Upbeat

American Soprano Renee Fleming was here in September giving a one-off concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor James Judd. She is a regular host and performer in the… Read more Audio

American dramatic soprano Christine Goerke is one of the world's most in-demand singers. She was guest soloist for the NZSO's mid winter Wagner gala with New Zealand Wagnerian Simon O'Neill. Christine… Read more Audio

Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi was the winner of the 2013 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. In June he made a guest appearance at this year's competition in Queenstown and was a guest on… Read more Audio

Director Lemi Ponifasio has serious clout in Europe: his latest work I AM premiered at the Avignon Festival and has also been seen in Germany but not so often in Auckland his hometown. His company MAU… Read more Audio

British pianist Freddy Kempf discusses the challenges he faced in April when he took on the monumental challenge of conducting all five Beethoven piano concertos from the keyboard with the NZSO. Audio

Australian jazz composer and singer Dan Bolton lives in New York where he's carved out a niche for himself with his own act and as a musical director for Broadway and cabaret stars. He's back home… Read more Audio

Soprano and producer Rhona Fraser from Opera in A Day's Bay Garden previews this summer's production of Handel's Agrippina. Audio

Carol Dumbleton began Shakespeare in the Park twenty years ago at the Pumphouse Theatre on the shores of Lake Pupuke in Milford. This summer she presents Shakespeare's Storms : King Lear and The… Read more Audio

Upbeat correspondent Vincent O'Donnell speaks to the Chair of the Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation, Mike Stenhouse, just prior to last Friday's Gallery re-opening, nearly five years after it… Read more Audio

Kathlene Fogarty is a partner in FHE Galleries in Auckland and answers questions on the topic Everything You Want to Know About the Art World and Were Afraid To Ask. Kathlene Fogarty also represents… Read more Audio

Canterbury land owner Hadyn Rawstron highlights his Lansdown Summer Festival coming up early next year. The heritage estate is used to present Narropera, narrated opera featuring Haydn and his wife… Read more Audio