Music
This Weekend: WOMAD
TAHI presenter So'omalo Iteni-Schwalger is in New Plymouth for WOMAD 2025. Audio
The sweet sound of the Irish harp
Award-winning Irish harp player Úna ní Fhlannagáin performs live in the RNZ Concert studio. Audio
Music 101: Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
NZ Live: Womb
Sibling trio WOMB are back with their highly anticipated third album One Is Always Heading Somewhere. Audio
Homegrown festival to rock Wellington for last time
Fans are saying the magic of the event will be hard to recreate when it moves on from the capital next year. Audio
Making music At the Movies
Having just clocked up one thousand episodes of At the Movies, reviewer Simon Morris shares his favourite film scores with RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump. Video, Audio
Podcast Critic: Summer Album / Winter Album and 20,000Hz
Elliot Childs has some great podcast recommendations today. Audio
Can Robots Serve Ramen Correctly
We are asking the big questions! How do we feel about HDMI cords in 2025? Should you get a tattoo of your partners name All this and more! Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 12 March 2025
This week on Pocket Edition Maggie Tweedie spotlights Lorina Harding, Ezra Collective, Jordan Rakei and Maribou State. Audio
The multi-faceted Carleen Ebbs
Music development manager and London-trained Kiwi soprano Carleen Ebbs is carving out a musical career back home. Audio
Bookmarks with Arnya Karaitiana
Aryna is a creative director who weaves indigenous traditions and wellbeing philosophies into her artistic practices. This year, supported by Toi Manahau: The Designers Institute of New Zealand, Arnya… Audio
Music Critic: Vera Ellen and Horsegirl
Zac Arnold of Naked PR has new music from the very busy Vera Ellen and a recent track from a Chicago trio, Horsegirl. Audio
Music : Whats on at WOMAD + A Homegrown goodbye
Yadana Saw previews some of the acts that are taking the stage at WOMAD this weekend, plus a look ahead to the final Homegrown festival in Wellington. Audio
The Piano Presents Sundays at Four 2023: Michael Houstoun
Pianist Michael Houstoun performs a recital featuring works by two of the great Romantic composers – Brahms and Rachmaninov. Recorded at The Piano, Christchurch in September 2023, as part of their… Audio
From tenor horn, to horn and tenor
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra principal horn Emma Eden talks to RNZ Concert about her brass band beginnings ahead of her starring role in Benjamin Britten's 'Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings'. Audio
What is on King Charles' Commonwealth playlist?
Bob Marley, Beyoncé and New Zealand opera great Dame Kiri Te Kanawa are on the King's rotation. Video
Music Feature: Aotearoa's electronic and dub fusion artists
For today's music feature, we're travelling back to the heady days of the 1990s - when a new generation of Aotearoa jazz, soul, funk, dub and lounge musicians rose to fame. Nathan Haines and Mark De… Audio
Planet Vegeta & Island Vibes
We catch up with NZ artists Planet Vegeta & Island VIbes So'omalo talks about his splurge at the arcade We recap Pasifika Festival Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Tūranga Morgan-Edmonds
As an online cultural teacher, Tū answers questions ranging from pronunciation to protocol for getting moko. He is also the bass player for the award-winning heavy metal band Alien Weaponry. Audio
Gracie Francis: the natural-born collaborator
New Zealand collaborative pianist Gracie Francis talks to RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump ahead of her Julliard music school doctoral recital. Video, Audio
