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Crump's Classical Conversation
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.
Episodes
Crump's Classical ConversationDecomposing 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…
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A tribute album for Martin Lodge
In late 2024, the New Zealand music scene mourned the death of Hamilton composer Martin Lodge. Eighteen months later, his partner Dr Gail Pittaway talks about…
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Cello across cultures
Li Wei Qin was born in China, grew up in Australia and now lives in Singapore. He took time out from a tour of Aotearoa to tell us how living in different…
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The composing gender gap
Much of the music our orchestras play is by men, but that's changing - slowly. Yvonne New tells us about the balance of male verses female composers in the…
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Breaking into the screen scene
Electricity sparked up the career of the originally acoustic musician Jess Chambers. Now the Arts Foundation's provided her with a springboard to move into the…
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Joe Callwood's online peace train
War is making a comeback, but Little Bushman guitarist Joe Callwood is taking a stand with his latest project, an online "politics free" musical collaboration…
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Crystalator's orchestrator
Tane Upjohn-Beatson is a composer and arranger turning Shayne Carter's rock songs into orchestral masterpieces. Shayne Carter plays Crystalator live at…
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Time for more croquet and composing
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…
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Bringing out the bass
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…
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Music games for life
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…
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Mixing football, family and fame
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…
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All set for TwoSet
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…
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The ascending Jared Holt
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…
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Keeping faith in faith
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…
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Aled Jones in Aotearoa
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…
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Music across generations
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…
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Pete Rainey: the musical allrounder
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…
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Classic Radiohead done classically
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…
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King for a few more days
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…
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Still calls New Zealand home
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…
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Bic Runga: the composers' champion
As well as being a national treasure, the singer-songwriter Bic Runga is a board member of APRA (the Australasian Performing Rights Association) representing…
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The freewheeling Michael Houstoun
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…
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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…