Bryan Crump
Twenty five years of Morning Melodies
Daniel Clarke, director of Auckland Live, speaks with RNZ Concert ahead of the first gig of the 25th season of the popular daytime concerts in the North Shore suburb of Takapuna. Audio
Equal opportunities at the keyboard
Rhonda Boyle reckons it's time pianists with small hands got a fair go. Audio
Getting epic among the rhododendrons
Malcolm Barr talks to RNZ Concert about the latest large-scale collaboration between Hamilton City Brass and Hamilton Festival Chorus in the city's gardens. Audio
Good production values
Nathan Graves talks to RNZ Concert about the art of selling music. Audio
Dancing on the lawn
Rachael Griffiths-Hughes is the music director of a Hamilton Arts Festival outdoor dance performance. Audio
In love's Domain
Michaela Cadwgan is one of the stars of this weekend's Valentine's Day edition of Opera in the Park in the Auckland Domain. Audio
At the limits of Artificial Intelligence
Composer Sophie Burbery is doing a PhD on AI creativity and feminism. Audio
The best seat in the house
Pianist and vocal coach Rosemary Barnes is the "official accompanist" at this year's Nicholas Tarling Aria Competition on at the Due Drop Events Centre in Manukau this Sunday. Audio
Jumping in the deep end
Conductor Giordano Bellincampi has chosen the Auckland Philharmonia to play his first ever performance of a lush, late romantic tone poem. Audio
Taking a ride with Disney
Gregory Camp put in plenty of field work while researching for his latest book on the music in Disney theme parks. Audio
A celebration of things ebony and ivory
Hong Xu is the Artistic Director of the New Zealand International Piano Festival. Audio
Moment of Calm: Bell song
Few sounds of Aotearoa are as lovely as the distinctive peel of the Korimako, which gained the songbird its European name, the bellbird. Audio
A world of possibilities through music
Polish-born pianist Krzysztof Jablonski is in Aotearoa for the New Zealand International Piano Festival. Audio
Michael Norris thinks big
Composer Michael Norris talks about his latest work, SoundCathedral. Audio
Back where the korimako sings
UK composer, keyboard player and conductor Howard Moody is back to conduct his fourth Opera in a Days Bay garden.
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A big instrument in a small room
Australian double bass player Phoebe Russell is one of the stars of this year's Adam International Chamber Music Festival in Nelson. Audio
Around the world for a song
Jessica Kinney has moved to New Zealand from the UK to take up a brand new job managing artistic planning and outreach for ChoirsNZ. Video, Audio
New Zealand's loss, Wales' gain
Top New Zealand brass player Kyle Lawson is taking up a plum position in Wales, as principal cornet with the Cory Band. Video, Audio
National Youth Opera Aotearoa debuts in Napier
Co-founder Alice Sip talks about a new company for young opera singers. Audio
