Next week in Auckland, 41 children with and without disabilities will share the limelight in New Zealand’s first ever fully-inclusive musical.

The Olympic Games of contemporary art, the Venice Biennale is underway. RNZ's Lynn Freeman meets NZ artist Dane Mitchell to discuss his contribution.

A new New Zealand work with a libretto by Witi Ihimaera and a score by Kenneth Young, inspired in part by the garden paintings of Karl Maughan, debuts at the Auckland Writers Festival next week.

Acclaimed New Zealand soprano Anna Leese is set to perform Bic Runga's first classical piece during a three-centre concert tour with Tākiri Ensemble .

It's all about the bass for Eric Scholes when he performs with NZ Barok this weekend.

New Zealand composer David Hamilton will have his new work Homecoming – Te Hokinga Mai has its orchestral premiere in Auckland  this weekend.

The Great American Songbook has provided inspiration for musicians for decades - it’s not an actual book, but more a set of songs that have evolved to be among the most popular classic tunes of the first half of the 20th Century. Jazz singer-songwriter Bruce Brown talks us through some of the tunes.

British chamber group Septura is touring for Chamber Music NZ. The group joins us in the studio to talk about what they do and why.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra continues to wow with popular culture. Reviewer Hadyn Green was in the audience for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is bringing Star Wars to life again, this time it’s the Empire Strikes Back.