Classical Music
Ernst Variations On The Last Rose Of Summer
Yeyeong Jenny Jin performs at the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition in Queenstown Audio
Orchestra Wellington: Houstoun/Triumph!
New Zealand's best-loved pianist Michael Houstoun brings 2019's epic Orchestra Wellington season to a triumphant close!
Classical:Pop - Episode 7
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Andrew Bird, Arcade Fire, Tori Amos and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Audio
Orchestra Wellington: Fanfare for the Common Man
LISTEN: Aaron Copland's Third Symphony, and violinist Amalia Hall performing Samuel Barber's violin concerto, in an American double bill led by music director of Orchestra Wellington Marc Taddei.
APO: Kia Kaha!
This concert from 2020 has an overarching theme of tribute and hope. It is dedicated to all those who lost their lives to COVID-19, the people they left behind and everyone working to eliminate the…
Taking up the baton: British conductor Alice Farnham
British conductor Alice Farnham was once told by a male conductor that women couldn't do the job because their breasts get in the way. She's now been a conductor for three decades, and her newly… Audio
Classical:Pop Episode 6
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Fleet Foxes, Johnny Greenwood, Jakob and Joni Mitchell. Audio
NZSO: Bold Worlds
Enjoy the best of British music and two of its biggest names - composer / conductor Sir James MacMillan, and percussionist Colin Currie join the NZSO to celebrate the 2017 British & Irish Lions rugby…
Orchestra Wellington: Transfigured Night
Music by Bach and Beethoven, with a cadenza by Brahms completes this trio from three of the great 'Bs' of classical music. Beloved pianist and NZ classical music personality Diedre Irons is the…
Classical:Pop - Episode 5
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Sigur Ros, Barry Manilow, Rhian Sheehan and Esperanza Spalding. Audio
Classical:Pop - Episode 4
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from Beck, Tori Amos and Talk Talk. Audio
BRAHMS: Symphony No 2 in D Op 73
Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Cottis in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium of the Christchurch Town Hall, 6 May, 2023 Audio
DVORAK: Violin Concerto in A minor Op 53
Performed by Benjamin Morrison (violin), with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Cottis in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium of the Christchurch Town Hall, 6 May, 2023 Audio
PEACOCKE: White Horses
Performed by the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jessica Cottis in the Douglas Lilburn Auditorium of the Christchurch Town Hall, 6 May, 2023 Audio
Classical:Pop - Episode 3
Nigel Collins explores the intersection between classical and popular music. This episode features music from The Phoenix Foundation with the NZSO, Jeff Buckley, Benjamin Britten, Junun, Bjørk, and… Audio
STRAVISNKY: Concert In E Flat 'Dumbarton Oaks'
The APO plays Igor Stravinsky's Concerto in E flat 'Dumbarton Oaks'. Audio
BACH: Concerto For Two Violins
One of Bach’s most famous works, the Concerto for Two Violins is played by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra under soloist and director Benjamin Morrison. The second violin soloist is the APO’s… Audio
STRAVINSKY: Eight Instrumental Miniatures
The APO play Eight Instrumental Miniatures by Stravinsky. Audio
BACH: Concerto For Violin And Oboe
The APO performs Concerto for Violin and Oboe by Johann Sebastian Bach. Audio
APO Baroque & Beyond – Bach and Stravinsky
The APO present a concert from their Baroque & Beyond series in which they pair baroque music with baroque-inspired modern pieces. This concert features music by Bach and Stravinsky. Audio
