Eva Radich

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s new associate principal bassoonist Vicky Crowell has played around the world, including on the West End. But earlier this year she made the move to NZ, far from home… Audio

Well known Wellington musician and Director of Music at St Mary of the Angels, Robert Oliver, gives an insight into playing the stringed Renaissance/Baroque instrument the viol. His group, the… Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra turns 70 in 2017. Chief Executive Chris Blake and Concertmaster Vesa-Matti Leppänen discuss how the orchestra will celebrate this milestone.   Audio

There are some rather big names in the New Zealand Opera’s season of Sweeney Todd – Teddy Tahu Rhodes, Antoinette Halloran and Helen Medlyn to name a few. But young talent Joel Granger as Tobias shows… Audio

Former New Zealand Symphony Orchestra violinist Angela Lindsay pays tribute to her old friend the well known conductor Sir Neville Marriner, who died earlier this week, aged 92.

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A couple of years ago Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Joseph Skelton was hit by a bus and it was thought he’d never walk without a limp again. But now he is leaping across the ditch to perform in… Audio

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor Benjamin Northey looks ahead to the classical, creative and curious pieces the CSO will perform in 2017. From Romeo and Juliet and Beethoven, to David… Audio

Deborah White takes us on a journey through garden paths, galleries and grassy knolls, exploring the 2016 Artweek Auckland festival, which will present 1000 artists across 100 venues over 10 days. Audio

Foremost American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers brings the most valuable antique violin in the world to New Zealand, to perform a work written especially for her by American composer Mason Bates. She… Audio

One of the world’s most popular funk bands Tower of Power, a staple of Californian soul-funk, is about to bring their revue to Auckland.

They’ve been 48 years on the road and the ever changing band… Audio

Music Director David Bremner talks to Eva Radich about the experience of competing in the 2016 British Open Brass Band Championship. Recorded 13 September 2016 by RNZ Concert. Audio

Sydney-based Julie Foa’i has been the manager of South Pacific Fusion group Te Vaka since it began. The now-Australia based group has had global success, which looks to be expanded on with them being… Audio

The New Zealand School of Music has a new Director: Dr Dugal McKinnon a sonic artist, composer and academic. Dugal steps up to the challenges left after the departure of Euan Murdoch for Australia and… Audio

New Zealand Bass Martin Snell has recently been appointed  to mentor and support young performing artists training in Europe by the Dame Malvina Major Foundation. Martin has been based there for more… Audio

Two of this country’s finest young soloists are back in New Zealand from their overseas performing activities to play the Brahms double concerto with Opus Orchestra. Violinist Amalia Hall and cellist… Audio

Salina Fisher expands her cultural repertoire with Tōrino Video, Audio

Two time Poetry Idol and member of South Auckland Poets Collective Zane Scarborough, slams the spoken word. He’s been busy organizing the first inter- high school poetry slam which encourages youth to… Audio

There’s no business like show business. Just ask playwright Roger Hall who is set to release his latest comedy outing Last Legs 40 years on from his very first play. It’s set at an upmarket retirement… Audio

Accomplished Australian soprano Antoinette Halloran is in New Zealand to play the role of ‘The Worst Pies in London’ maker Mrs Lovett in New Zealand Opera’s Sweeney Todd, which opens next week in… Audio

Rochelle Pese is a year six student from East Porirua who is determined to be a violinist when she grows up. She only started learning the instrument recently from Virtuoso Strings Orchestra teacher… Audio