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12:15 PM.Organist accompanying the silent film The Phantom of the Opera tomorrow in the Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul. Audio

1:05 PM.Edward King joins the Auckland Youth Orchestra on their 'Heartstrings' concert series, playing the Schumann Cello Concerto. Eva asks him about his recent pursuits in New Zealand and Europe. Audio

12:55 PM.Tenor Oliver Sewell is the fourth of six Lexus Song Quest Finalists for 2014. It'll be one of Oliver's final New Zealand performances before he moves to New York to attend the Manhattan School of… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Benson Wilson is a 23-year-old baritone, originally from Havelock North. He catches up with Sophie Wilson ahead of the Lexus Song Quest final on Saturday. Audio

12:15 PM.As director of The National Opera Studio in London, Kathryn Harries is very aware of the needs of young singers once they've finished their studies. The British soprano is an ideal choice to judge the… Read more Audio

1:03 PM.NZ Trio Violinist and cellist from Auckland's NZ Trio on their upcoming NZ shows and tour to Denmark. Audio

12:52 PM.The second of our six Lexus Song Quest-finalist interviews with Sophie Wilson. Audio

12:42 PM.The first of our six Lexus Song Quest finalist interviews with Sophie Wilson. Audio

12:15 PM.Auckland Theatre Company Stars of the Auckland Theatre Company production of The Good Soul of Szechuan. Audio

1:10 PM.Wellington-based playwright whose adaptation of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is being performed by Orchestra Wellington this weekend. Audio

12:42 PM.Uwe Grodd reviews last Saturday's Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's performance of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Audio

12:14 PM.Associate Professor at the University of Auckland School of Music looks back on his years at the institution which he will soon leave. Audio

1:16 PM.Local violinist previews her Farewell Concerts before beginning at London's Royal College of Music. Audio

1:02 PM.Musician celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori at City Gallery Wellington. Audio

12:40 PM.Review of the NZSO National Youth Orchestra's Wellington performance. Audio

12:15 PM.Dutch composer and NZ choreographer talk about their collaboration for the Royal New Zealand Ballet's season of Allegro. Audio

1:00 PM.Narrator and guitarist joining forces for a concert for this weekend's Mulled Wine Concert in Paekakariki which features Castelnuovo-Tedesco's 'Platero y yo' for guitar and narrator. Audio

12:40 PM.Upbeat experimental contributor looks at free improvising guitar players from Britain. Audio

12:15 PM.NZ film maker and ethnomusicologist on the NZ Film Festival premiere of Voices of the Land featuring taonga pūoro experts Richard Nunns and Horomona Horo. Audio

1:15 PM.The Doric String Quartet are back in the country for a 10-concert Chamber Music New Zealand tour. Eva talks to violinists Jonathan Stone and Alex Redington about touring from the other side of the… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Gunter introduces the late Turkish-born guitarist Mario Parodi. Audio

12:15 PM.Bo Skovhus is in Auckland to sing the role of Kurwenal in Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra on Saturday. He's famous for his performances as Tchaikovsky's Eugene… Read more Audio

1:00 PM.Eva talks to this year's NZSO National Youth Orchestra conductor and assistant conductor.  Alexander Shelley is the Chief Conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra was recently appointed Music… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Hamilton based soprano Madison Nonoa and the listener's choice winner in the semi-final round of this year's Lexus Song Quest, who is performing this Sunday at St Peter's Cathedral in Hamilton. Audio

12:15 PM.Walters Prize Director of Wellington's Adam Art Gallery Christina Barton and Auckland Art Gallery Contemporary Curator Stephen Cleland announce the finalists for this year's Walters Prize for… Read more Audio