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12:40 PM.Penny Dodd reviews last night's performance of 'American Songs' with Music Director Eckehard Stier. Audio

12:15 PM.Director of 'The Kreutzer' - opening tonight at the Auckland Festival. Audio

1:05 PM.Austrian cellist recently appointed to the position of Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University School of Music. Audio

12:15 PM.American blues banjo player and singer in the country for the Wellington international Jazz Festival. Audio

1:00 PM.One of New Zealand's iconic painters has an exhibition at the Nadine Milne Gallery in Arrowtown. 'Between Paint and Nature'. Audio

12:15 PM.American Baritone singing with the Auckland Philharmonia in tomorrow night's concert 'American Songs'. Audio

1:10 PM.Tunisian born singer and oud player performing with an acoustic Quartet at the Wellington Jazz Festival this weekend. Audio

12:30 PM.Sonic Artists performing 'Live Feed' as part of the Adam Art Gallery's 'Sound Check' series. Audio

12:15 PM.Peter Mechen looks at the life and work of recently deceased New Zealand Philanthropist. Audio

1:03 PM.NZ Soul singer and composer - back from Italy to perform as part of the Auckland Art Festival this weekend. Audio

12:08 PM.The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's new music director talks about upcoming season. Audio

1:09 PM.France-based NZ Organist beginning country-wide 'Last Night of the Poms' tour in Warkworth on March 1. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ Songwriter and Composer talks about his soundtrack to the film 'Dean Spanley'. Audio

1:10 PM.Auckland Fringe Festival Producer gives an overview of this year's programme which begins tomorrow. Audio

12:15 PM.Voices New Zeland Chamber Choir Director talks about upcoming programme of works by Britten and Purcell. Audio

1:00 PM.Black Grace choreographer talks about his work 'Gathering Clouds'. Audio

12:15 PM.Festival Director, Dan Shanan talks about this years programme. Audio

1:10 PM.Tony Ryan review's last Saturday night's CSO concert featuring pianists Dierdre Irons and Michael Houstoun. Audio

12:35 PM.German jazz drummer visiting the country for the NZ International Jazz Festival. Audio

12:15 PM.Founder of new Opera company 'Opera Unleashed' - performing their first shows at Hamilton Garden Festival this week. Audio

1:00 PM.RNZ Ballet Company director talks upcoming season of Tutus On Tour. Audio

12:15 PM.British musical theatre and operatic soprano currentlu visiting New Zealand. Audio

1:00 PM.Justine Cormack reviews conductor Eckehard Stier's first concert as the APO's new Music Director. Audio

12:15 PM.British-born Rome-based abstract blues and fiuture folk guistarist and singer currently touring North Island. Audio

1:00 PM.Legendary NZ Soprano joining forces with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa for 'An Evening With The Dames' concert next Tuesday. Audio