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2:00 PM.Auckland Chamber Orchestra Piano soloist and conductor for this weekend's Auckland Chamber Orchestra Concert. Audio

2:01 PM.New Zealand String Quartet cellist Rolf Gjelsten plays the Dvorak Concerto with Auckland's St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra on Sunday. He tells Eva what it's like to be a soloist again, after so many… Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Upbeat jazz contributor explores the work of trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Audio

2:30 PM.Review of this weekend's Inkinen Festival by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra featuring opera stars Christine Goerke and Simon O'Neill, and Canadian violinist Karen Gomyo. Audio

2:05 PM.Chickasaw Indian pianist and composer, visiting New Zealand from Oklahoma to research cross-cultural composition. Audio

2:38 PM.Upbeat Melbourne correspondent interviews the artists responsible for this year's New Zealand pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Audio

2:01 PM.Australian violinist and winner of the 2015 Michael Hill International Violin Competition speaks to Radio NZ producer Tim Dodd. Audio

4:00 PM.Upbeat broadcasts from Queenstown's Michael Hill International Violin Competition, before Eva speaks to playwright Jamie McCaskill and American Wagnerian soprano Christine Goerke. Audio

2:40 PM.'Ko te tatai whetu' is a concerto for Taonga Puoro and orchestra by composer Phil Brownlee: the result of a collaboration with Taonga Puoro artist Ariana Tikao, who'll give the premiere with the… Read more Video, Audio

2:30 PM.Michael Hill International Violin Competition judge Helene Pohl announces the three finalists to perform concertos with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Audio

2:00 PM.American dramatic soprano Christine Goerke is fast becoming one of the world's most in-demand singers. She's in back in the country for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Wagner Gala, alongside… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.John Drummond and Sophie Sparrow: Opera Otago Arranger and soprano starring as Pamina in the Opera Otago production of Mozart's The Magic Flute Audio

2:20 PM.Director of Taki Rua's Nga Pou Wahine at Auckland's Te Ahi Kaa Festival Audio

2:05 PM.Music Director of Hamilton Civic Choir's upcoming performance of the Brahms Requiem. Audio

2:40 PM.Upbeat correspondent reports from the Venice Biennale and speaks to the Curator of the New Zealand pavillion, Heather Galbraith. Audio

2:20 PM.Artistic Advisor of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition updates us on this year's event. Audio

2:05 PM.NZSO Music Director previews the Inkinen Festival which is the culmination of his 8 year tenure. Audio

2:40 PM.American guitarist giving a series of recitals and masterclasses around New Zealand School. Audio

2:20 PM.The Wellington Young-Professionals' Choir previews performances in Masterton and Wellington. Audio

2:00 PM.Wellington based singer-songwriter previews her New Zealand tour on behalf of Arts on Tour. Read more Audio

2:40 PM.Jamie McCaskill is the writer and director of 'Not in Our Neighbourhood', an up-close look at domestic violence, reflecting the time he spent on the staff of the Hauraki Women's Refuge. Audio

2:00 PM.The New Zealand Army Band provides the soundtrack to most of 'Salute': the Royal New Zealand Ballet's memorial to the First World War. Eva speaks to their music director Graham Hickman. Audio

4:00 PM.In this week's episode: Eva speaks to choral conductor Karen Grylls, after Egyptian bass Ashraf Sewailam talks Rossini, opera and politics. Audio

2:55 PM.Mayor Vanessa van Uden talks to Eva about the significance of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition for Queenstown. Audio