Bryan Crump
From Mozart to the marimba
Freelance percussionist Naoto Segawa talks about the march that put him on the road to becoming a professional musician. Video, Audio
Seeking brass in pocket
The Christchurch music institution, Woolston Brass, is fundraising to rebuild its quake damaged bandrooms. Video, Audio
Her own Stabat Mater
Composer Victoria Kelly explains why she couldn't stick to the script in her latest choral work. Audio
Opportunity slides through the door
Ahead of his concert with the Auckland Philharmonia, British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor remembers the mystery message that galvanised his career. Video, Audio
In the footsteps of Jenny McLeod
Manawatū musician, composer and educator Kane Parsons has been awarded the 2025/26 SOUNZ Community Commission, and is planning a work for a cast of hundreds. Video, Audio
The unstoppable Yura Lee
Visiting musician Yura Lee hasn't been able to decide between the violin or the viola, so she plays both. Audio
Jane Bulpin and the art of symphonic logistics
Ahead of her departure for the UK, Jane Bulpin looks back on her work as Director: Orchestral Delivery with the NZSO. Video, Audio
Moment of Calm: Blackbirds at Dawn.
Blackbirds usually don't sing in the dead of night, but they were singing a great song early one Dunedin morning. Audio
Working through the break
New Zealand String Quartet violinist Peter Clark talks with RNZ Concert part way through the quartet's latest tour. Audio
Putting Te Reo into the libretto
Ahead of its broadcast on RNZ Concert, director Kawiti Waetford talks about Toiere, a show mixing opera with Te Reo Māori. Video, Audio
Dressed for success
Hawke's Bay tenor Lila Crichton talks about his latest gig, singing for this year's World of WearableArt show in Wellington. Video, Audio
Composing in a changing climate
This year’s SOUNZ Tarling Trust Orchestral Commission winner Joshua Pearson dedicates his prize to highlighting the vulnerability of Pasifika nations to climate change. Video, Audio
You can't beat a cornetto
Danny Lucin is a go-to man when it comes to playing the cornetto in Australia and New Zealand. He and conductor Michael Stewart talk with RNZ Concert ahead of a performance of the early 17th century… Video, Audio
Moment of calm: Ruru in the Rain.
Few things are more calming in the evening than the sound of a Ruru calling - unless you're on its menu. Audio
In it for the long hall
Waikato-raised saxophonist Simon Brew talks about coming home to manage a music venue in the heart of Cambridge. Audio
Pasifika singing - it's time to talk
Pasifika singers are an increasingly big part of the New Zealand choral scene. Will Kingi and Enyah Talamaivao are part of a Choirs Aotearoa gathering which recognises that role, but will also explore… Video, Audio
Anapela Polata’ivao and Stacey Leilua: From Tinā to opera
Anapela Polata’ivao and Stacey Leilua bring a Kiwi Samoan perspective to directing the action in NZ Opera's latest production, Jonathan Dove's "The Monster in the Maze".
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Mahler's big bang
Mahler's Sixth Symphony asks for a percussion instrument so unusual, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra made its own. RNZ Concert followed the construction and testing of Mahler's hammer and block. Video, Audio
Fellowship of the strings
Antipodes Quartet is the first ensemble to take part in the Fellowship Programme, which is facilitated and mentored by New Zealand String Quartet, Chamber Music New Zealand and Adam Chamber Music… Audio
Bryan Crump reports on 2025's The Big Sing
Nearly a thousand choir singers converged on Ōtepoti Dunedin over the last few days as the Big Sing competition finished. Audio
