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Mozart in context — and not
Singer, composer and teacher Robert Wiremu believes the southern performances of his piece Reimagining Mozart will be "magical".
Music
The sound of music
The sound of music
Playing a rendition of Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op 64, are Bertil Feng (left) on violin and John Van Buskirk on piano at the Dunedin Concerto Competition...
Audience enthralled by 2025 debut
Audience enthralled by 2025 debut
DSO, Dunedin Town Hall, Saturday March 8.
Just the most exciting sounds
Just the most exciting sounds
It’s music with fighting spirit and action, played loud.
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Divas of old to have their day
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Divas of old to have their day
A fascination with rival 18th century Italian opera singers, Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni, who allegedly came to blows on stage, has inspired Dunedin mezzo-soprano Claire Barton to help bring their story to life.
Passion project Phillipps' final album
Passion project Phillipps' final album
The Chills' final album was late frontman Martin Phillipps' mission to render his songs as he originally "heard them in his head".
Exciting vocal scholars to fore in concert with choir
Exciting vocal scholars to fore in concert with choir
RSA Vocal Scholars' Concert, St Patricks Basilica, Thursday, February 27.
Museum commemorates The Chills founder
Museum commemorates The Chills founder
The staff at Tūhura Otago Museum hope a new exhibition dedicated to Martin Phillipps will "fill people with warmth".
Full house for tribute to beloved singer
Full house for tribute to beloved singer
Jonathan Lemalu’s concert Honouring Honor was predestined to be a triumph.
Drake cancels upcoming NZ shows
Drake cancels upcoming NZ shows
Canadian rapper Drake has cancelled his only two New Zealand shows, according to a statement provided exclusively to Rolling Stone AU/NZ.
'Killing me softly' singer Roberta Flack dies
'Killing me softly' singer Roberta Flack dies
Roberta Flack, the silky-voiced Grammy-winning singer whose sultry ballads "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song" topped the charts in the 1970s, has died at the age of 88.
Why is Electric Avenue thriving?
Why is Electric Avenue thriving while other festivals are struggling?
Electric Avenue organisers are already thinking bigger and better for next year's event - during a time when live music festivals globally are struggling to survive.
Funding brings change of tune
Funding brings change of tune
A new tune joined the strains of music that drift down George St on a Saturday morning.
Obituary: Michael Brewer, musician
Obituary: Michael Brewer, musician
Oklahoma native Michael Brewer and Tom Shipley became unlikely international stars in 1971 when the Missouri folk duo’s single One Toke Over the Line caught the record-buying public’s...
Join the Ripship ride
Join the Ripship ride
Expect full-bodied, danceable grooves and eccentric storytelling on the new album from Pōneke sci-fi psych-rock duo Ripship.
Revolutions every minute
Revolutions every minute
A new DJ night is hoping to attract record numbers of vinyl lovers, writes John Hayden.
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Organiser proud of music festival
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Organiser proud of music festival
A Dunedin music festival went out on a high at the weekend, its founder says.
Baroque sounds rarely heard in New Zealand impress
Baroque sounds rarely heard in New Zealand impress
A unique recital presented by the Baroque Music Community and Educational Trust of New Zealand was performed for a good-sized audience in St Paul’s Cathedral on Thursday evening.
Obituary: Richard Perry, producer
Obituary: Richard Perry, producer
Producer Richard Perry almost achieved the impossible, a Beatles reunion.
Alfa Anderson, musician
Alfa Anderson, musician
The voice of disco superstars Chic, Alfa Anderson made music throughout her life.