Violin

MHIVC semi-final performances by Benjamin Baker from New Zealand.

MHIVC semi-final performances by Luke Hsu from the USA.

Some of the best up-and-coming young violinists in the world are competing in Auckland this week. Find out more about the finalists for the Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2017.

Swiss-based violinist Simone Roggen, who has been busy touring the world as a soloist and concertmaster, is back on home soil. This weekend she’s performing Bruch’s violin concert no 1 in G minor with… Audio

Violinist Fiona Pears is traveling the country playing in clubs, country halls, theatres and band rotundas spreading joy and enjoyment. Along with her band, that includes pianist and producer Ian… Audio

Megan Collins focuses in on the violin and the way its portability led to its appearing around the world in different guises. Audio

Violinist, producer, composer, and orchestrator Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper's career has already run the gamut, from fronting pop band The Exiles, to writing music for the movies. He brings a varied… Video, Audio

Busking is the hard and fast way to learn your trade as a musician. After four years playing the streets Graeme James has just released his debut album News from Nowhere. Video, Audio

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is the famous display of military bands on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, that hundreds of thousands of people see come to see every year. In 2016 Charlotte… Audio

Christchurch’s season of chamber music, Christopher’s Classics, begins with a concert from the Amici Ensemble playing string sextets by Tchaikovsky and Brahms as well as a new commission from Anthony… Audio

To The Memory of an Angel Audio

International collaboration in dynamic new Piano Quartet Audio

Wellington songwriter Eva Prowse has made a move from violin infused country folk to midi driven synth pop with her latest album Humid Nights. Kirsten Johnstone gets the stories behind the songs. Audio

Mark Menzies recently became Head of Music Performance at the University of Canterbury; he’s doing a balancing act juggling his new role in the Garden City with his performance commitments in… Video, Audio

Every Orchid Offering, the new album by Andrew Keoghan is rich and detailed, blending electronica with live instruments, and with a much stronger rhythmic component than its prececessor. Nick… Video, Audio

Suyeon Kang performs with pianist Stephen De Pledge as part of her MHIVC Winner's Tour in July 2016. Mozart: Violin Sonata in E flat K380 Suyeon Kang (violin), Stephen De Pledge (piano) Recorded 2… Audio

Suyeon Kang performs with pianist Stephen De Pledge as part of her MHIVC Winner's Tour in July 2016. Kenneth Young: Gone (MHIVC Commission) Suyeon Kang (violin) Recorded 2 July 2016 at the Michael… Video, Audio

Suyeon Kang performs with pianist Stephen De Pledge as part of her MHIVC Winner's Tour in July 2016. Ravel: Sonata in A minor for violin & piano (1897) Suyeon Kang (violin), Stephen De Pledge (piano)… Audio

Suyeon Kang performs with pianist Stephen De Pledge as part of her MHIVC Winner's Tour in July 2016. Schubert: Violin Sonatina in G minor D408 Suyeon Kang (violin), Stephen De Pledge (piano) Recorded… Audio