Crump's Classical Conversation

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Join Bryan Crump, RNZ Concert host, singer & choir director as he shares the love of classical music with guests from Aotearoa & around the world. It's a classical conversation in more ways than one.

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Mt Eden Tribute

This year's Mt Eden Chamber Music Festival is a tribute to two leading lights of New Zealand classical music who've died this year; violinist Mary O'Brien and pianist Katherine Austin. Festival director Simeon Broom tells us why and how. Watch a beautiful performance of Schubert's String Quintet here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

24 min
−3 d

Taping into the hive mind

Peter Hobbs has been making music with bees. The Auckland sound artist and composer tells us how he used recordings of the insects as the raw material for his latest album, Bee Sides. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

28 min
−5 d

Mid-western invasion

American conductor Mark Russell Smith is the leader of probably the largest band coming to Aotearoa this year; the 126 strong Greater Twin Cities Youth Orchestra from Minnesota. Watch that bit of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Bryan and Mark were raving about. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

18 min
21 juni

Skyla Murray

Young Dunedin violinist Skyla Murray decided to do her university study in Finland and it's paying off. She spoke to us about all day sun, saunas, Finnish small talk (they don't do it) and making wonderful music. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

21 min
18 juni

Tui Mamaki and Medena

Tui Mamaki shares her love of Bulgarian song with her all female choir Medena, recorded in RNZ's Auckland studio. Medena sings a song of Bulgarian independence here. Medena performs a song about getting married here. Medena sings to the mountains here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

18 min
16 juni

Handy on and off the stage

Australian baritone James Clayton is a jack of all trades. He took time out from opera to drive a truck during the Covid pandemic. Luckily for opera lovers he's back singing, including performing the title role in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, with NZ Opera. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

28 min
14 juni

Something she prepared earlier

New York pianist Kelly Moran sometimes performs on a "prepared" piano. That's when you put nuts and bolts on the strings to change the sound. She's no slouch with digital pianos either. Kelly spoke to us ahead of her tour of New Zealand. Listen to Kelly's music and check out tour dates here Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

22 min
11 juni

Decomposing composers

Sensors that transform chemical changes in rotting fruit into sound and recordings of birdsong made with machines used in mineral prospecting are part of the latest exhibition at New Plymouth's Len Lye Centre. Anna Briers is the curator. Read more about the exhibition here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

25 min

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Introducing: Crump's Classical Conversation

Open your ears to a brand-new podcast dedicated to the love of music. Join Bryan Crump, RNZ Concert radio host, singer and choir director as he shares the love of classical music with guests from across Aotearoa and around the world. It's a classical conversation in more ways than one. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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Join Bryan Crump, RNZ Concert host, singer & choir director as he shares the love of classical music with guests from Aotearoa & around the world. It's a classical conversation in more ways than one.