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Upbeat concluded in 2020, Interviews, spoken features and podcasts from across RNZ Concert are now available at Concert Talk
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Music by New Zealand and Australian women celebrates women's suffrage
Composer Jasmine Lovell-Smith and soprano Barbara Paterson discuss the concert Vox Fem, which features music by New Zealand and Australian women, performed by Stroma and The Jac ensemble as part of… Read more Audio
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NZ Opera turning the screw for 2019 season
New Zealand Opera announced a streamlined 2019 season this week, which continues a trend of moving away from large chorus productions. Read more Audio
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Denis Adam, major supporter of music, has died
Philanthropist Denis Adam, a major contributor to music and the arts in New Zealand had died, aged 94. Read more Video, Audio
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Enzemble NZ's inaugural concert
18 Oct 2018Enzemble NZ, which features several NZSO players including Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen, performs its inaugural concert in Wellington this weekend. Nick Tipping goes behind the scenes with NZSO's… Read more Audio
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The transformative experience of being a young touring musician
17 Oct 2018A group of young musicians from Auckland have discovered what it’s like to be on the road, and they are the better for it. Read more Audio
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Review: Christopher's Classics – NZ Barok with James Bush
17 Oct 2018The 2018 season of Christopher's Classics came to an end last night in Christchurch with NZ Barok and cellist James Bush. Tony Ryan describes the performance as authentic, classy and spirited. Read more
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Chamber Music NZ’s “wild” 2019
15 Oct 2018Chamber Music New Zealand is going a little “wild” for 2019, according to outgoing CEO Peter Walls. Read more Video, Audio
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Show Me Shorts Film Festival underway
12 Oct 2018the Show me Shorts NZ International Short Film Festival is underway. Director Gina Dellabarca gives us a sneak peak of the festival's creation and what to expect this year. Read more Video, Audio
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Chief Executive of NZ Choral Federation Grant Hutchinson dies
12 Oct 2018The choral community is mourning the death of New Zealand Choral Federation CE Grant Hutchinson. Read more Audio
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Wellington Cathedral goes digital with new organ
11 Oct 2018In November 2016, as a result of the Kaikoura Earthquake, the pipe organ at Wellington’s Cathedral of St Paul was damaged. Its replacement is a custom-made digital one. Read more Audio
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International artists on tour with NZ String Quartet
10 Oct 2018Two internationally acclaimed musicians, both well-loved by NZ audiences, are touring with members of the New Zealand String Quartet for Chamber Music New Zealand. Read more Audio
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'Break a leg" couldn't be more apt for latest Opera production
9 Oct 2018Wellington bass baritone Barry Mora steps up to play twin roles of Benoît/Alcindoro when his friend Richard Greager breaks a leg days before New Zealand Opera's La Bohème begins production. Read more Audio
