Upbeat

Piano combined with birdsong produced through an app on the phones of the audience was the highlight of the Xenia Pestova’s concert in Wellington. Pianist Fiona McCabe reviews Xenia’s engaging… Read more Audio

Frederic Jahn danced with Rudolf Nureyev in his ground breaking production of Romeo and Juliet. The boy from Dunedin has had a career working with ballet royalty and brings that experience to the… Read more Audio

Sex and politics go hand in hand in Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro. Mozart played fast and loose with censorship rules in in writing an opera about the right of the lord of the manor to have… Read more Audio

Using technology you necessarily wouldn’t associate with artistic or musical applications is what drives composer Clovis McEvoy. His creative thinking has seen Clovis awarded a Professional… Read more Audio

Composer professor Nalin Shen studied with famed New Zealander Jack Body. He’s back at the New Zealand School of Music for China Crossing concert tonight featuring both traditional and contemporary… Read more Audio

The Australian Chamber Orchestra has contributed to the stunning soundscape for MOUNTAIN, a collaboration between the group and film maker Jennifer Peedom. The film, described by the Hollywood… Read more Audio

The best young musical talent from around the country will participate in the NZCT Chamber Music Contest this week. From hundreds of ensembles only 12 make it through to the Finals weekend, with the… Read more Audio

Violinist Andrew Beer has been described as a performer displaying "accuracy and subtle charisma" by the Boston Globe, and as a "musical gift" by the New York Times. He has performed extensively… Read more Audio

The Heritage Pipe organ at St Andrew’s on The Terrace is the focus for tonight’s fund raising concert. The cabaret show features singer Jane Keller, accompanist Michael Nicholas Williams and Peter… Read more Audio

Opera Otago is presenting the world premiere of John Drummond’s new opera War Hero, which tells the story of Otago farmer and World War 1 conscientious objector Archibald Baxter. NZ international… Read more Audio

Victoria Spackman is arguably one of the most influential business people in the country. She’s been a strong advocate for the arts – from film and television to theatre. The former CEO of The Gibson… Read more Audio

What happens when you cross a classical choir with an indie pop group and throw in a guest conductor? Pure magic is the hope of Nota Bene along with Wellington three-piece The Mermaidens and conductor… Read more Audio