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Bringing fresh air to the wind scene
New Zealand has a brand new wind band. RNZ Concert speaks with its musical director, Tom Chester. Audio
Moment of Calm: Blow the wind (a gentle) Southerly
When it's blowing nor'westerly outside, you can listen to a gentle southerly on the inside. Audio
Composing in Dmitri's shoes
Young composer Estella Wallace talks about her prize-winning piece for string quartet inspired by Shostakovich's final work. Audio
Kian Soltani and three reasons to love Dvorak
Ahead of playing it with the NZSO, cellist Kian Soltani talks about his favourite concerto. Video, Audio
Back on the bass line
Jonathan Le Cocq is bringing the theorbo to an imaginative Auckland Philharmonia baroque concert later this month. Audio
Ascending the Everest of the cello
Inbal Megiddo talks to RNZ Concert about her recording of all six of J S Bach's cello suites. Audio
Moment of Calm: Songs of the Seagulls
Can a seagull sing a Moment of Calm? Listen and decide. Audio
Ten thousand for a talented tenor
Lawyer and arts supporter Jim Stevenson loved the sound of the tenor voice. Now a trust set up after his death is looking to support talented singers make the leap from study to a professional career.
…Pulling the strings
Wellington Youth Orchestra principal cellist Tomos Christie and prinicipal viola Solace Ward speak to RNZ Concert ahead of the orchestra's big gig in the Michael Fowler Centre. Audio
Viva Voce turns 40
The Auckland chamber choir Viva Voce has reached its fifth decade, founder and Music Director John Rosser talks to RNZ Concert ahead of the birthday celebrations. Audio
A touch of the modern
French conductor Pierre Bleuse chats with RNZ Concert ahead of directing the Auckland Philharmonia in a deliberately diabolical programme. Audio
Opera in the cathedral
Wellington Cathedral of St Paul is staging a production of Noye's Fludde - Benjamin Britten's community opera retelling the story of Noah and the Ark. RNZ Concert talks with the director, Jacqui… Audio
Moment of Calm: Dusk at a country station.
The South Island has Cass, the North has Ormondville. Audio
An envoy from Moomin Valley
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto talks about his gigs with the NZSO and his family's connection with the creator of a beloved series of children's books.
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Aotearoa Jazz Orchestra debut
John Rae and Oscar Lavën talk to RNZ Concert ahead of what they hope will be a pivotal moment in the history of New Zealand jazz. Audio
Four players for the Four Last Songs
NZTrio's Amalia Hall talks about performing a pared-back arrangement of Strauss's Four Last Songs with the soprano Emma Pearson. Audio
From Mozart to the marimba
Freelance percussionist Naoto Segawa talks about the march that put him on the road to becoming a professional musician. Video, Audio
Seeking brass in pocket
The Christchurch music institution, Woolston Brass, is fundraising to rebuild its quake damaged bandrooms. Video, Audio
Her own Stabat Mater
Composer Victoria Kelly explains why she couldn't stick to the script in her latest choral work. Audio
Opportunity slides through the door
Ahead of his concert with the Auckland Philharmonia, British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor remembers the mystery message that galvanised his career. Video, Audio
