Upbeat

The Music Director of Auckland's Cantorum Choir conductor previews their first concert for 2015. Audio

Auckland based singer performing with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra. Audio

Camille Wells is the featured soloist for Sunday's St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra, performing 'Down a River of Time': an oboe concerto by American composer Eric Ewazen. Audio

Philip Ball writes on all sorts of science-related topics, including theories of colour, invisibility, and music. Eva catches up with him ahead of his talks at the Auckland Writers Festival and for… Read more Audio

'Fallout: The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior' is a new play by Bronwyn Elsmore. Last Tapes Theatre Company along with the Large Group are mounting a production in Auckland this month, directed by… Read more Audio

Soprano Anna Hoetjes joins the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the Consortia University of Canterbury Chamber Choir, and a host of soloists this weekend, for Bach's 'Magnificat'. She previews… Read more Audio

Simon looks at Macedonian-born musician Nikola Kodjabashia, and his album 'Reveries of the Solitary Walker'. Audio

British violinist Anthony Marwood returns to our stages over the next week, performing Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. His connection to New Zealand goes… Read more Audio

Emily St John Mandel's latest novel 'Station Eleven' recently won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction. She visits the Auckland Writers Festival this week, and tells Eva about… Read more Audio

David looks at recent goings-on in the New Zealand arts scene, including the Auckland Festival of Photography, and Simon Denny's presence in Venice. Audio

Ilyich Rivas might be only 21, but he's already worked with a number of world-class orchestras including the Atlanta Symphony, London Philharmonic, and Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. This week… Read more Audio

Rosalyn Anderson was part of the original team of repetiteurs for Jirí Kylián's 'Soldiers' Mass' with the Netherlands Dance Theatre. She's currently working with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, who… Read more Audio