ListenerListenerCultureClassical music with squawk: Guitarist’s new album inspired by backyard birdsGuitarist and composer Bruce Paine on why birdsong was an inspiration.09 May 04:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureRemembering Vincent O’Sullivan: A life of literary luminescence and endless conversationKirsty Gunn pays tribute to one of our greatest writers and poets, Vincent O'Sullivan.04 May 10:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureWorld-famous cellist got flack for loving the pastBaroque music lover Mimé Yamahiro Brinkmann defied her teacher to play music her way.02 May 04:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Hewitson Profile: Sol3 Mio’s Moses Mackay - from state house to opera houseMoses Mackay on the heights of Italian opera, divas, and "toxic" reality tv shows.30 Apr 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Bigger Picture: Hear them roarFour wāhine Māori artists win big and the applause is heard from Italy to Aotearoa.26 Apr 04:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureStephen Fry uncovers WWII tale of bravery beyond wordsArt as resistance: How a gay Dutch painter and cellist fought the Nazis.22 Apr 06:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureMāori melodies meet Welsh song in a unique music collaborationFrom opera star to language champion, Kawiti Waetford walks a new path.22 Apr 05:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureWhy there’s a lot to be seen at the back of a paintingTaking an old painting from its frame can reveal hidden clues to its creation and history.19 Apr 04:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureNZSO top brass heads to Dunedin for Strauss concertoThe dream Strauss concerto that gives horn players nightmares.18 Apr 04:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureHow great our art: The surprising art choices of 10 NZ artistsKiwi artists on the works they love.18 Apr 12:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureIf you were going to turn Jane Austen into an opera, why would you pick Mansfield Park?Inside NZ Opera's novel approach to Austen's most demanding book.16 Apr 12:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureHeart of Gold intact: Music’s artistic worth outlives market fluctuationsSong investment giant Hipgnosis's market downgrade can't diminish the power of a song.11 Apr 05:30 PM
ListenerListenerCultureAotearoa’s earliest photos rediscovered: Our people and places as you’ve never seen them beforeEarly photos provide an evocative snapshot of NZ's past.10 Apr 05:30 PM
ListenerListenerCultureMeet the dance collaborators leaving a lasting Imprint on NZ danceWhy we made: Rodney Bell and Malia Johnston on friendship, dance and making a mark.10 Apr 06:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureToi love: NZ's new Māori and Pasifika art movement - and the gallery leading the chargeMāori and Pasifika artists are at heart of a new movement that is "having a moment".08 Apr 05:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureShort Arms, Big Dreams: How classical musician dodged a trombone bullet to find harmony with the French hornMorton Trio & Friends perform challenging rarely heard music around NZ.08 Apr 04:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureReimagining Aotearoa's artistic landscape: Marilynn Webb's legacy explored in major retrospectiveRetrospective of artist Marilynn Webb's work places her among our most important artists.03 Apr 04:30 PM
ListenerListenerCultureUS percussion powerhouse Jacob Nissly rattled by big news but ready for NZSO appearancesA musical Savile Row suit has been tailored to show off US percussionist’s best features.03 Apr 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureCross purposes: Church stoush keeps art by one of NZ’s most highly regarded artists under wrapsAn early commission by one of NZ's most highly regarded artists lies hidden in obscurity.28 Mar 11:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureFlautist’s flight:“I like uniting different cultures, places. It’s almost like I’m uniting parts of myself”Review: A UN of styles mark Tessa Brinckman's collection of flute pieces.28 Mar 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureHighly strung and ropeable: Our female rugby greats bound togetherTop rugby players to be tied together in living sculpture performance.26 Mar 11:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureBattleground bylines: Kiwi women war reporters rememberedForget images of tough-guy male war writers; two of our best were women.26 Mar 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureArtist Sandro Kopp: “I have no idea how people who don’t paint deal with difficult situations in life”Sandro Kopp opens his first solo exhibition at home in NZ in more than a decade.18 Mar 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureWhy I made: I went to buy wool for a hat and ended up knitting a human skeletonSculptor Michele Beevors makes life-sized sculptures of skeletal animals knitted in yarn.13 Mar 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureClassical: Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater retains its magicThree centuries on, Stabat Mater still evokes shivers of delight.12 Mar 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Bigger Picture: Dame Kiri on the cusp of stardomDame Kiri Te Kanawa has turned 80, but in 1966 she was beginning her international career.09 Mar 09:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureWorld-renowned quartet: "It just seems natural that we're coming to your country so we should play your music"Kiwi music to feature when The Brodsky Quartet tours NZ.07 Mar 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureWhy I made: Sculptor Brett Graham on war memorials and making colossal artBrett Graham: "Objects tell stories, narratives are important in indigenous art."28 Feb 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureIn the words of wāhine: Women composers and poets combine for intense listening experienceSome 21 women composers of Aotearoa set words by our female poets.28 Feb 03:30 AM
ListenerListenerCulturePain in the arts: Critiquing the creative funding carve upFunding is still a long, hard battle for any kind of artist in Aotearoa.26 Feb 04:00 PM
ListenerListenerCultureClassical: New radio host in the right place at the right timeScotsman Andrew Clark makes his mark on RNZ Concert's Mornings.22 Feb 03:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureWhy I made: The Kiwi choreographer who might be more Jackson Pollock than Michael JacksonBlack Grace founder Neil Ieremia on branching into other art forms.21 Feb 05:00 AM
ListenerListenerCultureThe Kiwi expat painting the Waikato WarArtist Richard Lewer is confronting the brutal history he was wasn’t taught in school.20 Feb 04:30 PM
ListenerListenerCultureBehind the photo: The reality of photographing concertsNZ photographer on capturing concert shots that go global.20 Feb 05:00 AM