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12:30 PM.Period instrument ensemble NZ Barok are adding voices to the mix in their upcoming concert of works by Vivaldi and Corelli. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.One of our most distinctive composers, Dame Gillian's work weaves classical music and te o Māori together across many forms, often incorporating taonga pūoro (Māori traditional instruments) Read more Video, Audio

12:30 PM.Bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu is back in New Zealand, and looking forward to a main-centres tour of masterclasses and concerts. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Music Director Giordano Bellincampi talks with Upbeat about the performing the  Beethoven symphony cycle. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Janet Jennings talks about her new CD and her love of poetry. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Christchurch choir Atlas Voices is performing the New Zealand premiere of Craig Hella Johnson's fusion oratorio 'Considering Matthew Shepard'. Choir member James Mountstevens talks about performing… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.In an upbeat conclusion to our Brass Week, Nick Tipping talks to Ben Hunt and Daniel Hayles from Wellington's New Orleans-style brass band, the Richter City Rebels. Read more Video, Audio

12:30 PM.With the strength of her Tongan and family brass tradition behind her, Linda Filimoehala is an (almost) fearless soloist, band leader and teacher in her community. Read more Video, Audio

12:30 PM.Reuben de Lautour has composed a new work especially for NZTrio - 'An Auscultation of Water'. It's being performed this Sunday in Auckland as part of the ensemble's Dramatic Skies: Stratus concert. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.2021 is a significant year for Woolston Brass - it's the band's 130th anniversary. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Nicola Baker, Principal Horn with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for nearly 30 years, is retiring from the orchestra. She talks with Upbeat about some career highlights. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Sistema Aotearoa is celebrating 10 years of music making this weekend with a big, free concert for Auckland Arts Festival. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Dr Richard Cornes is a law lecturer and an artist who has managed to integrate artistic creativity into his teaching of constitutional law. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Chair of the Royal New Zealand Ballet Foundation, Jane Meares, talks about the organisation's work in supporting ballet in New Zealand. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Dunedin Symphony Orchestra's General Manager, Philippa Harris, previews the concerts the orchestra has lined up for this year. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Fifty years after his death, we're still playing the music of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. He visited Aotearoa in 1961 for a series of performances. Today we're sharing one of them, and some… Read more Video, Audio

12:30 PM.Violinist Natalia Lomeiko is back in New Zealand for chamber and orchestral concerts. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.NZ jazz organist and vocalist Adrienne McKay has spent the last twelve years in New York City, working with top level musicians like Peter Bernstein and Ronnie Cuber. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Archive director David Dell talks about the role of Musical Heritage New Zealand in preserving an important aspect of New Zealand music making. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Flavio Villani talks about his interest in improvisation, and his upcoming concerts with violinist Marko Pop Ristov. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Liam Ryan previews the 58th National Jazz Festival, to be held in Tauranga over Easter weekend. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's youngest player on the triumphs and challenges of playing percussion. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.This Sunday's concert by the NZ Chamber Soloists with guest violinist Dimitri Antanassov explores themes of darkness and light, and includes the world premiere of Jenny McLeod's work 'Dark, Bright… Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Wellington's new classical music space aims to provide an audience-friendly venue where musicians can bring their ideas to life. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.NZ Opera's Opera in Schools programme for this year is touring Donizetti's opera 'Don Pasquale' around the country. Read more Audio