Jazz trumpeter Chris Botti makes his New Zealand debut with a full band at the Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna. The talented artist has worked with the very best in the music business but lives alone, unencumbered by possessions.

Jiří and Otto Bubeníček talk about their ballet vision for the film The Piano. The new full-length work tells the story of Ada McGrath and her daughter Flora set to a score that depicts New Zealand’s isolation and desolation.

The annual Art Deco Festival is underway in Napier, embracing everything the era had to offer. Find out about the origins of the word “jazz”, the history of flappers and the Charleston, and New Zealand in the 1920s.

Peter Hoar reviews French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra & producer Zoë George and Dr Aleisha Ward explore Jazz era NZ - music, dance ... and sex.

French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet discusses the composers who have influenced him, from  Bartok and Beethoven in his youth to Debussy as an adult.

Film maker Reiner Moritz explores the life and times of composer, conductor and cultural politician Pierre Boulez.

Drag Queens combine with New Zealand Opera to celebrate the colourful and fascinating life of a legendary Aucklander Peter Taylor.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra launched its first tour of 2018 on Friday night in fine fashion. Upbeat producer Zoë George reviews the music from the movies.

Festival Opera founder Anna Pierard took time out of her busy Madame Butterfly schedule to discuss some of her favourite pieces of music.

New Zealand Opera's General Director Stuart Maunder is leaving the company after four years at the helm. He tells Eva Radich about his time in NZ and where he's off to next.