Crump's Classical Conversation

Tane Upjohn-Beatson is a composer and arranger turning Shayne Carter's rock songs into orchestral masterpieces. Shayne Carter plays Crystalator live at Wellington's Bodega Bar. Listen to Tane's arrangement of Shayne Carter's Crystalator.The NZSO plays Tane's arrangement of Waiting Game.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Officially retired from teaching music at Otago University, Anthony Ritchie has no plans to stop writing it. Finishing his seventh symphony is one of his projects. He'll also have time to exercise his other great skill, playing croquet. Anthony's a former NZ representative. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Normally the double basses are at the back of the stage, but the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Principal Bass Joan Perarnau Garriga is about to have a moment in the spotlight when he plays a solo in a performance of Mahler's 1st Symphony. Watch the double bass solo in Mahler's 1st Symphony here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

If music is our first language, then our first language lessons should begin in the womb. Educator Julie Wylie talks about the importance of musical play, not just for young children, but their parents too.Read information on Julie's approach to musical play here.The music used in this podcast is Julie Wylie's own; “Rock-a-Bye Blues”, and “Bop it in the Rocket”, published by Sing and Play recordings. More information here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

The young cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, one of the stars of Harry and Meghan's wedding, is coming to New Zealand later this year. I spoke to him about three of the things that matter in his life: football, his very musical family, and music.Watch Sheku play during Harry and Meghan's wedding.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Want to get your kids into classical music? Try TwoSet Violin. Brett Yang and Eddie Chan have almost four and a half million followers on YouTube and over nine million across all social media (with an average age not far from 19). We spoke to one half of TwoSet Violin, Brett Yang, about bringing their live show to New Zealand.TwoSet Violin react to the "fastest" violinist in the west.Watch TwoSet Violin explain why playing the violin is hard.Watch TwoSet Violin do the "hula" with Hillary Hahn.TwoSet Violin responds to actor Timothée Chalamet dissing Opera and Ballet.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

His career is on the rise, so is his latest role. Christchurch singer Jared Holt was once a Mobil-Song Quest winning baritone, now he's a heroic tenor. Holt talked to us about his upcoming gig, in which he plays a bloke dying and going to Heaven - almost. Watch Elgar's Dream of Gerontius here Find out about Singfest. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

At a time when racial and religious division is on the rise - around the world and in her home country - UK composer Roxanna Panufnik is on a mission to find common ground. NZTrio is taking one of her works on its latest tour of Aotearoa.Listen to "Around Three Corners" by Roxanna Panufnik. Check NZTrio's tour dates here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Welshman Aled Jones is that rare thing, a hit singer both before and after his voice broke. You might know "Walking on Air" from his boyhood days, but he's continued to enjoy chart success since. We spoke to him shortly after he arrived on his first tour of Aotearoa.Watch Aled Jones bridge his own generation gap hereGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

To mark Mothers Day, we're dropping a special mother/daughter conversation with leading Kiwi composer Claire Cowan and her mother Joyce. It's a story about a mother encouraging a child's prodigious talent, and how that relationship helped the mother on her own musical journey later in life.Find out more about the Sanctuary concerts Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Ever taken part in Rockquest? Your high school band has reason to thank Pete Rainey for making it possible. Pete's a musical phenomenon, both in his hometown of Nelson and around Aotearoa. He's just stepped back from choral conducing to make more time for his job as the Nelson's deputy mayor, but there's still loads of music going on in his life. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

If Beethoven were alive today (and he wanted his art heard by as many people as possible) would he write symphonies or join a band? Charmian Keay reckons the latter. The Auckland Philharmonia violinist has a side hustle arranging songs by the band Radiohead. We spoke to her ahead of a recent Radiohead "concert". Watch Charmian Keay and her fellow musicians perform Radiohead's song "No Surprises"Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

After 14 years with the Kings Singers, New Zealand born baritone Chris Bruerton is moving on, but not before he brought the rest of the UK based group on a tour to New Zealand, including a gig in his home-town, Christchurch. We spoke with Chris before the concert. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

He was born in Romania, he's based in the United States, but pianist Eugene Albulescu still makes a point of traveling on his New Zealand Passport. He's back in New Zealand to perform, record and take his partner for a few walks on the wild side. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

As well as being a national treasure, the singer-songwriter Bic Runga is a board member of APRA (the Australasian Performing Rights Association) representing the intellectual property rights of her fellow musicians. When music gets airplay, APRA sends a royalty cheque to the composer. Bic also talks about performing with another national treasure, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, and releasing her first album of original songs in over a decade.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Michael Houstoun is on the road again; an eleven gig tour of Aotearoa. We spoke to him, before he set off, about what makes a musical masterpiece, what keeps him going and his favourite mode of travel.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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