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4:26 PM.The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra's concert progrmme for 2022 is starting mid year. But given the events of the last two years, that's understandable. It also means the orchestra has been able to confirm… Read more Audio

12:34 PM.Wellington's Chamber Orchestra is about to celebrate its 50th birthday with a flourish. The amateur orchestra has launched many professional careers over five decades, and also has musicians who've… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.After months of planning, COVID rescheduling and intense rehearsal, one of New Zealand oldest bands is finally getting to perform in front of a sold out crowd in Upper Hutt tonight. Music director… Read more Audio

7:40 PM.David Bremner, Music Director of the National Band of New Zealand joins us ahead of their concerts next week in in Upper Hutt, Wellington, Palmerston North and New Plymouth, as well as recording works… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.A Russian composer living in New Zealand has written two works directly responding to the current invasion of Ukraine. Tatiana Riabinkina says she is horrified at what's happening in the country under… Read more Audio

1:33 PM.In what she believes to be a first for Aotearoa, violinist Anne Loeser is about to play the entire cycle of Heinrich Biber's 17th century Rosary Sonatas for violin and continuo.. It's such a marathon… Read more Audio

5:23 PM.A New Zealand tenor is basking in Grammy gold after a recording he features on took away top honours at the awards held in the entertainment capital of the world.

Simon O'Neill who hails from… Read more Video, Audio

2:26 PM.Violinist Rakuto Kurano has big ambitions for his time as the first Artist in Residence at a Wanaka retirement complex. He's just completing the first of three week-long stints at The Aspiring… Read more Video, Audio

1:00 PM.Marking two weeks of war in Ukraine today RNZ Concert joins 56 radio stations around the world in broadcasting Beethoven's 9th symphony, including the Ode to Joy, in support of all those affected by… Read more

12:30 PM.21 x 21 is a project that pairs Aotearoa’s female composers and poets in 21 songs celebrating the unique cultural and social kaupapa of Māori and Pākehā. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Music Director Marc Taddei previews the 2022 Season and explains the thinking behind its title, Circle of Friends. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.'Stronger Together' is the title of the choir's next concert and also the reason they have not one, but three Musical Directors. Read more Audio

12:30 PM."We're there for the music," says pianist and composer David Selfe, proprietor of The Old Dairy Factory concert venue and recording studio in Norsewood. Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Congratulations to New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill! A recording of Mahler's Symphony No 8 that he was part of has received two Grammy nominations in the 2022 Awards. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Chief Executive Gretchen La Roche shares some of the highlights of Chamber Music New Zealand's 2022 Season. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Get up close and musical with the New Zealand String Quartet in the ensemble's specially created online concerts. Read more Video, Audio

12:30 PM.The Dame Malvina Major Foundation is celebrating three decades of helping young New Zealand performing artists achieve their potential. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Waterfront Monophony is a free and accessible sound art event which combines works from five New Zealand composers with the natural sounds of Wellington's waterfront. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Congratulations to Micah Thompson and Jack Bewley, prize winners at this year's NZSO Todd Corporation Young Composers Awards. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Over two weeks in November and December, a six-piece ensemble from the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra introduces classical music and orchestral instruments to primary and intermediate students in Otago… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Ever wondered what's involved in getting an orchestral concert to air? RNZ Concert’s Music Alive host Clarissa Dunn and Senior Music Producer David McCaw share some insights. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Congratulations to soprano Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, who is this year's recipient of the prestigious Dame Malvina Major Award. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.To mark Music Therapy Week 2021, we find out from Jez Francis what his job involves, and why he left his position with Manchester Police in the UK to retrain as a Music Therapist. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Jon Pirini is sharing his love of music with primary school children in his Northland community through his new project, Te Hiku Music Academy Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Young tenor Frederick Jones has just made his principal debut with the prestigious Glyndebourne Opera company in their production of The Rake's Progress. Read more Audio