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Last piano solos for departing musician

Pianist Cameron Monteath and conductor Emanuel Nolden get ready for their performance with the...

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Last piano solos for departing musician

A musical prodigy will be performing his final Dunedin piano solo before he heads off to Finland to study at one of Europe’s most prestigious music academies.

'No holding back': Dame Lynda stands by Budget blast

Dame Lynda Topp on stage at the Aotearoa Music Awards at the Civic Theatre in Auckland on Thursday.

'No holding back': Dame Lynda stands by Budget blast

Dame Lynda Topp stands by her public blast at the government’s arts budget cuts, saying she and her sister who died, Dame Jools, would never back down.

Concert designed around archives

Royal Dunedin Male Choir pictured last year. PHOTO: LINDA ROBERTSON

Concert designed around archives

Sunday afternoon in St Paul’s Cathedral was a time of celebration and reflection for the Royal Dunedin Male Choir.

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Winner hopes to inspire music students to dream

The new face of the Gold Guitars: grand prize winner at the 51st MLT New Zealand Gold Guitar...

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Winner hopes to inspire music students to dream

Invercargill’s Simon Thompson was visibly overwhelmed as he accepted the top prize at the Gold Guitar Awards in Gore.

Large audience was glad

Southern Youth Choir members gather during a recent rehearsal. Photo: Julann Clarke-Morris

Large audience was glad

A very large audience in St Paul’s Cathedral enjoyed a spirited musical programme presented by the Southern Youth Choir.

The songs we need

The songs we need

The Veils frontman Finn Andrews fielded some questions about the process that led to the new album.

Violinist takes the stage in quarterfinal

Violinist takes the stage in quarterfinal

South Korean violinist Hyein Koo performs during a quarterfinal round of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition at the Queenstown Memorial Centre yesterday.

'What the f***!': Dame Lynda Topp blasts government in awards speech

Dame Lynda Topp blasts the government's arts funding at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Photo: RNZ...

'What the f***!': Dame Lynda Topp blasts government in awards speech

Surviving Topp Twin, Dame Lynda, has delivered a blistering impassioned volley at the government for overlooking the arts in this year's Budget.

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Memories bring violinist back

Czech violinist Josef Spacek is returning to New Zealand as part of the international judging...

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Memories bring violinist back

2009 Michael Hill International Violin Competition winner Josef Spacek will help judge the 25th competition. He talks to Rebecca Fox about how it very nearly did not happen.

Jazz giant Sonny Rollins dead at 95

Sonny Rollins performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April 1977. Photo:...

Jazz giant Sonny Rollins dead at 95

Saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who spent more than two years practising in solitude to reinvent his playing and become one of the giants of jazz, has died at the age of 95.

Dame Lynda reveals Jools' final letter: 'Thank New Zealand for me'

Dame Lynda (left) and Dame Jools. Photo: Supplied

Dame Lynda reveals Jools' final letter: 'Thank New Zealand for me'

Dame Lynda Topp has revealed her late twin sister, Dame Jools, left behind a letter asking her: “If you get a chance Lynda, could you thank New Zealand for me?”

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Dame Jools’ ‘humour, generosity, talent’ will be missed

The Topp Twins (Lynda, left, and Jools) perform at the Dunedin Town Hall ahead of the Fifa Women...

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Dame Jools’ ‘humour, generosity, talent’ will be missed

Dame Jools Topp - one half of the Topp Twins duo - has been remembered across the South as a ‘‘bloody good performer’’ and a talent that will be profoundly missed.

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Epic new epoch

The 4EPs bands U-No Juno, Sivle Talk, Vagina Dry and Sogg. Photo: Ethan Montaner

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Epic new epoch

Four young Dunedin bands are drawing on the city’s rock ’n’ roll heritage to create new possibilities, Tom McKinlay writes.

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Playing alongside ex-colleagues ‘surreal’

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra second violinist and former Dunedin Symphony Orchestra...

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Playing alongside ex-colleagues ‘surreal’

Elspeth Gray is back in her old stomping ground and the nostalgia is almost palpable.

Album showcases ‘New Dunedin Sound’

Tough Guy (aka Tawhai Huriwai) performs during the Otepoti Hou launch at the Burns Hall in...

Album showcases ‘New Dunedin Sound’

A Pasifika artist featuring on a compilation album of local Dunedin music says it is awesome to be a part of what they consider the ‘‘New Dunedin Sound’’.

Entertainer Dame Jools Topp dies

Dame Jools Topp has died after a battle with breast cancer. As one half of the Topp Twins with sister Lynda, she brought joy to generations of Kiwis.

Obituary: Fred Smith, musician

Fred Smith of Television performs at Georgia Theatre on September 10, 2016 in Athens, Georgia....

Obituary: Fred Smith, musician

Fred Smith was bass player in two of New York’s great punk era bands, Blondie and Television.

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Joint force of ‘sheer emotion’

In a first, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will play alongside the Dunedin Symphony on stage...

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Joint force of ‘sheer emotion’

Mahler’s Resurrection is one of the most significant works any orchestra can perform, also requiring a choir and soloists but add in another orchestra, it becomes a...

Performance raises the roof

Performance raises the roof

A packed house raised the roof with enjoyment.

Extraordinary concert marks 60th anniversary

Extraordinary concert marks 60th anniversary

The packed Dunedin Town Hall was taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride on Saturday night.

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