Clarissa Dunn

Wellington ensemble Druz’ya Quartet has won the NZCT Chamber Music Contest with their performance of Shostakovich’s String Quartet no. 8. The players talk with Clarissa Dunn about the difficult work… Audio

Composer professor Nalin Shen studied with famed New Zealander Jack Body. He’s back at the New Zealand School of Music for China Crossing concert tonight featuring both traditional and contemporary… Audio

The Australian Chamber Orchestra has contributed to the stunning soundscape for MOUNTAIN, a collaboration between the group and film maker Jennifer Peedom. The film, described by the Hollywood… Audio

The best young musical talent from around the country will participate in the NZCT Chamber Music Contest this week. From hundreds of ensembles only 12 make it through to the Finals weekend, with the… Audio

The 2017 NZSO National Youth Orchestra plays Benjamin Britten's famous 'Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'. Under the baton of composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan, they also perform his… Video, Audio

NZSO National Youth Orchestra Composers-in-Residence Celeste Oram and Reuben Jelleyman will have their commissioned works played by the NZSO Youth Orchestra tonight in Wellington and tomorrow in… Audio

Does the idea of trying to understand classical music send your head in a spin? Or do you think your listening skills could need sharpening? The famed Juilliard School and Berlin Philharmonic are… Audio

What does it take to get into one of the most prestigious music institutions in world? Composer Salina Fisher reveals where she will study a Master of Music in composition later this year. Audio

Choreographer Chris Wilson has become a bit of an internet sensation after BBC Scotland filmed him teaching his dance classes for dementia patients. The video has amassed 15 million views in past… Audio

New Zealand violist Bryony Gibson-Cornish is back from London for a number of exciting projects including the launch of Rangi Ruru Girls’ School STELLAR Programme. The former Juilliard student is now… Audio

Classical cross-over singer, and member of the Royal New Zealand Navy Band, Rebecca Nelson, is set to release her debut album, ‘Poppies & Pōhutukawa’, to coincide with this year’s ANZAC Day… Audio

22 works from enigmatic street artist Banksy are on display alongside kiwi art at the Tauranga Art Gallery as part of the Paradox: Tauranga Street Art Festival. The Oi YOU! Collection belongs to… Audio

Wairua Sinfonietta is set to give the world premiere of a Leopold Hofmann’s Flute Concerto in G major with soloist Professor Uwe Grodd this weekend. Auckland University Associate Professor Allan… Audio

One of the world’s finest clarinetists - Martin Fröst - is touring with The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. He’s regarded as a musician who pushes performance boundaries – simultaneously taking on the… Audio

Professor Lucie Green is one of the most respected solar scientists in the world, and a passionate science communicator. She’s a well-known face in the UK, where she presents on a variety of BBC shows… Audio

Australian instrument maker, musician and composer Linsey Pollak and vocalist Lizzie O’Keefe blend the sounds of endangered or extinct animals and birds – including the Kokako - and sounds from the… Audio

The Wellington Chamber Orchestra open their season with Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, performed by 19 year old pianist Siyu Sun. She is the APO’s Hayden Staples Piano Scholar, and this piece… Audio

Writing music for children isn’t as easy as it might seem, but it’s been a successful transition for folk singer/songwriter Claudia Gunn. Her new album Little Wild Lullabies was a finalist in the NZ… Audio

Guitarist William Coulter and violinist Edwin Huizinga are Fire & Grace. They explore the musical worlds of Bach, River Dance, Bulgarian tunes, Piazzolla and Vivaldi. Their wide-ranging repertoire… Audio

American Debbie Rosas is the CEO and founder of Nia, a sensory-based, movement practice that is designed especially to help those who are unable to move freely. Students of this practice include those… Audio