Music
Playing Favourites with Nadia Lim
Celebrity chef, clinical dietitian, bestselling author and farmer, Nadia Lim shares the music tracks that have underlined some of the key moments in her life Audio
'Fresh look': Primary students cover Split Enz album
The album will soon be sold in JB Hi-Fi stores across the country. Video, Audio
Primary students cover Split Enz album for 50th anniversary
A group of primary students from Hamilton East School has recorded an album that is about to be pressed on vinyl and sold in record stores. The album is a cover of Split Enz debut album, Mental Notes… Audio
Songs of the sea reimagined for Aotearoa
Toi Toi Opera in Ōtautahi Christchurch is presenting a semi-staged production of Riders to the Sea - a short opera by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams - along with sea-themed works by Dame… Audio
NZ Live: Tami Neilson
The incredible Tami Neilson joined Jesse in studio B to play songs from her latest album Neon Cowgirl. Video, Audio
Review: The intimate songs of Maxine Funke are worth getting lost in
Funke's purity of intent and beautifully-unvarnished songs adorn her latest Timeless Town.
Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor of Slow Boat records plays recent releases and reissues, featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor, Buckingham Nicks, and Spinal Tap. Audio
Stravinsky, Igor: Divertimento, from The Fairy's Kiss
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 93 in D
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Anonymous arr Kam Ning: Variations on Amazing Grace
Performed by Chloe Chua as an encore at the Auckland Philharmonia's Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer:… Audio
Tchaikovsky, Pyotry Ilyich: Violin Concerto in D Op 35
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia and Chloe Chua, conducted by Shiyeon Sung, at their Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by… Audio
Suppé, Franz von: Morning, Noon & Night in Vienna, Overture
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia under conductor Shiyeon Sung at their Classic Series - Tchaikovsky's Violin concert on 25 September 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
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Jazz supergroup ldvf to perform at Wellington festival
Recently-formed ensemble ldvf is coming to this year's Wellington Jazz Festival in October. RNZ Concert's Nick Tipping catches up with the quartet's drummer, NZ musician Myele Manzanza. Audio
Eden Park concerts can become bigger money spinners for Auckland
The stadium could almost triple its annual economic boost to the city if it hosted the 12 concerts it's allowed, new research finds.
The Datsuns return for first tour in eight years
The Cambridge rockers have announced a string of six shows across the motu in March.
Sahota Vision & Sollyy, Zion Garcia and iPod
Sahota Vision & Sollyy, Zion Garcia and iPod Audio
Police drummer Stewart Copeland had it all, but his songs were 'crap'
Before he'd even met Sting, drummer Stewart Copeland knew exactly what kind of band he would eventually form, he says.
From Wellington to Warsaw
Young Wellington singer Francesca Fagan is off to Poland to take part in the finals of the Stanisław Jopek International Singing Competition - she's one of only eight international finalists, and the… Video, Audio
Bookmarks with Victoria Kelly
Victoria Kelly joined Jesse to discuss some of her favourite things. Audio