Crump's Classical Conversation Podcast
1) 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 the things that matter in his life: footba...Show More
2) 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 million across all social media (with an...Show More
3) 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 talked to us about his upcoming gig, in whi...Show More
4) 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 common ground. NZTrio is taking one of her...Show More
5) 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 continued to enjoy chart success since. We s...Show More
6) 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 mother encouraging a child's prodigious ta...Show More
7) 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 of Nelson and around Aotearoa. He's just s...Show More
8) 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 latter. The Auckland Philharmonia violinis...Show More
9) 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 in New Zealand to perform, record and take...Show More
10) 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 the intellectual property rights of her fe...Show More