Andrew Haveron is a UK-born violinist. After a stint as first violinist of the Brodsky Quartet, he’s been in demand as an orchestral concertmaster, working with Valery Gergiev and the Orchestra for Peace and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Well-known classics will be joined by big names, circus performers, kiwi hits, BBC’s Planet Earth and music inspired by Roald Dahl for the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2019 season.

Composer Victoria Kelly talks about female representation in the music industry 125 years since female suffrage in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra continues its Classical Hits tour throughout the country. Elizabeth Kerr was at the Michael Fowler Centre on Saturday.

NZ Opera’s latest production is a feast for the eyes and the ears. Spectacular staging and costuming along with powerful singing made for a grand night of opera according to reviewer Peter Hoar

People from a range of cultures will join together this weekend to share an Ode to the Moon.

Michael Norris is one of three SOUNZ Contemporary Award finalists for 2018. He tells us why he enjoyed working with local throat singer Jonny Marks to create Sygyt, a work that melds the ancient folk singing technique with the highly refined techniques of Stroma, his new music ensemble.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is touring the country playing some of your favourite classical hits. Principal cello Andrew Joyce tells us why these works by composers Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and NZ’s own Gillian Whitehead have become so popular.

The NZSO’s 2019 core repertoire season features favourites including Holst’s The Planets and Beethoven’s complete symphonies, new local commissions and a bevy of talented soloists.

You’ll know it when you hear it. One of the vibrant choruses from Verdi’s famous Requiem has accompanied TV shows and advertisements, and was used in the NZ film “Hunt for the Wilderpeople”.