Orchestra

Sistema Aotearoa has just launched the youth orchestra Rangatahi Philharmonia o Tara. Eva catches up with programme director Rosalind Giffney, and asks her how the South Auckland music education… Audio

Next year, conductor Giordano Bellincampi takes the reins as Music Director of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. This week, they get a preview: he's here to lead their performance of music by… Audio

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

Tuba player Naomi Christensen was last year's Brass Player of the Year at the New Zealand School of Music. This weekend, she's the featured soloist with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra, playing the… Audio

Chris Watson is the recipient of this year's SOUNZ Contemporary Award, announced last night at the APRA Silver Scrolls. He tells Cynthia Morahan about his winning work 'Sings Songs Self'. 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

James Judd was Music Director with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra between 1997 and 2007. He's back this month, leading the orchestra in a nationwide tour, and conducting a gala evening with… 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

The Christchurch School of Music celebrates 60 years this weekend. Music Director Celia Stewart tells Eva what they have planned for their Diamond Jubilee. Audio

In this week's episode: Eva speaks to Australian conductor Simone Young about her passion for Bruckner Symphonies, before speaking to director Amanda Rees and her sister, actor Donogh Rees about their… Audio

In this week's episode: Eva speaks to cellist Umberto Clerici ahead of his New Zealand debut with the Southern Sinfonia, after William Yang talks about identity, photography and adaptation in his film… 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

Umberto Clerici is principal cellist with the Sydney Symphony. This week, he's in Dunedin to perform the Elgar concerto with the Southern Sinfonia and conductor Simon Over. 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

Filmmaker Rebecca Tansley and the subject of her documentary film Crossing Rachmaninoff, Flavio Vallani, join Wallace to talk about the journey they took back to Vallani's homeland of Italy. The film… Audio

Dominic reviews the Wellington performance from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, pianist Simon Trpceski and conductor Vasily Audio

In this week's episode: Eva speaks to British architecture writer Owen Hatherley, before catching up with the star Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko ahead of his New Zealand Symphony Orchestra… Audio

In this week's episode, Eva meets the Belgian cornet virtuoso Harmen Vanhoorne, Roger Horrocks introduces his new collection of Len Lye's writings, and David Morriss talks to Edo de Waart: the brand… Audio