Music

Wellington composer Michael Williams joins Emile Donovan to explain - and to test his own perfect pitch. Audio

Through exploiting a distribution loop, AI-generated songs were being uploaded against Australian bassist Paul Bender's will, and it remains foggy who's behind the ghost songs. He joins Emile Donovan.

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman. Audio

Canadian conductor Adam Johnson is in New Zealand to conduct this year's NZSO National Youth Orchestra. Audio

Singer and conductor Andrew Withington was a teacher and mentor to many. He died over the weekend at the age of 46. Today, a former student pays tribute.  Audio

Music from the world, for the world, featuring Rabih Abou-Khalil, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Ane Brun, and Gambian multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Sona Jobarteh. Audio

It’s the middle of winter, and we’re celebrating the season in this week’s programme with some carols of the snowy variety: it’s the perfect time of year to sing In the Bleak Midwinter! Audio

On this week's show there's reggae from Horace Andy, soul courtesy of Irma Thomas and Otis Redding, blues from Johnny Jenkins plus a cut from Gillian Welch's classic album Revival. Audio

Kāpiti drummer Mike Jensen's new album 'Remembering' is the outcome of his Master's project at the University of Auckland, and examines family dynamics and personal history. Also this hour: music from… Audio

Nick heads to Europe for jazz from Tom Berkmann and Fabrizio Sotti, trumpet player and singer Clora Bryant makes an appearance, and Herbie Hancock gets moody. Audio

Promoter Matt Crawley joins Tony Stamp for the RNZ Mixtape to chew over the songs that soundtrack his life. Audio

Tony Stamp catches up with Ringlets about their sophomore album, The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time for Walkies). Audio

Little Simz caught up with Tony Stamp about her new album, Lotus. Audio

Lorde has a kōrero with Tony Stamp about her just-released album Virgin for Music 101. Audio

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Audio

Jazz musician Heather Webb presents Parallax, her Masters recital of all original music inspired by astrophysics. Recorded by RNZ Concert at the Ron Ball Studio, Christchurch Town Hall on 17 February… Audio

Ahead of the debut broadcast in Aotearoa, Tim Finn talks to RNZ Concert about his opera "Ihitai Avei’a - Star Navigator": the story of the Tahitian navigator Tupaia, who guided Cook to Aotearoa. Audio