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1:40 PM.Peter Hoar reviews the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's "Poetry and Power" concert featuring Croatian pianist Dejan Lazic playing Brahms' first piano concerto. Conductor Antonio Méndez also conducts… Read more Audio

1:29 PM.Virginia Kennard is the producer of The Performance Arcade 2016 and Wellington band Orchestra of Spheres is the opening act for the annual mini-festival of free events on the city's waterfront. The… Read more Audio

1:01 PM.Radio New Zealand Concert Programmer Greg Mildenhall has been quietly influencing the programmes broadcast on public radio for forty-five years. He says goodbye to listeners and colleagues on Upbeat… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Croatian pianist making his New Zealand debut with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, performing Brahms Piano Concerto No 1. Audio

1:01 PM.London based NZ conductor working with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra for their Opera in the Vines concert at Pegasus Bay vineyard. Audio

1:00 PM.Curator Amanda Wright has the opportunity to turn Western Springs Park into an open air art gallery when she chooses Art for Auckland City Limits music festival. She has plenty of experience for the… Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Gerry Paul and Hannah Darroch talk about the new musical initiative Classical Sessions: moving classical music out of the Concert Hall and into Third Eye. The Wellington venue will host the new… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.Violinist Helen Bower has been perfecting her one woman show working with live electronics at festivals in Australia. She talks about how she became fascinated with the endless possibilities… Read more Audio

1:05 PM.Glen Howey has put together a book capturing images from inside Christchurch's abandoned and cordoned-off city buildings. The 42-year-old photography teacher and photojournalist has published the best… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Choreographer Maria Dabrowska has been working with dancers from Footnote New Zealand Dance's recent ChoreoLab on a work to premiere in Wellington. "Who Are We Now?" was inspired by Maria's experience… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Chamber Music New Zealand is offering an Audio Description and a Touch Tour for visually impaired concert goers during the April tour by Les Talens Lyriques. Sue Jane explains how the narration… Read more Audio

1:06 PM.Cellist Tomas Hurnik unveils his new initiative: the Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand. Tomas has a passion for baroque music performance and has set up the Trust to provide… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Australian cellist Li-Wei Qin is back in New Zealand to perform Walton's concerto at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's grand opening concert. Li-Wei has an international performing career as well… Read more Audio

1:01 PM.Dunedin Music Director David Burchell, director Dr Jenny Burchell and soprano Lois Johnston discuss their new initiative The Little Box of Operas. They plan to produce opera in the southern city using… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.Barcelona-based Andalucian Flamenco Dancer giving performances and workshops in Auckland this month. Audio

1:01 PM.Alex Galvin and Simon Romanos are about to hold auditions in Wellington for a professional production of Mozart's popular opera Don Giovanni. It will be directed by Alex Galvin, with conductor Simon… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Major Steven Small is director of bagpipe music for the British army. He's also a veteran of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo which returns to Wellington to perform as part of New Zealand Festival.

1:00 PM.Chief Executive of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra who were nominated for a Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance for its recording of Symphony "Humen 1839" by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Zhou… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Singers in Wanderlust Productions' opera in English version of Mozart's romantic opera Cosi Fan Tutte. It was first produced by Opera Otago in 2008 as part of the Dunedin Arts Festival, and is being… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Christchurch Symphony Orchestra General and Artistic Manager Gretchen La Roche, talks about the tragic death of orchestra member Richard Chandler who has died in a bicycle accident. Audio

1:21 PM.Pianist Katherine Austin from the Tennant-Austin Duo talks about the first performance of a work by John Psathas commissioned for her and cellist James Tennant to perform. Halo for cello and piano… Read more Audio