Classical Music
ERNST: Variations On The Last Rose Of Summer
Yeyeong Jenny Jin performs at the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Queenstown. Audio
Orchestra Wellington: Houstoun/Triumph!
New Zealand's best-loved pianist Michael Houstoun brings 2019's epic Orchestra Wellington season to a triumphant close!
2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition - Highlights from Queenstown (part 1 of 6)
Hightlights from the first round of the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Audio
Ernst Variations On The Last Rose Of Summer
Yeyeong Jenny Jin performs at the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Queenstown Audio
Classical:Pop - Episode 7
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Tori Amos and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Audio
APO: Kia Kaha!
This concert from 2020 has an overarching theme of tribute and hope. It is dedicated to all those who lost their lives to COVID-19, the people they left behind and everyone working to eliminate the…
Taking up the baton: British conductor Alice Farnham
British conductor Alice Farnham was once told by a male conductor that women couldn't do the job because their breasts get in the way. She's now been a conductor for three decades, and her newly… Audio
Classical:Pop Episode 6
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Fleet Foxes, Johnny Greenwood, Jakob and Joni Mitchell. Audio
NZSO: Bold Worlds
Enjoy the best of British music and two of its biggest names - composer / conductor Sir James MacMillan, and percussionist Colin Currie join the NZSO to celebrate the 2017 British & Irish Lions rugby…
Orchestra Wellington: Transfigured Night
Music by Bach and Beethoven, with a cadenza by Brahms completes this trio from three of the great 'Bs' of classical music. Beloved pianist and NZ classical music personality Diedre Irons is the…
Classical:Pop - Episode 5
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Sigur Ros, Barry Manilow, Rhian Sheehan and Esperanza Spalding. Audio
Classical:Pop - Episode 4
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Beck, Tori Amos and Talk Talk. Audio
BRAHMS: Symphony No 2 in D Op 73
Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Cottis in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium of the Christchurch Town Hall, 6 May, 2023 Audio
DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A minor Op 53
Performed by Benjamin Morrison (violin), with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Cottis in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium of the Christchurch Town Hall, 6 May, 2023 Audio
PEACOCKE: White Horses
Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Cottis in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium of the Christchurch Town Hall, 6 May, 2023 Audio
Classical:Pop - Episode 3
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from The Phoenix Foundation with the NZSO, Jeff Buckley, Benjamin Britten, Junun, Bjørk, and… Audio
