Music
10yo trumpet player looking forward to ANZAC dawn service
Celine Wu is ten, she's been playing the trumpet for three years and isn't just good, she's been the under-15 champ for the last two years. Ke-Xin Li has the story Audio
Stringing together generations of chamber musicians
Four years ago, an old Presbyterian church was saved from demolition. Now, it's a home for arts and music for the whole of Auckland. Audio
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens at their Premier Series concert, 'Enigma', 27 March 2025. Audio
James MACMILLAN: Concerto for Orchestra, Ghosts
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens at their Premier Series concert, 'Enigma', 27 March 2025. Audio
GRIEG orch Sitt: Norwegian Dances Op 35
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Karl-Heinz Steffens at their Premier Series concert, 'Enigma', 27 March 2025. Audio
Auckland Philharmonia: Enigma
Edvard Grieg explores his Norwegian heritage, Edward Elgar honours his personal friends, and James MacMillan's new work 'Ghosts' is haunted by musical spirits and memories. Audio
Harmony for Hope: supporting youth mental health
Orchestra 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. Audio
Pania & IAC
We have some cool out of town guests visit us for some yarns. So'omalo catches up with a guest he's interviewed before IAC Music and Janay meets Pania who has been making a stir the last few years… Audio
Shihad will get best classic record award at Taite Music Prize
The rock band will score a prize for their album, Killjoy, which set them on their way to New Zealand legend status.
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 26 March 2025
This week on Pocket Edition, Maggie Tweedie introduces us to Queen Omega and Irish Singer Camille O'Sullivan and shares some musical gems. Audio
Emily Beynon: fearless with the flute
International flute player Emily Beynon discusses her approach to music ahead of her concerts with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
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Music Critic: new tracks from Lisa Crawley and Jessica Pratt
Music man Matthew Crawley is in studio to play two new cuts just for you. World on a String by Jessica Pratt and What You Can Do by Lisa Crawley. Audio
Music with Yadana Saw
Yadana plays local sounds self described as 'swamptramp,' Turkish psych-rock and Chaka Khan Audio
Music promoter renews calls for beefed up ticketing rules
A music event promoter is renewing calls for new legislation to protect concert goers if an event is cancelled. Audio
Festival failures prompt calls for shake-up in ticket rules
Forking out big bucks for music festivals is always a risk, but simple changes could make fans rest a little easier.
Karl-Heinz Steffens: from clarinet to conducting
In 2008, Karl-Heinz Steffens gave up his plum job as principal clarinet with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - he's never looked back. Video, Audio
Lou'ana & The Cast of Love Mum
The Cast of Love Mum join us ahead of kicking off the last shows of their tour in Auckland The Dazzling Lou'ana chats with Janay about her latest music We hear more reasons why So'omalo isn't a fan of… Audio
Lil Chuck, the One Man Skiffle Band at Festival of Colour
David Thorpe is Lil Chuck and he's taking his one man skiffle band to Wanaka for the Festival of Colour Audio
Shake up in ticketing rules called for after festival disasters
Forking out big bucks for music festivals is always a risk, but some simple changes in regulations could make fans rest that little bit easier. Audio
NZSO's history at your fingertips
An online exhibition of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra photos, video footage and sound recordings went live this week. Video, Audio
