Here at RNZ Concert we are in the middle of our BBC Proms season, so we decided to get the inside scoop from BBC Proms Director David Pickard on why the Proms is so special.

The Lazarus String Quartet is about to embark on a tour of New Zealand.

Dr Hamish Robb explains why Beethoven's symphonies are just as relevant today as when they were first performed.

Scottish accordionist James Crabb is a world authority on Piazzolla's tango music, a lover of folk music and a champion of new music for the accordion.

NZSO's latest Shed Series concert 'Sinfonietta' proves to be the most intellectually challenging of the series for reviewer Hadyn Green but a winner thanks to Conductor Hamish McKeich's thorough explanations.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Reimagined concert lived up to its title for reviewer Peter Hoar, with music from ancient China to the 1990s delivered in effortless style.

Jennifer Stumm is a viola virtuoso with a career to prove it. She's also committed to breaking down barriers to classical music. Jennifer runs a Latin American festival which gives young players opportunities they would not otherwise have had. It's become a modern model for 21st century creativity and efficient artist-led advancement of diverse talent.

APO soloist and Pip virtuoso Wu Man talks about and plays her instrument which dates back more than 2,000 years. She's been its biggest advocate for several decades, helping the pipa find a place in multiple genre. She is here to play the Pipa Concerto written for her by Lou Harrison.

Wellington string quartet Sixteen Strings has won the NZCT annual chamber music contest Grand Final held in Auckland over the weekend.

Dunedin singers soprano Clare Barton and tenor James Adams talk about the fun of performing Gilbert and Sullivan’s satiric opera The Mikado.