Composer Brett Dean's Fire Music provides orchestral highlight, writes William Dart.

Chamber music meets pop when Blackbird Ensemble gives Bjork star treatment.

Musical interpretations of painting techniques delivered with charisma and charm.

Once the youngest in a prestigious global competition, pianist Joyce Yang is back in NZ.

Out of tragedy has come a triumphant piece of music which celebrates hope and new life.

NZ pianist Michael Houstoun makes a stylish French connection, writes William Dart.

APO and Michael Houstoun fire up NZ composer Lyell Cresswell's new piano concerto.

The Russian soprano revealed why Anna Netrebko is one of the great voices of today.

A radical take-down of the mad world we live In is compelling opera, writes William Dart.

Russian diva and tenor husband with APO are sure to be magic night.

Conductor James Judd was the perfect guide for the NZSO's Travels in Italy concert.

Award-winning contemporary classical composer Lyell Cresswell's new work lands this week.

Imani Winds shows why it is one of the hippest chamber music groups.

Modern masters find inspiration in early music, writes William Dart.

Raglan mezzo Sarah Court gave one of the season's most memorable performances.

Pushing boundaries, breaking rules and innovating, APO's New Directions was fantastic.

Imani Winds is not a weather system but a musical quintet storming classical concert halls

Voices NZ Chamber Choir's WWI commemoration a powerful experience, writes William Dart.

It's an NZ choral work called The Unusual Silence but it will heard across the world.

Auckland's orchestra will shine spotlight on masterworks and strong women in 2018 season.

The NZ Symphony Orchestra's Pianomania concerts with Freddy Kempf are proving popular.

There are no operatic frills or flamboyance in New Zealand Opera's Katya Kabanova.

Pianist Nelson Freire brings the wisdom of age to Brahms, writes William Dart.

The Real Group, regarded as the world's best pop a capella ensemble, will visit NZ.

Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun are a partnership of rare sympathy and accord.

Holy Trinity Cathedral to celebrate successful organ transplant with weekend of music.

Freddy Kempf usually gets standing ovations; now the pianist turns his hand to new skills.

NZ harpist Carolyn Mills' new CD forges French-Kiwi connections, writes William Dart.

New Zealand Opera is bringing home our stars in 2018, writes William Dart.

Contemporary Katya Kabanova contrasts the power and passion of nature with daily life.