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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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Christian Jensen and Shane Hollands
12 May 2011Current director and and founding director of Auckland-based performance poetry collective 'The Literatti'. Audio
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Lyell Cresswell and Stephen de Pledge
12 May 2011NZ composer and pianist who will premiere Cresswell's first piano concerto in this Friday's NZSO Made in New Zealand concert. Audio
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Ken Young
11 May 2011Conductor of the Auckland Philharmonia Orhcestra's 'Works With Words' concert in collaboration with AK Writers and Readers Festival. Audio
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Don McGlashan
11 May 2011New Zealand songwriter and composer who is about to embark on a North Island tour. Audio
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Steven Whiting, Anita Huntziker and Bianca Andrew
10 May 2011Director, Dancer and Soprano from Opera Fabula's upcoming production of Kurt Weill and Berthold Brecht's 'Seven Deadly Sins'. Audio
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Samuel Holloway
10 May 2011Music Director of Auckland based '175 East' new music ensemble performing in Wellington and Auckland. Audio
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Carolyn Burke
9 May 2011Australian born author of Edith Piaf biography 'No regrets' presenting workshop at Auckland Writers and Readers Festival. Audio
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Robert Aburn
9 May 2011Music Director of the New Zealand Male Choir performing 'A Powerful Journey' - with Voice and Brass in Parnell this weekend. Audio
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New York Metropolitan Opera Review
6 May 2011Paul Bushnell reviews the opening night of the Met Opera's current production of Wagner's 'Die Walkure'. Audio
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Chalium Poppy
6 May 2011Music Director of Mt Maunganui's Pro Musica Scolar early music choir and orchestra previews this weekend's concerts. Audio
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Sarah Harpur
6 May 2011NZ comedian presenting 'Immortal Combat' at NZ International Comedy Festival. Audio
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Richard Griffin
6 May 2011Chair of the Radio New Zealand Board of Governors discusses recent developments in government funding and the future of Radio NZ. 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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