Bryan Crump
Forever young after 75 years
The Auckland Youth Orchestra is celebrating its diamond anniversary this month. Ahead of concerts in Whangarei, Hamilton and Auckland, Bryan Crump speaks to musical director Antun Poljanich and former… Video, Audio
Retired winemaker happy to face the music
Former director of Montana Wines, Peter Hubscher, talks to Bryan Crump about embracing his musical self after stepping back from the winemaking business and setting up the Tironui Trust (with his wife… Audio
Gemma Peacocke: a composer comfortable in her own skin
NZ composer Gemma Peacocke talks with Bryan Crump about recent works, and finding "a way around the squeamishness of being a classical composer who's interested in expressing emotion". Audio
Ben Goldscheider: man vs horn
Once described as 'a musical Bear Grylls' for his fearless performance of a virtuosic horn piece, young UK musician Ben Goldscheider is a star on the rise. He's one of the guest artists in this year’s… Video, Audio
Touring the world with bananas, chocolate and a violin
American-born violinist Esther Yoo talks with Bryan Crump ahead of her Napier concert with the NZSO playing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto. Video, Audio
From bow to baton: conductor Eivind Aadland
Bryan Crump speaks to Norwegian conductor Eivind Aadland, in Aotearoa to conduct the Auckland Philharmonia and possibly to add to his collection of contemporary art. Audio
Te Reo connects all New Zealanders to Aotearoa
To mark Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, Bryan Crump speaks to and plays waiata with Toni Huata, Kaihautū Puoro Māori, director of Māori Music at SOUNZ. Video, Audio
"Good music, great sword fights"
RNZ film critic Simon Morris assesses Hollywood's latest biopic on a dead composer. "Chevalier" is the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the son of slave (and a slave owner) who… Audio
Nurturing tomorrow's orchestral stars
Bridget Douglas, NZSO Principal Flute and Chair of the Alex Lindsay Awards Trust, talks to Bryan Crump about this year's recipients of grants to further their careers as orchestral musicians. Audio
Telling Émilie’s story
Collaborators Sophie Linday and Peau Halapua talk to Bryan Crump about the incidental music they've created for Sophie's play, ÉMILIE, the story of Émilie Du Châtelet, the woman who translated the… Audio
Madison Nonoa: playing Cupid
Waikato-raised, Portugal-based soprano Madison Nonoa is back home for the first time since the Covid pandemic. She's playing Cupid in Black Grace & NZ Opera's co-production of the dance-opera (m)Orphe… Audio
Taking Homeland through the heartland
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
"It's one of the most powerful things you can experience"
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: 'I love music, but before music I love sounds'
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
An enduring musical partnership
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
Barbara Glaser: new patron of the Auckland Philharmonia
"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
Festival brings together experienced and emerging musicians
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
Graham Kelly - Keeping the Party in Tune
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
Thinking about the way classical music is taught
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
Poetry on the edge
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