Show Notes
Rae de Lisle learnt how injury can curtail a pianist's career the hard way, now she passes on those lessons to a new generation of New Zealand musicians. Listen to Rae playing Ravel here. Look at Rae’s website. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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Younger people may not know it, but they're flocking to classical music. John Mietus is conducting Armageddon Live; an orchestral fest of music from comics, sci-fi, fantasy and gaming. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Opera singer, teacher, conductor Elisha Fa’i-So’oialo is bringing her knowledge and love of the Pasifika choral tradition to the country's biggest choir festival. Watch Robert Wiremu's stunning arrangement of "Whakaaria Mai" with Elisha Fa’i-So’oialo singing mezzo soprano here Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Ahead of directing the NZSO, New Zealand conductor Tianyi Lu talks about what she's learned since becoming a working mother with the birth of her son. Watch Tianyi conducting Tchaikovsky here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason speaks with us ahead of her debut the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra tonight. Watch Isata in an NPR Tiny Desk concert. Watch the family playing here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Vocal coach and Auckland choir conductor Claire Caldwell works her magic on budding singers from the piano. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details