Music
COPLAND: Quiet City
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Elena Schwarz at their Premier Series concert, 'Simple Gifts', Auckland Town Hall, 15 June 2023. Audio
STOCKHAUSEN: Cheer Up, from Amour
Performed as an encore by Camilla Hoitenga at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Premier Series concert, 'Simple Gifts', Auckland Town Hall, 15 June 2023. Audio
The Tempestuous collaborators
Long-distance relationships can be difficult, but theatre collaborators Penny Ashton and Robbie Ellis have made it work. Audio
Music Critic: Colin Morris
Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from The Cash Box Kings and Boz Scaggs. Audio
The TAHI Thursday 15th June 2023
This is Wheel Life has dropped on TAHI! We are joined by stars of the series Soph and Indy for some fun chats and play a game to see if they really know each other as well as you would think. We check… Audio
Double bass concerto takes its inspiration from Northland giant
A giant pūriri tree in a Northland forest inspired Ben Hoadley's Double Bass Concerto. It gets its premiere this weekend. Audio
Bookmarks with Sarah Trotman
Sarah Trotman ONZM is the chief executive of Business Mentors New Zealand, a role she's recently returned to following the impact COVID had on businesses. Audio
Sir Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has enabled a 'final' Beatles song
Sir Paul McCartney says he has employed artificial intelligence to help create what he calls "the final Beatles record".
Camilla Hoitenga plays Aile du songe
Soloist with the Auckland Philharmonia, the American flutist will perform the concerto written especially for her by composer and friend Kaija Saariaho. Video, Audio
Music feature: Billy Joel's music with Simon O'Neill
For our Tuesday music feature we're focussing on the piano man himself, Billy Joel. A musician as lauded for his singing and songwriting abilities as his skill behind a piano, he put out hit after hit… Audio
The TAHI Tuesday 13th June 2023
Brass with David Bremner
Music Director of the National Band of New Zealand, David Bremner, joins Nights with a selection of brass music that's synonymous with Tongan culture. Audio
New album from violinist Benjamin Baker
Benjamin Baker's latest album of violin and piano music with pianist Daniel Lebhardt features works composed in the 1910s. Audio
"The whole foundation is really supportive"
2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition winner Yeyeong (Jenny) Jin talks with RNZ Concert's Tim Dodd about why she chose to enter the contest. Audio
Worlds of Music 11 June, 2023
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
Mini Simmons
Auckland band Mini Simmons are as snappy a five-piece as you could imagine, only too happy to talk about where they draw their musical influences. William Dart looks at how they patch it all together… Audio
Shining a light on the diversity of Indian music
The Indian music scene is greater than the artists that are famous in the Bollywood movie industry.
Lucien Johnson: A creative life
Internationally renowned composer and saxophonist Lucien Johnson joins us ahead of his co-created show with Hannah Tasker-Poland, The Most Naked, A Cabaret of Skin and Bone opening at Q Theatre in… Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 11 June 2023
We’re marking the Feast of Corpus Christi with hymns including Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and I am the Bread of Life written in the 1960s by American nun Sister Suzanne Toolan. Audio
Michael NORRIS: Waipounamu - Julia Mirzoev
Julia Mirzoev's award winning performance of the New Zealand set work at the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Audio