Upbeat

Violinist Shweta Iyer, cellist Bethany Angus and pianist Claudia Tarrant-Matthews. Audio

New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun confides how much the music of J.S Bach resonates with him as he prepares for his Chamber Music New Zealand  tour Inspired by Bach Audio

David Burchell from City Choir Dunedin and composer David Hamilton discuss reworking NZ folk songs for choir and brass band in their Sea & Land concert at Knox Church on Saturday. Audio

NZ tenor James Benjamin Rodgers fronts up on the vagaries of life as freelance opera singer in New York; he's very busy with engagements in New Zealand. Audio

NZ Trio cellist Ashley Brown talks about performing Chris Cree Brown's new work commemorating the horrific battles in Gallipoli at Q theatre this Sunday. Audio

"The most convincing interpreter of all things Rachmaninov"… American/Russian pianist Kirill Gerstein talks about his relationship with Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.3 ahead of his concert tomorrow… Read more Audio

Upbeat asks a panel of arts specialists to discuss the status of classical music to New Zealand audiences. Speakers are Michael Vinten President of the NZ Opera Society, Stephen Wainwright CEO of… Read more Audio

NZ playwright and actor presenting two works at Bats Theatre this month; Home and Live Orgy. Audio

New Zealand School of Music singers and conductor presenting Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, and Ravel's L'Enfant et les Sortilèges. Audio

Director of Viva Voce's semi-staging of Handel's Messiah. Audio

Review of Vivek Kinra's production Samarpana. Audio

Kate Mead meets the winners of this year's Chamber Music Contest: Shweta Iyer, Bethany Angus and Claudia Tarrant-Matthews. Audio