Upbeat

Cups of tea and glasses of wine between friends began the process of putting together New Zealand composer Dorothy Buchanan's memoir.  Read more Video, Audio

Upbeat catches up with Project Prima Volta founder, Anna Pierard, to find out what's been happening recently for the Hawke's Bay youth project. Read more Audio

We received hundreds of suggestions of classical music you'd love to share with the rest of New Zealand on RNZ Concert. Here are some of the stories which inspired those choices. Read more Video, Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Director of Artistic Planning, Gale Mahood, talks with Nick Tipping about what's on offer in the freshly launched 2022 Season. Read more Video, Audio

"It's collaborative, it's the thrill of putting something together with other people... it's like a giant puzzle that's very satisfying to solve".  Violinist Wilma Smith tells Upbeat why she loves… Read more Audio

Composer Penny Axtens talks to Upbeat about life in Berlin as a marketing executive for Sony Classical, working with the likes of tenor Jonas Kaufmann and pianist Igor Levit. Read more Audio

Upbeat catches up with New York-based NZ soprano Emily Mwila who is busy rehearsing for the Metropolitan Opera's production of Porgy and Bess. Read more Audio

Upbeat chats with Dr Te Oti Rakena, the newest member of the NZ Opera Board. Read more Audio

Our musical eyes and ears in Christchurch, Tony Ryan, takes a look at what Christopher's Classics has lined up for chamber music lovers next year. Read more Audio

"A wonderful colleague to work with, both on and off the stage." Opera singer Richard Greager shares some memories of his friend and colleague, baritone Barry Mora, who died earlier this week. Read more Audio

Christchurch is set to reverberate to the sound of big band music this coming Labour Weekend with the 15^th annual Christchurch Big Band Festival. Read more Audio

Kiwi conductor Ben Le Heux is back in the country after a decade working in Europe. Read more Audio