Bryan Crump
Berlioz: Addicted to music, not drugs
Hector Berlioz was born 220 years ago on 11 December 1803. Was he the original protagonist of the musical rock 'n' roll lifestyle? Bryan Crump talks with Berlioz scholar Hugh Macdonald. Video, Audio
Taking a walk on the dark side
It's been a good year for the brilliant young musician Henry Meng. First he placed second in the National Concerto Competition, now he's just won the Todd Young Composer Award for 2023. Video, Audio
Recording the magic, and making some of his own
Adrian Hollay is one of the talented behind-the-scenes people who bring you the wonderful recordings and live broadcasts made by RNZ Concert. He's also just released his own album of music. Audio
Cultivating the space where the art gets in
Bryan Crump speaks with pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi ahead of his stint judging and performing in the Lewis Eady International Piano Festival. Video, Audio
Music professor hands over the baton
Peter Adams, a stalwart of the Dunedin music scene, is retiring as Music Professor at Otago University after more than 30 years with the institution. Audio
Auckland composer on capital assignment
Aucklander Eve de Castro-Robinson is Orchestra Wellington's Composer-in-Residence for 2024, and she won't even have to move south. Video, Audio
Catching them when they're young
We tend to focus on the masters, but every musician has to start somewhere. And that's when Christopher Norton comes to the fore. Video, Audio
A child of the counter-revolution
Stephen Diaz had to base himself in Europe to become a professional countertenor, but that doesn't stop him from coming back to Aotearoa when he can. Audio
Playing Favourites with Kim Hill
After 21 years, Kim Hill has hosted Saturday Morning for the final time. In the final hour of the show, the beloved broadcaster chats to long-time colleague Bryan Crump about some of her favourite… Video, Audio, Gallery
Thabani Gapara: The accidental Aotearoan
Zimbabwe-born saxophone player Thabani Gapara is embracing the opportunities afforded him by his adopted homeland. Audio
The second coming of Matilda The Musical
A brand new production of Tim Minchin's awarding-winning show is returning to Auckland next year. Bryan Crump talks with director Grant Meese. Audio
Singer answers the call of the Whanganui
Soprano Deborah Wai Kapohe talks with Bryan Crump about coming home to her whenua to sing in a fundraising gig for Whanganui's Sarjeant Gallery. Audio
Unlocking the mysteries of the musical mind
It seems singing to your infant does help to calm them down, but how? Dr Sam Mehr from The Music Lab at Auckland University is trying to find out. Audio
Bringing classically-trained confidence to waiata project
Opera singer Kawiti Waetford talks to Bryan Crump about his role in a new online celebration of song in Te Reo Māori. Audio
Music with plenty of horsepower
John Robinson from the Australian folk fusion quartet Equus talks with Bryan Crump ahead of their appearance at next year's WOMAD festival. Video, Audio
A drummer's life back on the farm
Jeremy Fitzsimons has left the city but kept his city job – playing percussion. He speaks to Bryan Crump about moving to the family farm while continuing to work as a musician. Audio
The new NZ Opera: progressive rather than radical
NZ Opera's new General Director, Brad Cohen, talks with Bryan Crump. Video, Audio
Walking in the Air: Tech reunites Aled Jones with his boy soprano past
Record producer Ian Tilley on getting the same person, thirty years apart, and an orchestra on the other side of the world, into the same studio. Video, Audio
The bassoonist connecting Indigenous America with Aotearoa
Her Yakama ancestry had already inspired bassonist Jacqui Wilson to record an album of music by fellow Indigenous Americans, Taika Waititi inspired her to do the same with music by Māori. Video, Audio
Leilani Aaron Woodmore: Inside the mind of a young composer
Only 16 and already winning awards. Leilani Aaron Woodmore talks with Bryan Crump about writing the 2023 Compose Aotearoa Competition winning piece for choir which sets Te Reo Maori and Te Reo Hawai'i… Video, Audio