Auckland Arts Festival

A concert devoted to the music of Eve de Castro-Robinson, recorded at the Auckland Arts Festival, 16 March 2020. Includes introductions from the composer in conversation with Tim Dodd. Audio

Auckland Arts Festival event, Babble brings young South Auckland voices to the stage. Kathryn talks to Babble director, Scotty Cotter and performer Hunter Karaka about navigating a noisy world. Audio

When the Prime Minister made her announcement yesterday about the steps being made in the light of the coronovirus threat, it was clear that it was going to affect any large gatherings of people in… Audio

Aotea Square will be filled with song when the Auckland Arts Festival opens tomorrow evening with the free event Tira. It is a gathering of choirs from around the city, singer Hollie Smith and Hatea… Audio

Pacific performing artists showcase the richness of Maori and Pacific poetry through theatre for this year's Auckland Arts Festival. Audio

One wedding, two families and two cultures. Tainui Tukiwaho talks about his on stage rom com, Black Ties, and his brilliant take on the Trans-Tasman clash of cultures. Black Ties, which is a… Video, Audio, Gallery

A live celebration of te waiata Māori in a concert presented by Auckland Arts Festival, Auckland Town Hall, 16 March 2019. Audio

The Silkroad Ensemble, formed by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, performs at the Auckland Arts Festival in Auckland Town Hall, 16 March 2019. Audio

Opera by Gareth Farr and Renee Liang, The world première production by Auckland Arts Festival in association with New Zealand Opera at the Waterfront Theatre in Auckland, March 2017. Video, Audio

An expanded APO filled the stage and the choir seats of the Auckland Town Hall on Saturday night to cap 2019’s Arts Festival with an exhilarating performance of Olivier Messiaen’s sprawling… Audio

Performed by Joanna McGregor (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot) and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Stefan Asbury, Auckland Town Hall, 23 March 2019. Audio

Graham Abbott introduces Olivier Messiaen's great 'love song' with the help of the soloists, orchestra and conductor of the performance for the Auckland Arts Festival, Auckland Town Hall, 23 March… Audio

Gecko artists working alongside Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre have created an original story inspired by the dreams of William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. Chris Evans, one of the devising performers… Video, Audio

Risk, learning and sharing remain fundamental to the joy for both players and audiences of the Grammy winning ensemble Silkroad, says Jeffrey Beecher, co-artistic director. Silkroad play Auckland… Video, Audio

Neil Finn is joined by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra to play his album "Out Of Silence" in its entirety plus some of his older hits at the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival. Video, Audio

Composer Gareth Farr and librettist Renee Liang provide Tim Dodd with background to their opera, premiered at the Auckland Arts Festival, March 2017. Audio

William Dart reflects on Auckland Arts Festival's recent tribute concert to singer-songwriter Mahinaarangi Tocker, who died 10 years ago this month. Audio

The Auckland Arts Festival's concert celebrating the life and music of a great Māori musician Mahinārangi Tocker. Recorded in Auckland Town Hall, 16, 17 March 2018. Video, Audio

NZ Opera and the Auckland Philharmonia presented a short season of Leonard Bernstein’s Volaire-inspired operetta Candide as part of the Auckland Arts Festival. Was it the best of all possible worlds… Audio