Radio New Zealand Concert presenter talks to Jesse Mulligan about the Whakatipu Music Festival and the up and coming performing arts scene in Queenstown.

Marketing and Communications Apprentice Eleanor Denston shares her top picks for a festival that’s not to be missed.

The Michael Hill Violin Competition Charitable Trust has launched a project to help get string instruments in the hands of young players who need them. Executive Director Anne Rodda spoke to Upbeat about the Trust's Instrument Bank initiative, which was set up with the recognition that New Zealand’s young musicians were in need of instruments

Media release Saturday 8 June, 2019 SOUTH KOREAN ANNA IM WINS 2019 MICHAEL HILL INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION South Korean violinist Do Gyung (Anna) Im has won the 2019 Michael Hill International Violin Competition, announced at Auckland Town Hall tonight. In tonight’s Grand Finale, the three finalists – Anna, Eric Tsai from the USA and Jevgēnijs Čepoveckis of Latvia – each performed a concerto with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. As the winner of the tenth…

We've enjoyed some good press coverage lately, especially as we've moved closer to the start of the Competition today. Below is a quick overview for those too busy or too far away to have seen it. NZ Herald Quarter-finalists Mairead Hickey, Matthias Well and Ashley Park had an interesting discussion with the New Zealand Herald about the impact social media is having on their lives as performers. NZ Herald Viva Quarter-finalist Rimma Benyumova (pictured) shared some of her top…

Whangarei Music Society’s final event of the 2018 season seemed to warrant a larger venue than the rather cosy Old Library recital room.