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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
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Edmar Castañeda
Colombian harpist Edmar Castañeda has been in New Zealand attending and playing at Womad in New Plymouth. The 37 year old New York based Latin-Jazz inspired harpist tells Trevor Reekie about taking… Read more Audio
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Anne O'Brien
The director of the Auckland Writers festival unveils this year's programme for the May event going from strength to strength. Audio
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Rodger Fox and Roy Phillips
Wellington Jazz orchestra maestro Rodger Fox teams up with Roy Phillips from the acclaimed 70's group "The Peddlers". Phillips is a renowned raconteur and talks about life since he moved to New… Read more Audio
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Norman Meehan reviews Uri Caine
Pianist and composer Uri Caine is touring the country, first with the New Zealand String Quartet, then on his own. On the weekend he performed interpretations of Shubert, Beethoven and Bach. Norman… Read more Audio
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Heath Lees on Wagner
Heath Lees is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Auckland, and well-known to RNZ Concert listeners for his enlightening and entertaining radio programmes. He's also founder of the Wagner… Read more Audio
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Uri Caine
New York pianist and composer Uri Caine is on tour for Chamber Music New Zealand with New Zealand String Quartet. He'll be reimagining the likes of Schubert, Beethoven and Bach, and will be presenting… Read more Audio
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Deirdre Tarant reviews Pina Bausch dance company
Deirdre Tarant reviews the work of dance visionary Pina Bausch and her company Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. It's the first time this company has appeared in New Zealand. The company is… Read more Audio
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Nixon in China review by Claire Scholes
Claire Scholes reviews the New Zealand premiere of John Adams' Nixon in China by Opera New Zealand with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The opera is part of the Auckland Arts Festival. It features… Read more Audio
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Dione Joseph
Dione Joseph reviews Changes, the world premiere of two dance works by choreographers Neil Ieremia and Kuik Swee Boon: Change and Constancy choreographed by Kuik Swee Boon and Another letter from… Read more Audio
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Emma Fraser and Peter Adams
Soprano Emma Fraser and Conductor Peter Adams are back working together as part of Opera Otago's 60th anniversary this weekend. Both musicians have a long history with the Dunedin based opera company.
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Madeleine Pierard and Eric Renick
Tonight at Auckland Arts Festival will be the first time John Adams' opera Nixon in China has been performed here. New Zealand Opera's production features international stars alongside New Zealand's… Read more Audio
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Newspapers stop publishing RNZ Concert programme information
Some Fairfax publications have stopped publishing programme information for RNZ Concert. Read more
Upbeat
12pm-1pm Music news, talk features and interviews, new releases etc.
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A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
Monday to Friday, 12pm-3pm
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