Eva Radich

Classy French act Ébène Quartet make their NZ debut, our picks for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, highlights from The Southern Fork Americana Fest  and a new release from local duo Tom Ludvigson and… Video

Music by brothers, including from local musical families Sol3 Mio and the Finn family. There’s often a natural musical rapport within families and in this Pick and Mix we’ll hear some of the many… Video

A celebration of song with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Nick Cave and the King's Singers.  Video

Here at RNZ Concert we are in the middle of our BBC Proms season, so we decided to get the inside scoop from BBC Proms Director David Pickard on why the Proms is so special. Video, Audio

Double bass player Edgar Meyer's adventures in rhythm extend from bluegrass and world music to the finest classical performances Video

Pick and Mix focuses on strings in their many forms – electric and acoustic; from the unadorned banjo and violin to the experimental electronics used today. Video

 Edmund Hillary and Hirini Melbourne were both born this week, Hillary in 1919 and Melbourne in 1939. 

 Public Service Broadcasting uses film of Hillary's epic climb for a musical exploration of… Video

It's the 50th anniversary of the moon landing: we take a trip on a spaceship with Julie London. 

A tribute to the inventor of bossa nova, Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto, who has died.  

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Three talented New Zealand opera singers impressed Sophie Joyce from the Metropolitan Opera Young Artist Programme this week at the Circle 100 Scholarship performance. She talks with Eva Radich about… Audio

Pick and Mix with a brass bonanza including: Classical brass from trumpeter Alison Balsom, Bold as Brass by Fanfare Ciocarlia from Romania, Premier trombone quartet BonaNZa and jazz virtuoso Louis… Video

It’s the season of Matariki where we celebrate rising stars including the NZSO National Youth Orchestra and the New Zealand Youth Choir.  

And once again enjoy Neil Finn's collaboration with the… Video

Pick and Mix celebrates the winter solstice with music to keep you warm on a cold midwinter’s night and we look back to the heyday of boss nova recording in Brazil. 

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Musicians who have made Paris their home including Jacques Offenbach who turns 200 this week. His opera 'La Vie Parisienne' left a musical legacy to nightclubs in the music of the can-can.  Video

Multi-award winning Welsh classical-crossover singer Katherine Jenkins comes back to New Zealand in November to give concerts in Auckland and Christchurch. She chats to Eva Radich. Audio

We feature the violin in all its glory – from folk to bluegrass and classical. 

And we celebrate the music of Cole Porter.  Video

The six finalists have been found for the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, but what are the judges looking for? Judge James Ehnes gives us some insight. Audio

Chamber Music New Zealand touring pianist Francesco Turrisi can turn his hand to any genre of music. Pick and Mix features Turrisi as solo jazz pianist, baroque chamber musician and with his partner … Video

We explore the piano music of Douglas Lilburn with Robert Hoskins and Rod Biss. Audio

Pick and Mix where Classical meets Prog Rock courtesy of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. We discover a highly polished and entertaining ensemble album from Madeleine Peyroux.and feature winners of the… Video

Brodsky Quartet returns to New Zealand with a new member. Elizabeth Kerr was at the Michael Fowler Centre last night. Audio