Recent Music Stories
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90s rockers Matchbox Twenty set Christchurch ablaze
1 Mar 202490s rock band Matchbox Twenty brought plenty of spark to their sold-out Christchurch show last night, says Dan Buchanan.
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PAGANINI: Caprice Op 1 No 13, 'The Devil's Laugh'
29 Feb 2024Performed as an encore by Robert Ashworth at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert 'In The Italian Style', Auckland Town Hall, 29 February 2024. Audio
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BERLIOZ: Harold In Italy
29 Feb 2024Performed by violist Robert Ashworth and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'In The Italian Style', Auckland Town Hall, 29 February 2024. Audio
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MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No 4 in A, Italian
29 Feb 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'In The Italian Style', Auckland Town Hall, 29 February 2024. Audio
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SCHUBERT: Overture in C In The Italian Style
29 Feb 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'In The Italian Style', Auckland Town Hall, 29 February 2024. Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: In The Italian Style
29 Feb 2024The Auckland Philharmonia's Principal viola Robert Ashworth stars in Berlioz's hybrid symphony-concerto-tone poem 'Harold in Italy' and Giordano Bellincampi conducts in a programme that also includes… Audio
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New Zealand Songbook He Iere Waiata: "Everyone who likes to sing can have a go"
29 Feb 2024Arne Herrmann from Choirs Aotearoa talks about the New Zealand Song Book He Iere Waiata, a new online resource enabling Kiwis to learn how to sing some of their favourite songs in harmony. Audio
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Music Critic: Tony Stamp
29 Feb 2024Today's RNZ music journalist Tony Stamp talks to Jesse about tracks from The National and Byllie Jean. Audio
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First Song: TOI & Ellesse Andrews
Wellington band TOI teamed up with some Olympians to make a uniquely New Zealand soundtrack for our Olympic competitors. Cyclist Ellesse Andrews features on the track, called "Ain't Just Dreaming". Audio
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The TAHI 29/2/2024
On today’s show, So’omālō reckons he could win a fight against 100,000 wasps, Evie updates us with what's happening with Newshub, as well as appearances from band Double Parked, and… Audio
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Folk singing jazz
28 Feb 2024Lithuanian musician Simona Smirnova is in Aotearoa for concerts with NZ jazz musicians. She came in to the RNZ studio to talk with Bryan Crump and demonstrate her instrument, the kanklés. Video, Audio
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Bookmarks with Dr Kurt Krause
We often have famous actors, authors, and media people sharing their favourite things on Bookmarks. But today our guest has a PhD in Chemistry from Harvard University. Professor Kurt Krause shares his… Audio
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Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun in recital
27 Feb 2024Violinist Bella Hristova and pianist continue their magical collaboration with a recital in Auckland to celebrate the release of their new CD of the complete violin sonatas by Brahms. Audio
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Aivale Cole: back with the old gang
27 Feb 2024Wellington-born Samoan singer Aivale Cole is back into full-time singing, and back in Aotearoa to perform in the Auckland Festival gig The O.Gs, a celebration of the first wave of Pasifika opera… Video, Audio
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Music feature: Leonard Cohen with Caitlin Smith
27 Feb 2024Artist and singer Caitlin Smith sings Cohen's songs regularly, and after a cracking music feature on Joni Mitchell last year, Caitlin and her keyboard are back with us for a session on Leonard Cohen!
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Taylor Swift family of fans get the ultimate surprise
27 Feb 2024Taylor Swift has sung her last note on the Australian leg of The Eras Tour, which wrapped yesterday. One family stumbled into some very good luck and snagged some unbelievable seats. We meet Regan and… Audio
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The TAHI 27/2/2024
On today’s show, So’omālō is back to tell us about the sunburn he got in Samoa. Journalist Sam Robinson re-caps pride month, and explains the outcome of New Zealand’s largest ever survey of gay men… Audio
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Bella Kalolo: Body image & achieving quiet dreams
27 Feb 2024Singer and Shortland Street star Bella Kalolo bonds with Anika over body image, performing with Chaka Khan and achieving her quiet dreams. Video, Audio
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Taylor Swift tour could have generated $70m for NZ economy - expert
26 Feb 2024Kiwi Swifties spent up large on the pop superstar's Australian shows - but should we have paid her to play here? Audio
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7 Taylor Swift concerts made up to $1,000,000,000
It's been a swift boost to Australia's economic offers, Taylor Swift that is. As she wraps up her Australian tour tonight, some estimates put the financial gains from her seven concert stint at up to… Audio
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Callum Allardice thinks big
26 Feb 2024Jazz guitarist and composer Callum Allardice has gone seriously big band for his new album, Cinematic Light Orchestra. Video, Audio
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Made in NZ: Holiday Records
For Made in NZ today we're heading to Auckland's Wellesley street, the home of Holiday Records. Opened in 2018 it bought vinyl pressing back to our shores for the first time since the EMI plant closed… Audio
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Splore: 'Probably the most beautiful festival I've ever played'
26 Feb 2024It's been around longer than some festival-goers, but Splore still has what it takes to turn a regional park into a musical wonderland.
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'Streets of London' singer Ralph McTell returns to New Zealand
26 Feb 2024Influential British singer-songwriter Ralph McTell talks to Sunday Morning's Jim Mora about his career.
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