Music
'It will kill the soul of the city' - music leader on Auckland budget's proposed cuts
Among the cuts on the table in Auckland Council's budget proposal is a slashing of funds for arts and culture - including the UNESCO City of Music programme.
This programme aims to strengthen the… Audio
Crowds for K-Pop in downtown Auckland
K-Pop fans have gathered in in central Auckland to hear three artists perform.
Our reporter Felix Walton is there. Video, Audio
German Techno marching band MEUTE
On Bryan Crump’s venture to Taranaki for WOMAD 2023, he met German eleven-piece marching band MEUTE. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
NZ Live: Richter City Rebels
The Richter City Rebels are a local brass ensemble bringing the sound of New Orleans to Aotearoa. Audio
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
The 19th album by Maryland's Bill Callahan is called Reality, and it's finally out on crispy double vinyl. We'll hear a key song from that today, alongside a Bill Callahan cover by the late Gil… Audio
Let the good times rock n roll - Beach Hop is back
Beehive hairstyles and classic cars collide in the Coromandel Beach Hop festival of rock n roll. Audio
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
Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome
Nearly two centuries after his death, researchers have gained new insight into the cause of the composer's fatal liver disease - but not his hearing loss.
Two RNZ shows shortlisted for 2023 New York Festivals Radio Awards
They include a recording of concert by a Silver Scroll-winning songwriter and a podcast.
Kate Bell on why grown-ups join choirs
Kate Bell talks about the experiences of people who join adult community choirs with a focus on the barriers they face, and what makes them stay, Audio
Watch: Anthonie Tonnon performs Wicked Game
Anthonie Tonnon is releasing his cover of Chris Isaak’s 'Wicked Game' today. Here he is performing live at the RNZ Auckland Studios for NZ Live earlier in the year. Video
Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
Today Matthew talks to Jesse about music from Kurt Vile and a new local band, Ringlets. Audio
Adam Jasinski final performance with the Taranaki Symphony Orchestra
Bryan Crump visits Adam Jasinski, conductor with the Taranaki Symphony Orchestra to find out about his final performance after 23 years at the podium, his musical influences and learns about his lemon… Audio
Bookmarks with Michelle Savill
Today's bookmarks guest is filmmaker Michelle Savill. She spent the better part of a decade producing a number of short films including 'Ellen is Leaving' and 'Bats', which found great success on the… Audio
Red, White and Brass an opportunity for young pasifika
Red, White & Brass' is a New Zealand made film due out in cinemas later this week. The Square Eyes Film Foundation is organising free screenings for schools with large Pasifika roles. Audio
The Sound of Mewsic: Songs about cats
First it was chickens, now music correspondent Ian Chapman gets downright catty with his choice of music today - with some classical cats, feline fusion and mouser metal. Ian Chapman is a Senior… Audio
It's about damn time - Lizzo announces NZ show
It's bad bitch o'clock - multi-Grammy award-winning hip-hop and R&B artist Lizzo has announced a New Zealand show date.
Vinyl records becoming just as popular as CDs
Warning... If you're one of the people who threw out your entire record collection back when it looked CDs were the future and now regret it everytime people fawn over Vinyl... this is a story about… Audio
BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet
Jonathan Cohen and his friends from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra play Brahms' Clarinet Quintet. Audio
