Eva Radich
Winner of the Gisborne International Music Competition
RNZ Concert Senior Producer Tim Dodd talks to violinist Yebin Yoo the winner of the competition, Eva Radich has a chat with Juror Julia Joyce and we hear some of Yebin's winning performance of… Audio
The Us in I
Life’s complexities in New Zealand between the 40s and 80s are presented in a photographic exhibition at the Auckland Art Gallery. The series The Us in I documents a period of upheaval and optimism… Audio, Gallery
Trouble at RNZB?
We try to unravel the difficulties at the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Audio
Poking fun or serious stuff?
Stories of earthquakes, elections and entertaining wildlife are run of the mill on most news sites, but for Ben Uffindell, Editor of satirical news site The Civilian, those stories are central to… Audio
Competition fierce in Gisborne
The semi-finalists have been selected for the 28th Gisborne International Music Competition. Juror Nick Deutsch talks about selecting the 13 players for the next round with fellow juror Julia Joyce. … Audio
Once in a lifetime
Delvin Lin was one third of Aurelian Piano Trio who won the Pettman/Royal Over-seas League chamber music scholarship last weekend. Delvin, along with violinist April Ju and cellist Matthias Balzat… Video, Audio
Something to soak in over summer
Visual arts critic David Alsop talks through what to soak in this summer, including Te Papa’s latest visual arts announcement; Auckland Art Gallery’s Dark Matter by artist Ann Shelton and celebrating… Audio
Following the Sacred Heart
Michael Fletcher, Director of Music at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, has just returned from the UK where he spent two months studying cathedral choirs and repertoires and attending a… Audio
Drawing on success
Only one woman is a contender for this year’s Best Animated Feature Academy Award, and that woman is New Zealand director Leanne Pooley. Her animated documentary 25 April is about the WWI Gallipoli… Audio
The next stage for female Maori playwright
Award winning female Maori playwright Maraea Rakuraku’s play Tan-Knee was one of three selected as part of Auckland Theatre Company’s development programme Next Stage Festival. The broadcaster, poet… Audio
What the heck?!
Wellington based multi-instrumentalist Oscar Laven will be traveling to Saturn, Uranus and Neptune with Orchestra Wellington for their performance of Holst’s The Planets. He’ll be playing planetary… Audio
Art behind bars
Art is an avenue to explore our past, present and future, but for some residing in prison, art is a form of escape. Sharon Hall and her team from The Learning Connection work with prisoners around the… Audio
Singing School attracts top staff
The IFAC Handa New Zealand Singing School 2017 has attracted 11 new staff from around New Zealand, Australia and the UK. Among the mix is Composer-in Residence Philip Norman and Artist-in-Residence… Audio
Not 10 but four guitars
Jack Body will be front row and centre, so to speak, for The New Zealand Guitar Quartet’s upcoming concert. The quartet will be celebrating the life of the composer with a special commission… Audio
Broadway for the next generation
It’s the bare necessities that have been put into a 60 minute show, which allows the next generation to experience Broadway on their own stages. Broadway Junior is a teaching tool for primary schools… Audio
NZSO goes to the movies
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra went to the movies this weekend, playing the scores of two famous Hitchcock films Vertigo and Psycho. The music, written by Bernard Herrmann took the audience on a… Audio
A German Christmas
Bach Musica NZ will be joined by soprano Madison Nona and baritone Jarvis Dams – both 2016 Lexus Song Quest participants – to perform a Christmas concert with a German flavor. Two rarely performed… Audio
Farewelling Favourite Art
The contemporary art collection of gallerist Nadene Milne is going under the hammer next week in Auckland. She’s built a reputation through developing strong relationships with artists through her… Audio
Managing Monet
Monet’s Le pont japonais (Japanese Bridge) (1918 – 1924) is the first Monet to be seen at Auckland Art Gallery. The depiction of his famous waterlily garden and Japanese bridge is one of only two of… Audio
Cusp of Oblivion
Arguably one of the best jazz musicians to emerge from NZ, saxophonist Hayden Chisholm returns from his base in Germany for a nationwide tour with Paul Dyne and Norman Meehan promoting his new 13 CD… Video, Audio