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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
Navigation for Upbeat
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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Rebecca Tansley and Flavio Villani: Cross Rachmaninoff
Documentary maker and subject of 'Crossing Rachmaninoff' at the New Zealand International Film Festival Audio
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Uther Dean and Sam Brookes: Young and Hungry
Playwrights preview their works for the Young and Hungry festival Read more Audio
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Vasily Petrenko: Russian Conductor
Guest conductor for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Power and Passion Audio
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Polly Sussex, Philip Griffin and Peter Reid: Affetto
Viola da Gamba and Theorbo players from the Affetto early-music ensemble Audio
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Eckehard Stier: APO Conductor
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conductor previews their Splendour of the Organ concert Audio
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Justine Cormack and Sarah Watkins: NZ Trio
NZ Trio violinist and pianist launch their new album Lightbox Audio
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Kamala Bain and Apirana Taylor: Toku Ao
Recorder player and poet preview their Toku Ao performance at Wellington's Carter Observatory Audio
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Katharina Waldner: Footnote NZ Dance
UK-based NZ choreographer working with Footnote NZ Dance as part of their NOW 2015 season which premieres this week. Audio
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Claire Scholes: APO Turandot review
Claire reviews last Friday night's Auckland Philharmonia Orhcestra's opera in concert performance of Puccini's Turandot featuring NZ Opera Chorus, Viva Voce and the Viva Voce children's chorus. Audio
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Owen Hatherley: Cities in a Climate of Change
British author and guest speaker at Auckland's Cities in a Climate of Change conference - presenting this evening at City Gallery Wellington. Read more Audio
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The Best of Upbeat for 3 July 2015
In this week's episode, Eva meets the Belgian cornet virtuoso Harmen Vanhoorne, Roger Horrocks introduces his new collection of Len Lye's writings, and David Morriss talks to Edo de Waart: the brand… Read more 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
Click here to find out about the music played on Upbeat today.
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
Monday to Friday, 12pm-3pm
- Email: upbeat@rnz.co.nz
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