Concert Talk

Aucklander Eve de Castro-Robinson is Orchestra Wellington's Composer-in-Residence for 2024, and she won't even have to move south. Read more Video, Audio

They met at Auckland Univesity, before heading off to opposite ends of the planet. Now composer Celeste Oram and conductor Tianyi Lu are collaborating on a new ballet in Switzerland. Read more Video, Audio

We tend to focus on the masters, but every musician has to start somewhere. And that's when Christopher Norton comes to the fore. Read more Video, Audio

Stephen Diaz had to base himself in Europe to become a professional countertenor, but that doesn't stop him from coming back to Aotearoa when he can. Read more Audio

Zimbabwe-born saxophone player Thabani Gapara is embracing the opportunities afforded him by his adopted homeland. Read more Audio

The Walt Disney Company turned a hundred last month. Cultural historian Dr Malcolm Cook talks to Bryan Crump about the role music's played in the company's success. Read more Video, Audio

A brand new production of Tim Minchin's awarding-winning show is returning to Auckland next year. Bryan Crump talks with director Grant Meese. Read more Audio

Soprano Deborah Wai Kapohe talks with Bryan Crump about coming home to her whenua to sing in a fundraising gig for Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery. Read more Audio

It seems singing to your infant does help to calm them down, but how? Dr Sam Mehr from The Music Lab at Auckland University is trying to find out. Read more Audio

Opera singer Kawiti Waetford talks to Bryan Crump about his role in a new online celebration of song in Te Reo Māori. Read more Audio

John Robinson from the Australian folk fusion quartet Equus talks with Bryan Crump ahead of their appearance at next year's WOMAD festival. Read more Video, Audio

Jeremy Fitzsimons has left the city but kept his city job – playing percussion. He speaks to Bryan Crump about moving to the family farm while continuing to work as a musician. Read more Audio