Bryan Crump
Tony Chen Lin and the Sonoro Quartet
Pianist Tony Chen Lin is performing Schumann's Piano Quintet in Eb with the Sonoro Quartet around the country for Chamber Music New Zealand. Audio
Axonite
Axonite is a 'thinking' material that can replicate and spread across the cosmos to feed. The MacDiarmid Institute's Professor Bill Williams discusses whether this sort of material is scientifically… Audio
DSO performs 'Manaaki'
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra has two concerts coming up this weekend, part of the city's Puaka Matariki Festival. Included in the programme is 'Manaaki', a composition by Phil Brownlee and Ariana… Video, Audio
Manjit Singh
Our sister station, RNZ Concert, focusses mainly on Western Classical Music. But there's another classical music tradition, that's growing in strength and popularity here - music from India. This… Audio
Maamaloa Brass Band
Kalino Pongi is Music Director of the Maamaloa Brass Band, a Tongan community band based in Auckland. He talks with Bryan Crump. Audio
"It's a work that audiences can relate to"
Jonathan Griffith tells Bryan Crump why 'The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace' is so special. The US-based conductor is in New Zealand to lead two free performances of Karl Jenkins' popular choral work. Audio
"It never feels like I'm working"
Tabla player Manjit Singh shares his love of music through his job: he runs the Rhythm School of Indian Music in Auckland and teaches a course on the Indian Classical tradition at the University’s… Audio
Nth Metal
Nth Metal is a hyper-conductive metal that negates gravity. It features heavily in DC comics, but how does it stack up in the real world Professor Penny Brothers gives Bryan Crump her scientific take… Audio
Cats prefer... RNZ Concert!
Bryan Crump finds some furry fans of RNZ Concert at Wellington's SPCA animal shelter. Video, Audio
Building a new musical community
James Paul is co-founder (with Tim Booth) of Black Sand Music Retreats in Whanganui which aims to connect hobbyist musicians. Audio
Babe Martin: Knocked for Six in BHX
Tamaki Makaurau musician Zoë Larsen Cumming – who performs under the stage name Babe Martin – has just released her first single: ‘Knocked for Six in BHX’. Audio
"I've always encouraged kids to be really brave."
Jane Pierard is a Hawkes Bay music teacher who particularly enjoys working with young people. Audio
Auckland Philharmonia to perform NZ premiere of Die tote Stadt
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will soon be presenting the New Zealand premiere of 'Die tote Stadt'. Frances Moore is Stage Director for this 'opera in concert' performance of Erich Korngold's… Audio
Proposed staff cuts at the New Zealand School of Music
The New Zealand School of Music Te Kōkī will lose around a third of its staff if cuts, proposed to help Victoria University keep its deficit under control, go ahead. Professor Sally Jane Norman… Audio
Leah Thomas
Against a backdrop of tough times for young classical musicians in Wellington - with the city's School of Music facing major cuts as Victoria University struggles to control a 33 million dollar… Audio
Mark Walton: “My career would be very different if I had good eyesight”
Admired teacher, clarinet and saxophone player Mark Walton is back in Aotearoa for his YouTube series Aotearoa Musical Treasures and to perform as a soloist with Resonance Ensemble Orchestra in… Audio
David Bremner: "Being part of their journey is really special"
NZSO Principal Trombonist and conductor David Bremner joins Bryan Crump from Nuku'alofa Tonga to discuss the Island nation's love affair with brass instruments and the profound effect the visit has… Audio
RNZ Concert Host Leah Thomas wins Fulbright Graduate Award
RNZ Concert Host Leah Thomas is leaving for New York City to study for a Master of Arts Management at the New School, after winning a Fulbright Scholarship Graduate Award. Audio
Turbo-charged Tenor Simon O’Neill "New Zealand makes great opera singers!”
World class heldentenor Simon O’Neill performs Mahler’s, Das Lied von der Erde in Dunedin on Saturday. He tells Bryan Crump about the pressures on New Zealand’s classical arts and the courage it takes… Audio
Announcing the winner of a South Island orchestral composition award
Dunedin Professor and leading New Zealand Classical Composer, Anthony Ritchie declares the winner of the annual award for orchestral composition, which aims to nurture local composers residing in… Audio
