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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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Susan Frykberg: SCANZ 2015
Sound Artist previews Taranaki's SCANZ 2015: Water and Peace symposium. The soundtrack featured in this interview is by Vudukhild (aka Lukas Benson-Whittaker) and is part of the Words for Water… Read more Audio
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Barbara Glaser & Ronan Tighe: APO 2015
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Chief Executive and Artistic Manager launch this year's season. Audio
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Music review with Anthonie Tonnon
Our music critic Anthonie Tonnon talks about the Canadian artist Mac Demarco who featured at the Laneway Music festival in Auckland yesterday. Audio
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Michael Stewart and Richard Apperley
27 Jan 2015The Bach Project Music Director and Assistant Music Director of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul preview their season of complete organ works by Bach, to mark the composer's 330th birthday. [topic]… Read more Audio
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Norman Meehan: Frank Gibson, Jr
27 Jan 2015Upbeat jazz contributor looks at the work of New Zealand born jazz drummer Frank Gibson, Jr. [topic] music [location] New Zealand Audio
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Carla van Zon: Auckland Arts Festival
27 Jan 2015Director of the Auckland Arts Festival previews this year's offerings. [topic] Arts [location] Auckland Audio
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Frances Moore and Alex Taylor: Dido and Aeneas
Director and arranger of Unstuck Opera's Dido and Aeneas being presented at Waitakere Contemporary Art Gallery in Auckland. Audio
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David Fauquemberg: French Author
French author recently arrived in Wellington as 2015 Randell Cottage Writer-in-Residence. Audio
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Diedre Irons
One of the featured performers for Chamber Music Hutt Valley's Piano Trust Gala Concert. Audio
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Gunter Herbig
Upbeat contributor on music for guitar explores works by Douglas Lilburn. Audio
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Dr Lori Leigh
Victoria University Shakespeare scholar and dramaturg for Bright Orange Walls' season of Twelfth Night. Audio
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Lynda Chanwai-Earle & Warwick Broadhead
Radio New Zealand National's Lynda Chanwai-Earle pays a visit to the late theatre legend's home. 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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