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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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Allan Badley: University of Auckland Music School
New Head of the Music School at the University of Auckland. Audio
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Ben Hoadley and Alex Taylor
Bassoonist and concerto composer preview the premiere of their collaboration with the Auckland Chamber. Audio
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Melanie Lina
Waikato Symphony Orchestra Piano soloist for Sunday's Waikato Symphony performance with the Cantando Choir celebrating Hamilton's 150th Anniversary. Audio
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Peter Hoar - APO Review
Peter reviews last night's Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra concert featuring pianist Ragna Schirmer. Audio
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Kemp English - Organist
Organist giving a recital on the Auckland Town Hall Organ tonight. Audio
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Louise Rive: Ceramic Artist
Louise Rive is the winner of the 2014 Premier Portage Award for Ceramic Arts. She tells Eva about her work. Audio
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Peter Mechen: Conductor Harry Norris
Peter looks at some historical recordings from New Zealand opera and operetta conductor Harry Norris. Audio
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Narek Hakhnazaryan: Cellist
Narek Hakhnazaryan is only in his mid-20s, but already he's performed with some of the world's finest orchestras and conductors. He's touring with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky's… Read more Audio
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Michael Nicholas Williams: Dead Tragic
Writer and Music Director for Circa Theatre's season of Dead Tragic which opens this week in Wellington. Audio
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Alexander Arai-Swale: NZ Cellist
Cellist from the ROSL Chamber Music contest-winning Quattro Audio
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Leo Phillips: British Violinist
Ex-leader of the Nash Ensemble of London and a founder of Vellinger String Quartet guest tutoring at Auckland University Music School. Audio
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Resound: Christopher Small
Kenneth Young looks at a piece by New Zealand composer Christopher Small. 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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