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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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Edward King: Cellist
24 Jul 2014Edward King joins the Auckland Youth Orchestra on their 'Heartstrings' concert series, playing the Schumann Cello Concerto. Eva asks him about his recent pursuits in New Zealand and Europe. Audio
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Oliver Sewell: Lexus Song Quest Finalist
24 Jul 2014Tenor Oliver Sewell is the fourth of six Lexus Song Quest Finalists for 2014. It'll be one of Oliver's final New Zealand performances before he moves to New York to attend the Manhattan School of… Read more Audio
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Benson Wilson: Lexus Song Quest Finalist
24 Jul 2014Benson Wilson is a 23-year-old baritone, originally from Havelock North. He catches up with Sophie Wilson ahead of the Lexus Song Quest final on Saturday. Audio
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Kathryn Harries: Lexus Song Quest Adjudicator
24 Jul 2014As director of The National Opera Studio in London, Kathryn Harries is very aware of the needs of young singers once they've finished their studies. The British soprano is an ideal choice to judge the… Read more Audio
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Justine Cormack and Ashley Brown
23 Jul 2014NZ Trio Violinist and cellist from Auckland's NZ Trio on their upcoming NZ shows and tour to Denmark. Audio
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Bianca Andrew: Lexus Song Quest Finalist
23 Jul 2014The second of our six Lexus Song Quest-finalist interviews with Sophie Wilson. Audio
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Christian Thurston: Lexus Song Quest Finalist
23 Jul 2014The first of our six Lexus Song Quest finalist interviews with Sophie Wilson. Audio
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Robyn Malcom and Yuri Kinugawa
23 Jul 2014Auckland Theatre Company Stars of the Auckland Theatre Company production of The Good Soul of Szechuan. Audio
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Dave Armstrong: Pita and The Wolf
22 Jul 2014Wellington-based playwright whose adaptation of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is being performed by Orchestra Wellington this weekend. Audio
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Uwe Grodd: APO Review
22 Jul 2014Uwe Grodd reviews last Saturday's Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's performance of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Audio
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John Elmsly: NZ Composer
22 Jul 2014Associate Professor at the University of Auckland School of Music looks back on his years at the institution which he will soon leave. Audio
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Olivia Francis: Violinist
21 Jul 2014Local violinist previews her Farewell Concerts before beginning at London's Royal College of Music. 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.
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