Music
Hymns on Sunday, 26 October 2025
This week, we’ve some communion hymns from New Zealand and the United States, and we feature hymns by Isaac Watts, who’s sometimes described as ‘the Father of English hymnody’ – he wrote over 700… Audio
Auckland Philharmonia: Nightscapes
Explore the shifting moods of evening, from Viennese elegance to profound passion, in this live recording from the Auckland Philharmonia. "Nightscapes" features musical director and conductor Giordano… Audio
Coming up
Waiata Māori Music Awards 2025 finalists revealed
This year's finalists include Makayla, Huia, and Paige for Best Māori Female Solo Artist and Shane Walker, Haami, and Kings representing the male category.
Bringing fresh air to the wind scene
New Zealand has a brand new wind band. RNZ Concert speaks with its musical director, Tom Chester. Audio
Producer Joel Little on keeping local music alive
The Grammy winning music producer talks to Jesse about a fundraiser for not-for-profit initiative Big Fan. Audio
Composing in Dmitri's shoes
Young composer Estella Wallace talks about her prize-winning piece for string quartet inspired by Shostakovich's final work. Audio
Auckland Philharmonia: Love Stories
Iconic tales of passion and conflict come to life in this concert recording from the Auckland Philharmonia, "Love Stories." Conducted by Antony Hermus, the performance is anchored by Tchaikovsky's… Audio
Bookmarks with Thabani Gapara
Time for Bookmarks now where we talk to an interesting New Zealander about their life and their favourite things. Today Thabani Gapara shares his pick of podcasts, music, books and more. Thabani is a… Audio
Music Critic: Introducing Tane Cotton aka Sivle Talk
It's a perfect day to be listening to some new music. Today, musician and Afternoons music critic Dianne Swan shares music from an up-and-coming songwriter from Otepoti -twenty-year-old Tane Cotton… Audio
Auckland Philharmonia: Tchaikovsky's Violin
Together with violinist Chloe Chua and conductor Shiyeon Sung, the Auckland Philharmonia presents Tchaikovsky's powerful Violin Concerto. The full concert programme also includes Franz von Suppé’s…
Music with Maggie Tweedie: New music from Aussie bands
Maggie Tweedie jumps the ditch and plays new tracks from Australian artists succeeding on the world stage. Audio
Mazbou Q on spreading the joy of hip hop
Rapper, producer and educator joins Emile Donovan in our Auckland studio. Audio
Kian Soltani and three reasons to love Dvorak
Ahead of playing it with the NZSO, cellist Kian Soltani talks about his favourite concerto. Video, Audio
Auckland Philharmonia: Daphnis et Chloé
Experience a spectacular night of French masterpieces, live from the Auckland Town Hall. Conductor Jun Märkl leads a journey from the sun-drenched exoticism of Saint-Saëns' 'Egyptian' Concerto… Audio
The Panel Plus
An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Wallace pays tribute to iconic rock band KISS, after the passing of guitarist Ace… Audio
Back on the bass line
Jonathan Le Cocq is bringing the theorbo to an imaginative Auckland Philharmonia baroque concert later this month. Audio
Here Now: Bali's iconic sound - the Indonesian Gamelan
Sometimes described as hypnotic - haunting, even, the ancient rich and resonant sounds of Indonesian Gamelan celebrates a special anniversary at Canterbury University. Here's Kadambari Raghukumar… Audio
Bangers & Match: Which classical tune is best?
We're going to talk classical music now because we've teamed up with the RNZ Concert team to bring you a game called Bangers and Match. Over the past two weeks we have played you some classical… Audio
