Concerto
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra: Bezuidenhout's Mozart
A concert of highlights all the way through: Australian pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout is the soloist in one of Mozart's glorious piano concertos; there's the world premiere of a work by New Zealander… Audio
Beethoven's Piano Concertos
Indra Hughes presents an overview of Beethoven's five Piano Concertos. Audio
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A
Andrew Simon (clarinet), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Audio
Virtuoso pianist Stephen Hough joins guest conductor Gustavo Gimeno to showcase Brahms at NZSO concert
He's been labelled Britain's greatest living pianist - and now Stephen Hough will join forces with the NZSO and fast-rising conducting star Gustavo Gimeno to present the mighty Johannes Brahms Piano… Audio
Garrick Ohlsson: Pianist
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson returns to our stages this weekend to perform the First Brahms Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
Adam Walker: Flutist
British flutist Adam Walker performs with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra this week, as soloist in the 'Pied Piper Fantasy' by John Corigliano. He talks about that work, and moonlighting from his… Audio
Gillian Ansell and Holly Matheson
Gillian Ansell is the viola soloist and Holly Matheson is the conductor for this Sunday's St Matthew's Chamber Orchestra concert. They talk about repertoire, career developments, and auditioning a… Audio
Emma Richards and Alex Taylor: Horn Concerto
Horn player Emma Richards is taking on a new challenge at the moment: a concerto written for her by Auckland composer Alex Taylor. They tell Eva about their collaboration. Audio
Ben Northey: Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra expand to include massed choirs and vocal soloists this weekend, to perform Benjamin Britten's 'War Requiem'. Chief Conductor Ben Northey is back to conduct, and to… Audio
Naomi Christensen: Tuba soloist
Tuba player Naomi Christensen was last year's Brass Player of the Year at the New Zealand School of Music. This weekend, she's the featured soloist with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, playing the… Audio
Chris Watson: SOUNZ Contemporary Award
Chris Watson is the recipient of this year's SOUNZ Contemporary Award, announced last night at the APRA Silver Scrolls. He tells Cynthia Morahan about his winning work 'Sings Songs Self'. Audio
Kristian Winther: Violinist
Australian Violinist Kristian Winther performs the Mendelssohn concerto this weekend with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and conductor Benjamin Northey. Eva talks to him about playing solo, in… Audio
Jason Bae: Pianist
Jason Bae has just finished his Master of Arts in Piano Performance from the Royal Academy of Music. He's back in the country for an eleven-centre recital tour, and two performances of Beethoven's… Audio
Andrew Beer: Concertmaster
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra concertmaster Andrew Beer is soloist for the Bruch Violin Concerto in the next edition of their 'Unwrap the Music' concert series. Audio
The Best of Upbeat for 31 July 2015
In this week's episode: Eva speaks to cellist Umberto Clerici ahead of his New Zealand debut with the Southern Sinfonia, after William Yang talks about identity, photography and adaptation in his film… Audio
Ryo Terakado and Miranda Hutton: NZ Barok
Japanese violinist Ryo Terakado performs with NZ Barok this weekend, performing music by Vivaldi, Leclair and Bach: the famous Concerto for Two Violins, alongside his former student Miranda Hutton. Audio
Umberto Clerici: Cellist
Umberto Clerici is principal cellist with the Sydney Symphony. This week, he's in Dunedin to perform the Elgar concerto with the Southern Sinfonia and conductor Simon Over. Audio
The Best of Upbeat for 25 July 2015
In this week's episode: Eva speaks to economist and copyright expert George Barker, before meeting violin superstar Isabelle Faust and multimedia artist Jasmeen Patheja. Audio
Indra Hughes: Harpsichordist
After playing the fiendish harpsichord part in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No 5 with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra, Indra Hughes wanted a new challenge. He’s wrapping his fingers around the first… Audio
Dominic Groom: NZSO Review
Dominic reviews the Wellington performance from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, pianist Simon Trpceski and conductor Vasily Audio