Upbeat producer Zoë George asks Suite Gallery owner David Alsop how to build an art collection, where to buy art, who to buy it from and whether you should by from the head or the heart?

Australian artist Michael Leunig is coming to New Zealand for the Dunedin Arts Festival. The well-known cartoonist, poet, painter, writer and philosopher discusses the New Zealand psyche, his trade mark duck character and how drawing expresses our inner feelings and individuality.

Jennifer Shennan reviews the return of the Royal New Zealand Ballet's Giselle. It's touring the country. Is it en pointe with purists and is it better the second time around?

Wellington's newest arts phenomenon, Eternity Opera opens its first production this week. Mozart's Don Giovanni features some of Wellington's best professional singers. Director Alex Galvin and soprano Barbara Patterson discuss how the seduction of Donna Anna is as relevant today as it was in eighteenth century Spain where Mozart set his opera.

UK based Australian pianist Piers Lane brings his brilliance to the south island. He’s joining the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra to perform Rachmaninov’s second piano concerto. He is also the current Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, and the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia.

Peter Hoar reviews the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s concert of denounced pieces, including Sibelius’ Finlandia; Bartók’s Piano Concerto No.3, and Shostakovich’s Symphony No.11. Conducted by Eckehard Stier, did it live up to expectations?

Playing an instrument that doesn’t feature in an orchestra can present its challenges. But KBB Music Festival, which is in its 33rd year offers young musicians from concert bands, jazz bands and orchestras a chance to show their stuff. Trevor Thwaites explains what KBB means for those climbing the musical scales, with 145 groups from 48 schools participating this year.

With the rise of online streaming services, the role of the censor gets more difficult. Deputy Chief Censor Jared Mullen has been in the role for a year and gives an insight into what he has to censor, why NZIFF film Embrace was rated differently here compared to Australia, and why legislation needs to change.

The Kiri te Kanawa Foundation is coming to the aid of young NZ singers in a well researched and targeted programme. Trustee Stephen Dee explains how the programme could save a young singer $60,000 – the equivalent of a year spent studying and living in London

Indian musicians Purbayan Chatterjee and Taufiq Qureshi have been in Auckland this month teaching workshops at the University of Auckland School of Music. The duo takes classical traditions and put them into contemporary contexts and settings. Greg Booth sat down with the musician to discover more about the intricacies of Indian melodic and rhythmic language.