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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
Latest audio
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Aaron Reeves: Arts Participation
Aaron Reeves is a sociologist at the University of Oxford. He's just completed his study 'Neither Class Nor Status: Arts Participation and the Social Strata'. Eva speaks to him about the results. Audio
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Luo Hui and Helene Pohl: China Revisited
The late New Zealand composer Jack Body served as Music Consultant to the Confucius Institute at Victoria University from its inception in 2010. This weekend, they pay tribute to Jack with a concert… Read more Audio
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Mike Nock: Jazz Pianist
New Zealand jazz pianist and composer Mike Nock turns 75 this week, and he's celebrating with a new album and a concert tour. Audio
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Adam Hayward: Body Festival
Body Festival director Adam Hayward outlines this year's events, in the fourteenth iteration of the dance festival. Audio
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Simon Brew: Airforce Band
The RNZAF Band present Airforce in Concert this weekend in Wellington. Conductor and Flight Lieutenant Simon Brew previews the repertoire for their performance. Audio
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John Kliem: Jazz Contributor
John looks at some of the notable omissions from the DownBeat Magazine Critics' Poll for 2015. Audio
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Victor Rodger and Chris Gendall: Otago University Arts Fellows
Playwright Victor Rodger has been named as the 2016 Robbie Burns Fellow, and composer Chris Gendall is next year's Mozart Fellow. They tell Eva about their plans for the residencies. Audio
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Miles Jackson: guitarist
Guitarist Miles Jackson speaks to Eva about his upcoming performance in the Christopher's Classics Series: 'The Romantic Guitar'. Audio
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Buddug James Jones and Max Mackintosh: 'Hiraeth'
'Hiraeth' is a play by, and starring, Buddug James Jones and Max Mackintosh. They speak to Eva about Welsh language, agriculture and how the play is put together. Audio
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Maxi Blaha: 'Soul of Fire'
Austrian actress Maxi Blaha is in the country, presenting the play 'Soul of Fire: She fought for Peace'. She tells Eva about her character Bertha von Suttner: recipient of the first ever Nobel Peace… Read more Audio
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Naomi Christensen: Tuba soloist
Tuba player Naomi Christensen was last year's Brass Player of the Year at the New Zealand School of Music. This weekend, she's the featured soloist with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, playing the… Read more Audio
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Claire Scholes: Tosca Review
e reviews the opening-night performance of Puccini's 'Tosca' by NZ Opera. Audio
Upbeat
12pm-1pm Music news, talk features and interviews, new releases etc.
1pm-3pm ‘Onstage’ - highlights from RNZ’s recordings of live music performances
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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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