Donnell speaks to Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker about the state of the Arts in the city. Audio

12:12 PM.Tempo Dance NZ choreographers and dancers preseting works at this year's Tempo Dance Festival in Auckland. Audio

1:10 PM.APO Principal Percussionist Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra principal percussionist on this week's Sanctuary Series. Audio