Classical
Hauser: Rebel with a cause
A cellist is not the first person that springs to mind when you think: Rebel. But Hauser, the classical world's answer to Cher, is just that. Audio
SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in Eb Op 44
Benjamin Baker, Donald Armstrong (vlns), Wenhong Luo (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello), Laurence Matheson (pno) Performed at the Martinborough Music Festival in the Martinborough Town Hall, 23 September… Audio
MOZART: Oboe Quartet in F K370
Robert Orr (ob), Wilma Smith (vln), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) Performed at the Martinborough Music Festival in the Martinborough Town Hall, 23 September, 2023 Audio
S FISHER: Mata-Au for string trio
Benjamin Baker (vln), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) Performed at the Martinborough Music Festival in the Martinborough Town Hall, 23 September, 2023 Audio
FRANCAIX: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano
Robert Orr (ob), Todd Gibson-Cornish (bssn), Laurence Matheson (pno) Performed at the Martinborough Music Festival in the Martinborough Town Hall, 23 September, 2023 Audio
RACHMANINOV: Cello Sonata in G minor Op 19
Todd Gibson-Cornish (bssn), Wilma Smith, Donald Armstrong (vlns), Wenhong Luo (viola), Ashley Brown (cello) Performed at the Martinborough Music Festival in the Martinborough Town Hall, 22 September… Audio
TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence
Benjamin Baker, Donald Armstrong (vlns), Wenhong Luo, Amanda Verner (violas), Ashley Brown, Matthias Balzat (cellos) Performed at the Martinborough Music Festival in the Martinborough Town Hall, 22… Audio
ELGAR: Romance for bassoon in D minor Op 62
Todd Gibson-Cornish (bssn), Wilma Smith, Donald Armstrong (vlns), Wenhong Luo (viola), Ashley Brown (cello) Performed at the Martinborough Music Festival in the Martinborough Town Hall, 22 September… Audio
Romantic Masters with the CSO
The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra presents a concert of 'Romantic Masters', starting with Berlioz' 'Roman Carnival Overture', then Saint-Saëns' Nile-inspired 'Piano Concerto No 5', and Dvořák's… Audio
Thank you for the music, from Porirua to Harvard: Jess Jenkins
A young Porirua violist has been selected to study at an Ivy League university in the US. Former Tawa College student Jess Jenkins has been accepted at Harvard, from over ten thousand applications… Audio
DVORAK: Symphony No 7 in D minor Op 70
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman
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Dvořák 's was inspired to write this symphony after hearing Brahms' monumental… Audio
SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No 5, 'Egyptian'
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Somi Kim (piano), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman
In 1896, Saint-Saens journeyed to the temple town of… Audio
BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman
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The Roman Carnival Overture by Hector Berlioz was originally intended as a… Audio
Gemma New
We chat to conductor Gemma New following the announcement of her appointment as Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor for NZSO. Audio
Settling the Score
Settling the Score is RNZ Concert's annual countdown of New Zealand's favourite classical music. Listeners have voted online for their favourite piece of classical music and Concert will spend Labour… Audio
Classical music with Maria Mo
Classical pianist Maria Mo has curated a playlist for our listeners of classical pieces that knocked her off her feet the first time she heard them. Audio
Louis Baker & the APO
Louis Baker and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich, with orchestration by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper. Video, Audio
All Aboard with The APO
We chat to Frances Moore from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra ahead of a special concert with weekend that has a strong trainspotter connection - so, of course, Bryan wanted to find out more. Audio
How listening to calming music at bedtime can help you sleep
A new study has found that listening to music does, in fact, help older adults get a better night's sleep. Australian music psychology expert Dr Thomas Dickson, creator of the Can't Sleep app, says… Audio
RNZ's Classical Cupid is back!
Tomorrow RNZ Concert's Clarissa Dunn is in studio to play Classical Music Matchmaker!. She talks to Jesse about what she's looking for. Email your "dating bio" or details about what you're looking… Audio