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Upbeat
A daily music and arts interview programme which ran on RNZ Concert for many years, concluding in 2020.
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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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Enjoy Christmas with RNZ Concert
21 Dec 2021Seasons Greetings from the team at RNZ Concert, here is our gift to you for the 25th December. Read more Video
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Celebrating New Zealand's female composers and poets
3 Dec 202121 x 21 is a project that pairs Aotearoa’s female composers and poets in 21 songs celebrating the unique cultural and social kaupapa of Māori and Pākehā. Read more Audio
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Orchestra Wellington's Circle of Friends
2 Dec 2021Music Director Marc Taddei previews the 2022 Season and explains the thinking behind its title, Circle of Friends. Read more Audio
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Christchurch Boys' Choir: Stronger Together
1 Dec 2021'Stronger Together' is the title of the choir's next concert and also the reason they have not one, but three Musical Directors. Read more Audio
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A tribute to Stephen Sondheim
29 Nov 2021NZ Opera's Head of Music Mark Dorrell pays tribute to his musical idol, the late Stephen Sondheim. Read more
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Norsewood's The Old Dairy Factory
29 Nov 2021"We're there for the music," says pianist and composer David Selfe, proprietor of The Old Dairy Factory concert venue and recording studio in Norsewood. Read more Audio
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It's good news twice over for Simon O'Neill
26 Nov 2021Congratulations to New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill! A recording of Mahler's Symphony No 8 that he was part of has received two Grammy nominations in the 2022 Awards. Read more Audio
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CMNZ's Music Up Close in 2022
25 Nov 2021Chief Executive Gretchen La Roche shares some of the highlights of Chamber Music New Zealand's 2022 Season. Read more Audio
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NZ String Quartet launches The Digital Sessions
24 Nov 2021Get up close and musical with the New Zealand String Quartet in the ensemble's specially created online concerts. Read more Video, Audio
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Happy 30th Birthday to the Dame Malvina Major Foundation
23 Nov 2021The Dame Malvina Major Foundation is celebrating three decades of helping young New Zealand performing artists achieve their potential. Read more Audio
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Breaking down barriers of access to sound art
22 Nov 2021Waterfront Monophony is a free and accessible sound art event which combines works from five New Zealand composers with the natural sounds of Wellington's waterfront. Read more Audio
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Success for young composers
19 Nov 2021Congratulations to Micah Thompson and Jack Bewley, prize winners at this year's NZSO Todd Corporation Young Composers Awards. Read more Audio
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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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