Upbeat

Cellist Andrew Smith and pianist Alfredo Oyaguez Montero discuss the concert of Spanish Cello Music they are presenting in New Zealand. Audio

Wellington vocalist and producer Anna Edgington talks about SHE - a collective of female producers, musicians, audio visual artists and song writers who are showcasing the work of women in electronic… Read more Audio

Bradley Wood (piano) and Lauren Bennett (violln) are the winners of the 2015 PETTMAN/ Royal Overseas League Arts Scholarship decided at the Gallagher Concert Hall at the University of Waikato last… Read more Audio

Swedish cellist Jakob Koranyi chats to Eva about playing Walton's Cello Concerto with the NZSO and his experiences playing in international cello competitions. Audio

With 20,000 tickets already booked, Artistic Director of the temporary Globe replica Dr Miles Gregory talks about what could become the single most important Shakespeare event in New Zealand history. Audio

Our regular Upbeat Visual Arts contributor David Alsop talks about the recent passing of Wellington Art Dealer Peter McLeavey. Audio

Richie Williams one of the original players in The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain talks about his early years playing electric guitar in Liverpool and the success of the UOGB thirty years since… Read more Audio

Pianist Michael Houstoun talks about winning the Tui Award for Best Classical Album at the New Zealand Music Awards for his recording of the Complete Beethoven Sonatas on the Rattle label. Audio

Las Vegas singer Rick Michel and young Australian artist Liam Burrows pay tribute to Frank Sinatra who would have turned 100 next month with a show at the Civic Theatre. Audio

German conductor Sebastian Tewinkel talks about coming back to New Zealand to work with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Audio

Composer Eve De Castro Robinson and poet and musician Alex Taylor talk about their new initiative to present mixed programmes of music and spoken word in art galleries. Audio

Pianist Daniel de Borah talks about living in Hungary and then Russia before the fall of communism. He plays Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 2 with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra tomorrow night. Audio