Bryan Crump

NZTrio pianist Somi Kim takes time out to speak to Bryan Crump about her busy schedule of solo and chamber performances including Homeland, the trio's three-part concert series. Audio

Pianist Joyce Yang is in New Zealand to perform Leonard Bernstein's 'Symphony No 2, The Age of Anxiety' with the NZSO. She says for people who aren't familiar with classical music, nothing beats… Audio

Moses Mackay, one third of the Pasifika opera trio Sol3 Mio, is back in Aotearoa to sing in the annual Spring fundraising Soirée for Te Papa. He's also released a solo album, Grace. Bryan Crump spoke… Video, Audio

Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun have been making music together since Bella won the Michael Hill International Violin competition in 2008. Having recorded all of Beethoven's sonatas, they've… Audio

"Auckland and the APO have given me at least as much as I've given them." Barbara Glaser looks forward to advocating for the orchestra as its new patron after recently stepping down as CEO, a role she… Audio

Violinists Wilma Smith and Donald Armstrong are Co-Artistic Directors of this year's Martinborough Music Festival, which takes place at the end of September. Audio

Former trade unionist and Labour MP Graham Kelly has played in Dixieland and dance bands for most of his life. He's written a book about how politics and music has shaped his life. Audio

Violinist, educator and academic researcher Eleanor Ryan talks with Bryan Crump about the PhD thesis she's currently working on: decolonising performance pedagogies in Higher Education. Audio

Bill Martin and his Trio will be mixing his jazz with the words of some Dunedin poets in a concert marking National Poetry Day. Audio

Salina Fisher and Jerome Kavanagh are co-creators of a new work, 'Papatūānuku', for taonga pūoro and orchestra which will have its world premiere at the Auckland Philharmonia's In the Elements concert… Audio

Kāinga is the first feature film to screen on the RNZ website. It’s a collection of eight short movie explorations of what home in Aotearoa means from a Kiwi-Asian experience. Wellington composer… Video, Audio

The current Composer-in-Residence at Lilburn House in Wellington talks with Bryan Crump about the importance of her Greek heritage, how she approaches composing and what she does to relax. Audio

Ondulation is the latest album from Tāmaki Makaurau-based composer, keyboard player and performer Alan Brown. It's inspired by – and features – an electronic instrument called the Ondomo. Audio

Mark Menzies, Head of Performance at Canterbury University's School of Music, talks with Bryan Crump about how the School is marking the University's 150th anniversary. Audio

"The fundamental thing about performing music is your passion for it and your sense of ownership of it, and that you're really expressing something that feels very true to you." Scottish pianist… Audio

German violinist David Garrett doesn't confine himself to "the bubble of classical music" for inspiration. As a crossover artist, he's performed pieces by Metallica, Queen and Coldplay, alongside… Video, Audio

Mezzo-soprano Catrin Johnsson is the narrator for a new work by Waikato composer Janet Jennings. It's a musical story about courage, guardianship and the environment around us. Audio

Manukau Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Their next concert includes a work by David Hamilton commissioned especially to mark the occasion. Audio

"It's just an hour, but wow - what an hour!" says Lester Lynch. The US baritone is in New Zealand with UK soprano Susan Bullock to perform Bartok's opera Bluebeard's Castle in an innovative production… Video, Audio

The Lower Hutt-based music education programme is marking the occasion with a day of musical celebrations. Programme Director Margaret Guldborg talks with Bryan Crump about what's planned. Audio