Nz Festival 2018

Taonga pūoro player Rob Thorne and the New Zealand String Quartet explore the synergies between traditional Māori and western string instruments, featuring compositions by Dame Gillian Whitehead… Audio, Gallery

Nick Bollinger caught the profound musicality and eclectic songbook of visiting American jazz diva Cécile McLorin Salvant.

The King's Singers and Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir join together for a double a cappella birthday celebration. Video, Audio

Kiwi baritone Chris Bruerton and bass Jonathan Howard talk to Wallace Chapman about creating the special sound that defines The King's Singers. Audio

The King's Singers and Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir join together for a double a cappella birthday celebration. Audio

Nick Bollinger caught the melodic motifs, deep funk grooves and furious jazz improvisations of L.A.'s Thundercat last night at Wellington's Festival Club, as part of the NZ Festival.

Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Video, Audio

Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Video, Audio

Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Video, Audio

Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Video, Audio

Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Video, Audio

BACH Scherzo; Celeste ORAM $cher.zo [Two one four-hundred and thirteen dollars forty]. Video, Audio

Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Video, Audio

The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s take on Jane Campion’s iconic film The Piano opened in Wellington on Friday. Jennifer Shennan asks whether the stage adaptation into a full length ballet works is a… Audio

The NZ Festival opened in Wellington on Friday evening. Lynn Freeman, host of RNZ National’s arts programme Standing Room Only talks about some of the highlights and disappointments of the Festival’s… Audio

Was the NZ Festival opening weekend a “spectacular”? Lynn Freeman shares her thoughts & Tony Ryan review the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra’s 60^th anniversary season opening concert. We also explore…

The NZ Festival Club saw two contrasting but self-assured performances from Māori artists on Saturday night. For those who saw both acts, it made for an affecting and exciting double bill: Teeks and…

Warren Maxwell (Ngai Tuhoe) has written the score for Kupe, the NZ Festival opening night extravaganza on Wellington's waterfront. Performers, a mass choir and a thousand-strong haka will kick off the… Video, Audio

Norwegian Maja Lunde is the author of several books for children and young adults, and is also a screen writer for film and television. Her debut novel for adults, international best-seller The… Audio

It's Swan Lake - but not as you know it. Irish director Michael Keegan-Dolan has taken a fresh look at the storyline, swapped Tchaikovsky's original score for Irish folk music, added a dash of Nordic… Audio