National Concerto Competition

A concert of highlights all the way through: Australian pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout is the soloist in one of Mozart's glorious piano concertos; there's the world premiere of a work by New Zealander… Audio

The 55th National Concerto Competition took place over the weekend, featuring three of New Zealand's top young pianists. The winner of the career-launching $10,000 first prize was Yuzhang Wu, a year… Audio

National Concerto Competition 2023 second place winner Henry Meng.

Performed by Henry Meng (piano) with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey in the Douglas Lilburn… Audio

National Concerto Competition 2023 third place winner Madeleine Xiao.

Performed by Madeleine Xiao (piano) with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey in the Douglas… Audio

Bryan Crump speaks with pianist and National Concerto Competition 2023 finalist Yuzhang Wu. Audio

April Ju and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young. Audio

Hyein Kim (cello) and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young. Audio

Catherine Kwak and Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kenneth Young. Audio

Auckland violinist Diane Huh has won first place at the 2018/2019 National Concerto Competition held in Christchurch over the weekend.

It’s that time of year again, when some of the best rising stars compete for the National Concerto Competition.

Matthias Balzat performs Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat. Audio

Matthias Balzat talks to Clarissa Dunn about himself and his concerto. Audio

Siyu Sun performs Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor. Siyu Sun (piano) with NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Recorded 4 March 2017, Aurora Centre, Christchurch by RNZ… Audio

Hye In Kim performs Dvorák's Cello Concerto in B minor. Audio

Delvan Lin performs Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. Audio

Hye In Kim talks to Clarissa Dunn about himself and his concerto. Audio

Delvan Lin talks to David McCaw about himself and his concerto. Audio

Auckland cellist Matthias Balzat was the Grand Prize winner of the National Concert Competition on Saturday with his performance of Shostakovich’s first Cello Concerto. Tony Ryan was there and… Audio

The National Concerto Competition has been giving young musicians under 25 a chance to shine while playing classical music for 50 years. This year, 1988 winner Hamish McKeich will conduct the finals… Audio