Upbeat

Pianist Simon Trpceski returns to New Zealand for a national tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra to perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. He performed at the Michael Fowler Centre on… Read more Audio

We mark the passing of influential drummer and teacher Roger Sellers, Kiwi Baritone Jarvis Dams wins a major international competition and Peter Mechen reviews the NZSO with Simon Trpceski Read more

Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski returns to New Zealand to perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. He talks with David Morriss about his nationwide tour, his love of… Read more Audio

Sue Paterson NZOM, one of the most influential people in New Zealand Arts Management, has died after a long battle with cancer. Paterson was Executive Director of the biennial New Zealand Festival and… Read more Audio

We mark the passing of arts champion Sue Paterson, pianist Simon Trpceski returns to perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the NZSO and we continue celebrating the cello. Read more

Inspired by Glenn Gould’s performances of the Goldberg Variations, Jonny Greenwood has released sheet music for his 2015 composition, 88 (No. 1), Read more Video

Famed Kiwi actor Mark Hadlow is taking a step off the screen and into the concert hall. He joined David Morriss to talk about Opus Orchestra and his favourite pieces of classical music. Read more Video, Audio

Famous Italian Conductor Riccardo Muti wins big at Japan’s Praemium Imperiale awards, Jonny Greenwood releases a new composition and Mark Hadlow plays Five Faves. Read more

From 2022 you’ll be able to literally love someone to the moon and back by popping the big question while circling the moon in a private self-contained autonomous spacecraft.

To help set a romantic… Read more Video

The Wallace International Piano Festival opens tomorrow with a recital from young Canadian pianist Avan Yu. Avan came to international attention when he won the Sydney Piano Competition in 2012, and… Read more Audio

France might be leading at the Football World cup, but they’ve got a long way to go in music, how much is a manuscript of Elgar’s Enigma Variations worth, and pianist Avan Yu on the upcoming Wallace… Read more

Last weekend the NYO had its Firebird concerts in Wellington and Auckland. The group performed Suites 1 and 2 from De Falla’s The Three-Cornered hat, André Jolivet’s Bassoon Concerto featuring Todd… Read more