Music
Music with Ian Chapman: Songs to stir the senses
In this week's music spot Ian Chapman offers a respite from the unsettling nature of the myriad of current, weighty, national and global events by shining an overdue lens upon that most unlikely of… Audio
Viva la buses: Auckland Transport braces for Coldplay rush
Auckland Transport is confident the city's public transit system is ready for 150,000 Coldplay fans.
Soprano Breony Bearman finds her second wind
The winner of this year's Lockwood NZ Aria competition talks about why she came back to singing after giving it away for a decade. Audio
Music Feature: The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips have carried the torch for psychedelic music for over 30 years. Audio
Jude Kelly & Danica Bryant
On the show today Matua Harry is back from Amurica, singer-songwriter Jude Kelly chats with So'omalo about her new single 'Bonnet Bunny', Janay has a korero with pop star Danica Bryant about her… Audio
Businesses near Eden Park ready for Coldplay concerts
Coldplay will play to around 150,000 people over three nights at Eden Park this week - Leonard Powell went to visit nearby businesses to see how they're preparing. Audio
Vintage flight for classical tourists
Mark Oremland mixes classical music with classic planes. Video, Audio
Feature interview: Leonard Cohen:
If genius is the ability to see things exactly as they are, singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen fits the bill according to Professor Christophe Lebold. For 20 years, Lebold has traveled in… Audio
Live Aid a response of 'disgust, rage, anger, shame and horror'
The rock legend behind Band Aid and Live Aid is looking forward to heading to our shores early next year for shows celebrating his life. Video, Audio
SAINT-SAENS: Violin Sonata No 1 in D minor Op 75
Performed by Yeyeong Jin (violin) and Jeonghwan Kim (piano) at the Chamber Music New Zealand concect, 'The Young Virtuosi', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 November 2024. Audio
CHOPIN: Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise in Eb Op 22
Performed by Jeonghwan Kim (piano) at the Chamber Music New Zealand concect, 'The Young Virtuosi', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 November 2024. Audio
NORRIS: Waipounamu
Performed by Yeyeong Jin (violin) at the Chamber Music New Zealand concect, 'The Young Virtuosi', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 November 2024. Audio
WIENIAWSKI: Polonaise No 1 in D Op 4
Performed by Yeyeong Jin (violin) and Jeonghwan Kim (piano) at the Chamber Music New Zealand concect, 'The Young Virtuosi', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 November 2024. Audio
YSAYE: Sonata in G for solo violin Op 27_5
Performed by Yeyeong Jin (violin) at the Chamber Music New Zealand concect, 'The Young Virtuosi', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 November 2024. Audio
BARTOK: Three Burlesques Sz47
Performed by Jeonghwan Kim (piano) at the Chamber Music New Zealand concect, 'The Young Virtuosi', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 November 2024. Audio
TARTINI: Violin Sonata in G minor, Devil's Trill
Performed by Yeyeong Jin (violin) and Jeonghwan Kim (piano) at the Chamber Music New Zealand concect, 'The Young Virtuosi', Auckland Concert Chamber, 10 November 2024. Audio
CMNZ - Yeyeong Jenny Jin & Jeonghwan Kim
Chamber Music New Zealand presents this concert called 'The Young Virtuosi'. Two young top-line prizewinners join together for the first time: Yeyeong Jenny Jin, winner of the 2023 Michael Hill… Audio
The Cure finally return after 16 years
Review - Few bands, if any, can make sadness sound this majestic. Audio
Worlds of Music 10 November, 2024
Featuring Adnan Joubran, Anandi Bhattacharya, Nick Drake, and Trevor speaks with longtime record producer Joe Boyd, whose name is synonymous with the emergence of British folk-rock boom of the 1960s.
…Hannigan & Zorn
Barbara Hannigan is well-known for her work on the cutting edge of today's music. William Dart looks at her latest collaboration with American composer John Zorn. Audio
