Violin

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra CEO Barb Glaser and Director of Artistic Planning Ronan Tighe launch their 2016 season. Audio

Australian Violinist Kristian Winther performs the Mendelssohn concerto this weekend with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and conductor Benjamin Northey. Eva talks to him about playing solo, in… Audio

Gen Y Philharmonic is the brainchild of conductor Ray Chan, who's back from studies at London's Royal Academy of Music. He's joined by concertmaster Yuri Cho to tell Eva what makes Gen Y different. Audio

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra concertmaster Andrew Beer is soloist for the Bruch Violin Concerto in the next edition of their 'Unwrap the Music' concert series. Audio

Latvian violinist Baiba Skride talks to Eva ahead of her performances of the Sibelius Violin Concert with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio

LA based NZ violinist performing in Christchurch with Gretchen la Roche and Flavio Villani as part of the Christopher's Classics series. Audio

Japanese violinist Ryo Terakado performs with NZ Barok this weekend, performing music by Vivaldi, Leclair and Bach: the famous Concerto for Two Violins, alongside his former student Miranda Hutton. Audio

In this week's episode: Eva speaks to economist and copyright expert George Barker, before meeting violin superstar Isabelle Faust and multimedia artist Jasmeen Patheja. Audio

Violinist Donald Armstrong is part of an adjudication panel with the unenviable task of picking a winner in the 2015 Chamber Music Contest. Eva asks him what they'll be looking for in the 12… Audio

NZSO Violinist Greg Squire talks about the work and influence of luthier Ian Lyons, who died last week. Audio

Also, a rundown of the winners of all sections of this year's competition. Audio

Sibelius Concerto in D minor Audio

Eunae Koh from South Korea performs: Brahms Concerto in D major Audio

Timothy Chooi from Canada performs: Sibelius Concerto in D minor Audio

As part of each Michael Hill International Violin Competition each competitor performs a new commissioned piece by a New Zealand composer. For 2015's event the commissioned work was written by Kenneth… Audio

Upbeat broadcasts from Queenstown's Michael Hill International Violin Competition, before Eva speaks to playwright Jamie McCaskill and American Wagnerian soprano Christine Goerke. Audio

Michael Hill International Violin Competition judge Helene Pohl announces the three finalists to perform concertos with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Audio

Part of the requirements for each competitor in the Michael Hill International Violin Competition is to perform a New Zealand work, which is commissioned especially for the competition. This programme… Audio

Congratulations to the three competitors who have made it to the Michael Hill International Violin Competition finals:

1) Timothy Chooi, Canada

2) Eunae Koh, South Korea

3) Suyeon Kang, Australia Audio