Eva Radich

Otago polytechnic and the Fortune Theatre have joined forces to work together on internationally successful play Grounded, written by American playwright George Brant. Starring well known kiwi actor… Video, Audio

Trip to the Moon is Tom Ludvigson and Trevor Reekie assisted by a crew of long-term musical friends. Their new album A Traveller’s Tale is a highly produced, jazz based, inter galactic and eminently… Video, Audio

“An artist is a person who materialises ideas”: that definition comes from New Zealand born artist Christina Conrad. The feminist artist was long before her time in her exposure of convention… Video, Audio

A year since the death of luthier and musician Ian Lyons,  a concert in his memory features the cello section of NZSO organised by Principal cellist Andrew Joyce.  Audio

NZ Barok and Auckland Opera Studio are collaborating for the first time - combining baroque music with Italian opera - for two performances of Handel’s Oreste. Ben Henson will direct the production… Audio

Australian artist Michael Leunig is coming to New Zealand for the Dunedin Arts Festival. The well-known cartoonist, poet, painter, writer and philosopher discusses the New Zealand psyche, his trade… Audio

The Kiri te Kanawa Foundation is coming to the aid of young NZ singers in a well researched and targeted programme. Trustee Stephen Dee explains how the programme could save a young singer $60,000 –… Audio

With the rise of online streaming services, the role of the censor gets more difficult. Deputy Chief Censor Jared Mullen has been in the role for a year and gives an insight into what he has to… Audio

David Alsop keeps us up to date with events in the visual arts realm including a major paintings and contemporary art auction where two Frances Hodgkins works are up for sale.

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Young New Zealand conductor Tianyi Lu is back home after scoring a job in the UK. She talks about the changing attitude regarding female conductors and says there’s a real sense of possibility now… Audio

American violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley rocketed to superstar status in the classical music world when he won the audition to become one of the "first concertmasters" of the top orchestra in the world… Audio

Peter Mechen reviews two major concerts from Wellington this past weekend. NZSQ’s Heartland Classics tour and the NZSO under Music Director Edo de Waart performing Strauss and Mahler.  Audio

More than 100 local and international writers will flock to Christchurch for the biennial WORD Christchurch Writers & Readers festival later this month. Literary directory Rachael King discusses  how… Audio

Tabla player and Indian classical music specialist Basant Madhur shares the intricacies of the hand drum and performs live. He comes from a musical family, has trained more than 300 students in Indian… Audio

US bass baritone Nicholas Isherwood is in the country as a guest of the New Zealand School of Music, sharing his extensive knowledge with staff, students and public alike. He’ll also perform a concert… Audio

CEO of Q Theatre in Auckland, James Wilson, gives an insight into life behind the curtain running a theatre, and it’s not all razzle dazzle; and the Matchbox development programme fostering New… Audio

Norway based percussion soloist Jennifer Torrence works at the edge where theatre and music combine. She uses her body like an actor, sometimes armed with drumsticks.  Jennifer is in Wellington to… Video, Audio

International cellist Daniel Yeadon joins NZ Barok in Wellington and Auckland this week for its second concert series this year. Yeadon will play Haydn’s first Cello Concerto, the work's first… Audio

Peter Hoar reviews the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s semi-staged performance of Verdi's Otello,  featuring famed New Zealand tenor Simon O’Neill. The opera, which Verdi came out of retirement to… Audio