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Concert Audio Features

Almost all talk and feature programmes on Radio New Zealand Concert contain music sourced from commercial CDs. Radio New Zealand has rights to broadcast this material but at this stage does not have rights to offer copies of programmes for sale or download.

The exceptions currently available are here:

Appointment
Get to know more about a special topic or interesting musician.
Beethoven!
Watch video of the New Zealand String Quartet's 25th anniversary project, BEETHOVEN!, a complete cycle of Beethoven’s sixteen string quartets in six concerts.
Composer of the Week
Focusing on a new composer every week.The introductory audio is also available on demand.
Gisborne International Music Competition 2010
Radio New Zealand Concert recorded the semifinal and final rounds of the Gisborne competition in December 2010. Here for your enjoyment are all the recorded performances.
Gisborne International Music Competition 2011
Radio New Zealand Concert recorded the semifinal and final rounds of the Gisborne competition in December 2011. Here for your enjoyment are all the recorded performances.
He Ara Pūoro
He Ara Pūoro (A Pathway of Song) is a collaboration between Richard Nunns and Radio New Zealand, whereby Richard plays and begins to describe the many traditional Māori instruments in his collection.
Houstoun and Chopin
New Zealand’s foremost pianist Michael Houstoun talks to Tim Dodd about his approach to playing the music of Fryderyk Chopin.
Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2009
Listen to the semi-finals and final performances from the 2009 competition.
Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2011
Listen to performances from the semi-finals and final of the 2011 competition.
Music in Braille
Lisette Wesseling explores Louis Braille’s adaptation of his six-dot reading and writing system for the blind to represent the language of music.
New Horizons
An hour of rock/pop/country, focusing on a new release or two and placing these in the context of an artist's career.
Podcast Classics
A monthly web-only feature, podcasting performances by New Zealand artists.
Resound
Recordings of landmark New Zealand compositions from the Radio New Zealand archive.
The Critic's Chair
Drawing on the expertise of a range of reviewers, each week we check out the latest CD releases.
The Floating Bride
A selection of New Zealand songs that take us to the beach, the moon, the milking shed and many places besides.
The Returning
The Returning pays tribute to two notable New Zealand poets who have recently passed away, Alistair Te Ariki Campbell and Meg Campbell.
The Sunday Feature
Something different from the wide world of music features.

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