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French conductor Pierre Bleuse chats with RNZ Concert ahead of directing the Auckland Philharmonia in a deliberately diabolical programme. Audio

Cellist András Fejér, the last remaining original member of the Takács Quartet, speaks to RNZ Concert ahead of the ensemble's 50th anniversary tour of New Zealand. Video, Audio

Hungarian pianists Izabella Simon and Dénes Várjon bring us a programme of music by their countrymen Franz Liszt and Bela Bartók - his very rarely heard Piano Quintet, written early in his life when… Audio

Hungarian pianist Dénes Várjon treats us to a programme that puts his beloved Bartók in amongst music by Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin. Audio

Hungarian virtuoso Jenő Lisztes is bringing his hammers to the Auckland Town Hall this week to perform in a one-off cimbalom showcase. Video, Audio

He brought forth the eponymous Byronic hero, inspired musicians from Liszt to Leonard Cohen, and despite a roguish reputation, he is still regarded today as one of the great poets. Audio

Young, gifted and into the classics as well as classical music. Bryan Crump talks with the pianist Otis Prescott-Mason. Video, Audio

Pianist Maksim Mrvica straddles the world of classical and pop music, but once he was a music purist. Video, Audio

British pianist Paul Lewis performs all five Beethoven piano concertos with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New Audio

Played by Otis Prescott-Mason at his recital in the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, 10 December 2023. Audio

Wellington pianist Otis Prescott-Mason performs a recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival 2023. Audio

Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Audio

Performed at the Grand Final of the 2023 Lewis Eady National Junior Piano Competition, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 9 December 2023. Audio

Performed by Antonio Pompa-Baldi in his recital at the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival, University of Auckland Music Theatre, 6 December 2023. Audio

Italian-American pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi performs a recital that celebrates great pianist-composers: Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Busoni, and the contemporary Sardinian Roberto Piana. Audio

Bryan Crump speaks with pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi ahead of his stint judging and performing in the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival. Video, Audio

Pianist Sylvia Jiang makes her debut with the Auckland Philharmonia in Liszt's Second Piano Concerto. The orchestra rounds out the programme with music by Stravinsky and Brahms. Audio

Pianist Gabriela Glapska performs a programme of music from Aotearoa, Hungary, Latvia, the Czech Republic, Australia, Japan, Serbia, and Taiwan. Audio

National Concerto Competition 2023 first place winner Yuzhang Wu.

Performed by Yuzhang Wu (piano) with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey in the Douglas Lilburn… Audio

Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son joins the Auckland Philharmonia and conductor Giordano Bellincampi for Chopin's Second Piano Concerto and the orchestra plays Mendelssohn and Schumann either side. Audio