Eva Radich

You just have to hear the opening music of Star Wars to know you're going on an adventure. It's tunes like that which inspire Jake Baxendale to delve into fantasy music with his Midi-eval Orchestra at… Audio

Auckland Chamber Orchestra conductor Peter Scholes talks about his series of free concerts at Epsom's Ray Freedman Arts Centre. This year he concentrates on New Zealand composers including two world… Audio

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Grammy award nominated American jazz singer Karrin Allyson is in New Zealand to perform with the Roger Fox Big Band. She tells Eva about her transition from classical to jazz… Audio

A mini Schubert festival is happening in Wellington over the long weekend. Musicians and singers from around the country will converge on the capital to perform in five different concerts at St… Audio

Jennifer Shennan reviews The New Zealand Dance Company's three piece work Lumina, which all focus on light. It's currently touring the country, following on from a successful international season in… Audio

The Magic Flute tells the mythical tale of Prince Tamino seeking to save his beloved Pamina from the clutches of her evil mother, Queen of Night. It is a story of love conquering all, adventure… Audio

To mark the Quattro Centennial of Shakespeare's death, he's coming alive at Wellington Library through out 2016. All of Shakespeare's plays will have their moment as the Lord Lackbeards perform… Audio

Lili Kraus was a famed Hungarian-born pianist who galvanised our post-war arts scene; she played everywhere and organised new pianos for our halls. Cushla Parekowhai talks about the love affair New… Audio

Gustavo Gimeno was born to be a conductor - according to former mentor Mariss Jansons at the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra where Gimeno used to be principal percussionist. The endearing young Spaniard… Audio

Sir David Hare has had many highlights in 45 years of writing for the stage. Here as a guest of the Auckland Writers Festival this weekend, he talks about how culture has changed since his… Audio

The New Zealand International Comedy festival is coming to a close this week. Some comics take weeks, months or even years to craft their set. But for improv comedian Jennifer O'Sullivan and improv… Audio

Our visual arts reviewer David Alsop is back, taking a look at the Auckland Art Fair, which is New Zealand premier international showcase for contemporary art. This year the Art Fair has works from… Audio

Scottish born Kiwi glass artist Elizabeth McClure has been busy setting up her latest works for the Auckland Art Fair. Her series Dapple includes hand blown glass that's been sandblasted then… Audio

New York based artist and film maker Alfredo Jaar has been given space in the Space to Dream: Recent art from South America exhibition on at The Auckland Gallery. His instillation art draws on wars… Audio

Jennifer Shennan followed the yellow brick road to the St James Theatre in Wellington last night for the world premier of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's Wizard of Oz. The ballet, about the well known… Audio

British oboist Gordon Hunt Gordon Hunt is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. He's in New Zealand to direct the Christchurch… Audio

Berlin based, Chinese born violinist Ning Feng first experienced New Zealand in 2005 when he won the Michael Hill international violin competition. Now he's back to perform Korngold Violin Concerto… Audio

The play Everest Untold, by Gareth Davies, tells the little known story of New Zealand mountaineer George Lowe and British Mount Everest Expedition army Colonel Sir John Hunt; the men who in 1953… Audio

Davinia Caddy from the University of Auckland School of Music looks ahead to next week's concerto competition and graduation gala concert. Three soloists are vying for $15,000 prize money and the… Audio