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Listen to music and performing arts interviews here when it suits you, as broadcast at 4pm most days:
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Celebrating Music Therapy Week 2025
9 Apr 2025Renata Kuswanto talks with RNZ Concert's David Morriss about her work as a Neurologic Music Therapist at Southern Music Therapy in Christchurch. Read more Audio
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Taking her own musical medicine
7 Apr 2025Pauline Grogan's advocacy for the use of music for people in care became far more personal after she suffered two strokes herself. Read more Audio
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Keeping score at the movies
4 Apr 2025Dr Dan Golding talks about his part in a movie music podcast turned live show that's coming to the Aotea Centre with help from the Auckland Philharmonia. Read more Video, Audio
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Song cycle on a downward spiral
3 Apr 2025New Zealand-born, German-based tenor Jonathan Abernethy is back in Aotearoa singing a Schubert masterpiece about a bloke who went down a rabbit hole. Read more Audio
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Moment of Calm: School Camp
2 Apr 2025Teenage boys can get a little loud at times, but from a distance these boys enjoying a camp in the Tararua Ranges sound lovely to us. Read more Audio
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Taking up Haydn for Lent
2 Apr 2025Anne Loeser from the Wellington ensemble Camerata talks about performing a sacred Haydn masterpiece leading up to Easter. Read more Audio
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Mansfield Park on the Mainland
1 Apr 2025Director Rebecca Meltzer is part of the team turning Jane Austen's Mansfield Park into an opera. Read more Audio
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Making the Last Post a winning one
31 Mar 2025Retiring NZSO trumpet player Cheryl Hollinger looks back on 25 years with the national orchestra. Read more Video, Audio
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West and South Auckland winds converge in city's Town Hall
28 Mar 2025Manukau City Band and West City Concert Band present a combined concert this Thursday, "Angels' Ascent". Read more Audio
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Harmony for Hope: supporting youth mental health
27 Mar 2025Orchestra Wellington and Rotary Clubs are working together to present Harmony for Hope, a charity concert to raise awareness and funds for the Lifting the Lid initiative. Read more Audio
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Moment of Calm: The joy of rain.
26 Mar 2025For those in need of a dousing, a bit of rain to soften the edges of your day. Read more Audio
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Emily Beynon: fearless with the flute
26 Mar 2025International flute player Emily Beynon discusses her approach to music ahead of her concerts with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
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22 September 2025
with Bryan Crump
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sinfonia, from Cantata No 29, Wir danken dir - Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott (EMI CDM 7 69853)
Lilburn, Douglas: Player's Music - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle RAT D040)
Debussy, Claude: Dialogue du vent et de la mer, from La Mer - Ulster Orch/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9114)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in D Op 18/3 (1) - Gewandhaus Quartet (NCA 60139)
Traditional arr Baker: Tarantella - Aquarelle Guitar Quartet (Chandos CHAN 10609)
Hovhaness, Alan: Symphony No 2, Mysterious Mountain (1) - London SO/John Williams (SONY SK 62729)
Purcell, Henry: How Blest Are Shepherds, from King Arthur - Karina Gauvin (sop), Les Boréades de Montréal/Francis Colpron (Atma ACD2398)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 37 in E HobXVI/22 - Marc-André Hamelin (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67882)
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Farquhar, David: Ring Round the Moon (6) - New Zealand SO/Kenneth Young (Continuum CCD 1073)
Boccherini, Luigi: Cello Concerto in D G478 (4) - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman (Sony SK 60680)
York, Andrew: Djembe, from African Suite - Tim Timmermans (djembe), Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Sony SK 60274)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 35 in D K385, Haffner (1) - Concertgebouw Orch/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (RCO Live RCO 06004)
Wonder, Stevie: Overjoyed - Calefax Reed Quintet (Pentatone PTC5187046)
Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Harp Concerto in A (3) - Marisa Robles (harp), ASMF/Iona Brown (Decca 425 723)
Holst, Gustav: Marching Song Op 22 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications CD655)
Bach, Johann Sebastian trans Rachmaninov: Prelude, from Violin Partita No 3 in E BWV1006 - Daniil Trifonov (pno) (DG 4835335)
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Ravel, Maurice arr Renz: Toccata, from Le Tombeau de Couperin - Berlin Ensemble (Berlin Philharmonic 6001)
Schumann, Robert: Arabeske in C Op 18 - Jonathan Biss (pno) (EMI 3 65391)
Barry, John: Themes from Dances with Wolves (the film score) - Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel (Telarc CD 80474)
Warlock, Peter: Capriol Suite - London Festival Orch/Ross Pople (Arte Nova ANO 378 680)
Page, Adam: Home - Adam Page (flute) (Wizard Tone Records 2017)
Schein, Johann Hermann arr Slokar-Posaunenquartett: Padouana in D minor - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)
Debussy, Claude orch Caplet: Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum, from Children's Corner - Ulster Orch/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 8756)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony No 4 in C minor - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur (Brilliant Classics 99926)
Kreisler, Fritz: Prelude & Allegro - Kyung-Wha Chung (vln), Philip Moll (pno) (Decca 417289)
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Beethoven, Ludwig van arr anon: Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13, Pathétique (3) - Albion Ensemble (SOMM SOMMCD 070)
Copland, Aaron: Appalachian Spring - Atlanta SO/Robert Spano (TELARC CD 80596)
Piazzolla, Astor: Allegro Tangabile - Tango Siempre (ARC EUCD1807)
Pärt, Arvo: Summa - Franz Joseph Quartet (Atma ACD 2 2310)
Brahms, Johannes arr Geringas: Liebestreu Op 3/1 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Tamás Vesmás (pno) (RNZ UB56)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Trio No 6 in G K564 (1) - Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) (DG 4837506)
Dvořák, Antonín: Czech Suite Op 39 (3) - Malaysian Phil/Claus Peter Flor (BIS SACD 1856)
Gershwin, George: Love is Here to Stay, from The Goldwyn Follies - The King's Singers (Signum SIGCD 500)
Anonymous: Jota - Hesperion XXI (Alia Vox AV 9834)
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