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2:00 PM.The late New Zealand composer Jack Body served as Music Consultant to the Confucius Institute at Victoria University from its inception in 2010. This weekend, they pay tribute to Jack with a concert… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.New Zealand jazz pianist and composer Mike Nock turns 75 this week, and he's celebrating with a new album and a concert tour. Audio

2:01 PM.Body Festival director Adam Hayward outlines this year's events, in the fourteenth iteration of the dance festival. Audio

2:45 PM.The RNZAF Band present Airforce in Concert this weekend in Wellington. Conductor and Flight Lieutenant Simon Brew previews the repertoire for their performance. Audio

2:25 PM.John looks at some of the notable omissions from the DownBeat Magazine Critics' Poll for 2015. Audio

2:00 PM.Playwright Victor Rodger has been named as the 2016 Robbie Burns Fellow, and composer Chris Gendall is next year's Mozart Fellow. They tell Eva about their plans for the residencies. Audio

2:44 PM.Guitarist Miles Jackson speaks to Eva about his upcoming performance in the Christopher's Classics Series: 'The Romantic Guitar'. Audio

2:20 PM.'Hiraeth' is a play by, and starring, Buddug James Jones and Max Mackintosh. They speak to Eva about Welsh language, agriculture and how the play is put together. Audio

2:01 PM.Austrian actress Maxi Blaha is in the country, presenting the play 'Soul of Fire: She fought for Peace'. She tells Eva about her character Bertha von Suttner: recipient of the first ever Nobel Peace… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Tuba player Naomi Christensen was last year's Brass Player of the Year at the New Zealand School of Music. This weekend, she's the featured soloist with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, playing the… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.e reviews the opening-night performance of Puccini's 'Tosca' by NZ Opera. Audio

2:00 PM.Chris Watson is the recipient of this year's SOUNZ Contemporary Award, announced last night at the APRA Silver Scrolls. He tells Cynthia Morahan about his winning work 'Sings Songs Self'. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Auckland artist, composer and musician Phil Dadson is the recipient of this year's Fulbright-Wallace Arts Trust Award. He tells Eva about his plans for the fellowship, and revisits some highlights… Read more Audio

2:02 PM.Hamilton organist Rachael Griffiths-Hughes leads a performance of Bach's Cantata No 161 this weekend. She tells Eva about what she likes about the Cantatas, and her research into it. Audio

2:48 PM.Renee Liang's latest play, 'The Quiet Room', draws on her experience as paediatrician, examining the way young people deal with a cancer diagnosis. Eva speaks to actor Vanessa Rhodes and director Jane… Read more Audio

2:23 PM.David looks at some recent issues and goings on in the world of fine art. Audio

2:01 PM.Australian Violinist Kristian Winther performs the Mendelssohn concerto this weekend with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and conductor Benjamin Northey. Eva talks to him about playing solo, in… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.'Miss Donnithorne's Maggot' is an unusual chamber opera by Peter Maxwell Davies, receiving a performance this weekend by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and mezzo-soprano Claire Scholes. Eva talks to… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.The New Zealand Guitar Quartet are at the tail end of a concert tour, with music by Jack Body, Craig Utting, Clarice Assad and more. Eva speaks to all four quartet members; Jane Curry, John Couch… Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Gen Y Philharmonic is the brainchild of conductor Ray Chan, who's back from studies at London's Royal Academy of Music. He's joined by concertmaster Yuri Cho to tell Eva what makes Gen Y different. Audio

2:01 PM.Jason Bae has just finished his Master of Arts in Piano Performance from the Royal Academy of Music. He's back in the country for an eleven-centre recital tour, and two performances of Beethoven's… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Delaney Davidson and Naomi Ferguson are two of the essential components of 'Salon Kitty'. They preview their Christchurch Festival shows, and explain why it has a Berlin brothel as its namesake. Audio

2:25 PM.Dan expands our musical horizons with experimental sounds from around the globe. Audio

2:01 PM.Superstar soprano Renée Fleming is in the country for a one-off concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and conductor James Judd. She tells Eva about her voice and her perspective on the music… Read more Audio

3:37 PM.Simon looks at three of the finest operatic sopranos in history, all named Joan. Audio