Concert Talk

Composer Ross Harris likes ambiguity. Little wonder then, that he latched onto a passing remark his wife made in French: 'Prendre ses rêves pour des réalités – let your dreams become reality'. Read more Audio

Sherry Grant can't stop. The prolific writer and musician also can't stop thinking about Katherine Mansfield, organising an online festival in the centenary year of the author's death. She's even got… Read more Audio

She's turned her life upside down to take on the role of Chief Executive of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, but Diana Weir is pretty confident she's landed on her feet. Read more Video, Audio

Chris Illingworth loves pianos, especially Yamaha ones, but the keyboard maestro for English band GoGo Penguin also loves how – in this digital age – you can manipulate their sound. Read more Video, Audio

Soprano Madeleine Pierard is (by her own admission) stretching herself a little thin these days, singing Sibelius, Berg, Purcell and Strauss in the space of six weeks. But musically she's never been… Read more Video, Audio

Listening to music is not a passive activity according to French conductor Chloé van Soeterstède. In fact, sometimes she sits members of the audience among the players. Read more Audio

A master of the musical multiverse, Oscar Lavën can play everything from the bassoon to the trombone. He's picking up his clarinet for his latest gig, performing the music of Django Reinhardt. Read more Audio

Composer Leonie Holmes talks to Bryan Crump about her new piano concerto, which she wrote for Stephen De Pledge. It has its public premiere in Christchurch this weekend. Read more Audio

He's not the first composer to attempt to complete it, but Robert Wiremu's arrangement of Mozart's unfinished Requiem is possibly the most imaginative. Read more Audio

The Auckland Youth Orchestra is celebrating its diamond anniversary this month. Ahead of concerts in Whangarei, Hamilton and Auckland, Bryan Crump speaks to musical director Antun Poljanich and former… Read more Video, Audio

Former director of Montana Wines, Peter Hubscher, talks to Bryan Crump about embracing his musical self after stepping back from the winemaking business and setting up the Tironui Trust (with his wife… Read more Audio

Playing Bach's music on the instrument it was originally composed for was the perfect match for Erin Helyard. The early keyboard specialist and conductor will be performing concerts with NZ Barok in… Read more Audio