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Crump's Classical Conversation

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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.

Recent Episodes

NOV 3, 2026
Tanja Tetzlaff: a cellist on thin ice
German musician Tanja Tetzlaff explains why she took her cello onto a glacier. Watch Tanja playing on thinning ice here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
12 MIN
NOV 1, 2026
Liz Carrington; Keeping Rotorua's Aria Prize on Song.
World famous in Rotorua, the New Zealand Aria competition is 80 years old. We speak to the woman keeping it going in an age when arts funding is hard to find. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
23 MIN
OCT 29, 2026
Diwali Downunder
As Indian Kiwis prepare to celebrate one of their biggest festivals of the year we speak to Basant Madhur, Indian classical music trailblazer in Aotearoa. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
24 MIN
OCT 27, 2026
Stroke recovery with a song
To mark World Stroke Day on October 29th; stroke treatment by stealth. Christchurch music therapist, Esther Simpson, explains how music enables stroke survivors to rehab without realising it. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
17 MIN
OCT 25, 2026
Rae de Lisle
Rae de Lisle learnt how injury can curtail a pianist's career the hard way, now she passes on those lessons to a new generation of New Zealand musicians. Listen to Rae playing Ravel here. Look at Rae’s website. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
23 MIN