William Dart reviews the latest classical CD releases.

William Dart reviews the APO's first concert of 2017.

Composer Tan Dun combines classical music with smart phones, writes William Dart

William Dart finds a "dark, bleak history" unfolding in a superb new classical CD.

Chinese, English and Maori opera tells a striking story.

Auckland Choral's Messiah provided a much-loved finale to the city's musical year, writes William Dart.

William Dart previews the concert highlights of 2017.

William Dart chooses his favourite classical CDs of 2016.

William Dart listens to Brahms, Lieder & Liebeslieder Waltzes.

COMMENT: You want uplifting, pure unadulterated joy and access to your inner mind? Listen to Chopin.

Sunday's German Christmas concert triumphantly signed off another successful year for Bach Musica NZ.

Elgar's Enigma Variations is a sublime piece of musical portraiture.

The ukulele is bigger than you might think, especially with kiwi kids.

The only problem with Pavel Kolesnikov's splendid new Chopin collection is that one would have liked the Russian pianist to have recorded

The Manukau Symphony Orchestra prepares to farewell a difficult 2016.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's final town hall concert was a grand occasion with a near capacity audience warmly applauded by CEO

One Psalm inspires fascinating and individual responses from three composers.

NZ composer Jenny McLeod celebrates her 75th birthday with her biggest achievement to date.

Three of the year's best classical albums vie for the Vodafone NZ Music awards vote.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra "settles the score".

French pianist once more embraces the music of his homeland.

When Ronald Brautigam recorded Mozart's C minor Piano Concerto five years ago, he used a fortepiano; on Friday night, playing a modern

Schubert's Piano Trios are exquisitely caught in the palette of their times.

Young and dazzlingly talented APO Composer-in-Residence delivers.

NZ composer Juliet Palmer asks, 'how can one live in these times and not be enraged?'

COMMENT: Step out of the shot and let it be about someone else for a while - it's not always about you.

Auckland Choral came up with an eye-catching Caspar David Friedrich image for the programme booklet of Saturday night's Hymn of Praise concert.

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.2 & Concert Fantasia is a superb symphonic adventure from the New Zealand Symphony.

APO's next concert is a welcome opportunity to sample the first commission from its resident composer.

Conductor Giordano Bellincampi ensured an exhilarating night with the APO.