A new CD captures the Herculean challenge pianist Michael Houstoun set to mark his 60th.

Robyn Malcolm gets risqué in her next gig.

There's a lot to love about the Royal NZ Ballet's Romeo and Juliet, says Raewyn Whyte.

One of our best known musicians teams up with violin star for rare Beethoven adventure.

Divine discotheque circus keeps singer Marcia Hines on her toes.

Venue for the NZ String Quartet's concert not up to scratch, writes William Dart.

Silo celebrates 20th year with an edgy re-interpretation of A Streetcar Names Desire.

Matilda the Musical is first-rate entertainment, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Defiance reflects spirit of our times, says William Dart

World's greatest bass-baritones is in NZ to perform a role he says is devilishly good.

The RNZ Ballet Romeo and Juliet provides new insights into the age-old story.

William Dart savours the latest release of Schoenberg's Gurre-Lieder.

Chinese telecom giant Huawei is donating 100 pianos to low-decile NZ schools.

NZ actors, comedians and musos are winning friends at the world's largest arts festival

What would you do? Question lies at the heart of superb drama, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

William Dart hopes for a repeat of conductor Andrew Gourlay's magnetic APO engagements.

Nell Gwynn is a highly recommended night at the theatre, writes Janet McAllister.

Silo theatre sets classic A Streetcar Named Desire in Trump's America.

What would you have done? Play asks tough questions, says actress Elizabeth Hawthorne.

Matilda - The Musical means a family reunion for one of its star and NZ opera boss.

Actress Robyn Paterson's life-changing injury made her more determined to perform.

NZ Trio's Spiral promised forward motion and leaps into the unknown, writes William Dart.

NZ conductor is the first in the Southern Hemisphere to receive a European cultural award.

NZ's worst road accident to be remembered in a play that finds grief still raw 54 years on

A Century of Song, Volume 2 makes for satisfying listening, writes William Dart.

Virtuoso violinist Karen Gomyo says open your heart and mind for the next NZSO concerts.

Show is a winner despite unlikely political theme, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Auckland ballet fans will be the first outside of the UK to see epic production of Giselle

Old Tricks New Dogs breathes new life into a dance show, writers Raewyn Whyte.

William Dart finds himself longing for the Kronos Quartet to channel Jimi Hendrix.