Piano
Musical Stairs
Juliette Sivertsen tries to find the key to a good tune on the musical stairs - an art installation in the Aotea Centre Audio
Shayne P Carter - We Will Rise Again
Shayne P Carter introduces the first offering from his forthcoming piano driven album 'We Will Rise Again'. Audio
Pianist and Vegetable Guru Clyde Potter
Clyde Potter owns Epicurean Supplies, an extensive, organic, market garden on the outskirts of Hastings. He was one of the first growers to get into many of the Asian greens three decades ago, and he… Audio, Gallery
Virtuoso pianist Stephen Hough joins guest conductor Gustavo Gimeno to showcase Brahms at NZSO concert
He's been labelled Britain's greatest living pianist - and now Stephen Hough will join forces with the NZSO and fast-rising conducting star Gustavo Gimeno to present the mighty Johannes Brahms Piano… Audio
James Rhodes: madness, medication and music
Charlotte Graham interviews the acclaimed British concert pianist, writer and television presenter who tells his story in Instrumental: a Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music. Video, Audio
Clare Hammond
British pianist Clare Hammond recently made her film debut as the younger version of Maggie Smith's character, 'Miss Shepherd', in the Alan Bennett film adaptation The Lady in the Van, directed by… Audio
Uri Caine
New York pianist and composer Uri Caine is on tour for Chamber Music New Zealand with New Zealand String Quartet. He'll be reimagining the likes of Schubert, Beethoven and Bach, and will be presenting… Audio
Benjamin Clementine
The story of pianist and singer Benjamin Clementine is a classic rags to riches tale about a young man who was so destitute he busked on the streets of Paris for three years before an appearance on a… Audio
Benjamin Clementine
Trevor Reekie talks to Mecury Prize-winning artist Benjamin Clementine. Audio
Beethoven ReCYCLE (Part 2)
Michael Houstoun and Tim Dodd continue their conversation about the Beethoven piano sonatas and Houstoun's approach to performing them. They talk in detail about the sonatas in his fourth concert of… Audio
Beethoven ReCYCLE (Part 1)
Michael Houstoun first performed the cycle of 32 Piano Sonatas by Beethoven 20 years ago. Why do it again? What's changed? Michael Houstoun talks to Tim Dodd about the project and they look at four… Audio
Lili Kraus
School children cheered and music-lovers hungrily devoured the post-war concerts given in NZ by Hungarian-born pianist Lili Kraus. Charlotte Wilson presents a tribute to the life and work of this… Audio
Judith Clark CNZM (1931-2014)
Christine Argyle presents a tribute to a leading NZ piano teacher. Video, Audio
Michael Houstoun: Pianist
Pianist Michael Houstoun talks about winning the Tui Award for Best Classical Album at the New Zealand Music Awards for his recording of the Complete Beethoven Sonatas on the Rattle label. Audio
Playing Favourites with Peter Dasent
New Zealand composer and songwriter living in Sydney, whose group The Umbrellas celebrated their 30th anniversary recently. He has been the pianist and musical director on ABC-TV's PlaySchool since… Audio
Garrick Ohlsson: Pianist
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson returns to our stages this weekend to perform the First Brahms Concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Audio
Justine Cormack, Sarah Watkins and Kenneth Young: NZTrio
NZTrio perform the first of their 'Blast' concerts this weekend, featuring music by Faure, Beethoven and New Zealand composer Kenneth Young. He joins violinist Justine Cormack and pianist Sarah… Audio
Michael Norris: 'Nine Echoes'
New music ensemble Stroma mark 100 years since Douglas Lilburn's birth with a concert of specially composed works: responding to Lilburn's Nine Short Pieces for Piano. Co-director and composer Michael… Audio
Benny Lackner: Jazz Pianist
German jazz pianist Benny Lackner is in the country with his trio to perform at the Auckland Jazz Festival. Eva chats to Benny about his playing and aesthetic. Audio
John Wells: Rönisch Piano Competition
Organist John Wells is the adjudicator for this year's Rönisch Auckland Secondary Schools Piano Competition. He tells Eva what he'll be looking for in a potential winner. Audio