Upbeat

Fiona and Neil Pardington: City Gallery Wellington Fiona Pardington is one of New Zealand's most important, and celebrated, photographers. A Beautiful Hesitation is the largest exhibition of her work… Read more Audio

The Christchurch Youth Choir has grown to over 40 members in the four years since it was reborn after the 2011 quake. Tenor Nathan Simkiss and soprano Naomi Deacon talk with Eva ahead of the choir's… Read more Audio

Opera star Teddy Tahu Rhodes opens up about the pressures of performing in both musicals and opera . He's about to come home for a show called From Broadway to La Scala : the title itself reflective… Read more Audio

Three of New Zealand's top young musicians have joined forces under the name Clik for a Chamber Music New Zealand tour. Pianist John Chen, violinist Natalie Lin and cellist Edward King have known each… Read more Audio

Nigel Swinn's photographs of Teina Pora, Louise Nicholas and four prisoners are the focus of an exhibition at the University of Auckland's Gus Fisher Gallery marking 800 years since the signing of… Read more Audio

Benjamin Henson is a London born stage director plying his trade in Auckland. His new show Not Psycho, uses Hitchcock's classic film to blur the lines between the real and the non-real, but also ask… Read more Audio

Ross Harris has just returned from Turkey and the world premiere of The Gallipoli Symphony; a work that's been a decade in the making and involved 11 composers from New Zealand and Australia. The New… Read more Audio

Organist Timothy Noon has an exciting new job at the historic Exeter Cathedral. Aucklanders will be able to hear Timothy Noon before he departs playing great Organ works with Bach Musica. Audio

New Zealand String Quartet is taking music to the people with its Russian Icons tour, visiting art galleries and new centres. At some concerts the audience will choose the music for the second half… Read more Audio

John Rosser is chair of the New Zealand Choral Federation. The Big Sing Festival is the highlight of his year seeing literally hundreds of young singers bursting with energy and superb vocal ability… Read more Audio

Trevor Thwaites runs instrument supplier KBB's music festival. Hundreds of dedicated performers make his job an invigorating experience musically and personally. Audio

Choreographer Liam Scarlett is a hot property in international ballet. He's been commissioned by The Royal New Zealand Ballet to create a new Midsummer Night's Dream using Mendelssohn's glorious… Read more Audio