Editing RNZ Concert (section)

==Live performances==

===New Zealand Symphony Orchestra===
{{Main|New Zealand Symphony Orchestra}}
[[Image:Gareth Farr 004.jpg|thumb|right|Several [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]] performances of [[Gareth Farr]] compositions have been broadcast on RNZ Concert.]]
Recorded performances of the [[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]] have been one of the cornerstones of the programming since the orchestra was first formed. The orchestra began as a department of the [[New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation]], which later became [[Radio New Zealand]], in 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/24083/nzbc-symphony-orchestra |title=NZBC Symphony Orchestra |publisher=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |date=1966 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mch.govt.nz/news-events/news/history-new-zealand-symphony-orchestra |title=A history of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra |publisher=[[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]] |date=20 June 2013 |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-date=18 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118093645/http://www.mch.govt.nz/news-events/news/history-new-zealand-symphony-orchestra |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Despite the formal separation, Symphony Orchestra performances continue to be recorded, broadcast and archived by RNZ Concert. [[Auckland Town Hall]], [[Wellington Town Hall]] and [[Michael Fowler Centre]] performances are broadcast live-to-air and streamed online, and performances in other centres or overseas cities are usually recorded and broadcast at a later date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzso.co.nz/concerts/plan-your-visit/enhance-your-experience/ |title=Enhance your visit |publisher=[[New Zealand Symphony Orchestra]] |date=2013 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> On many occasions the pieces are from prominent composers, like [[Gustav Mahler]], [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], [[Sergei Prokofiev]] or [[Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy]]. On other occasions, they are the work of local composers like [[Gareth Farr]], [[John Psathas]], [[Eve de Castro-Robinson]], or Chris Watson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chriswatsoncomposer.com/news.htm |title=Chris Watson New |publisher=Chris Watson |date=15 April 2014 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref>

===Young composers===

Each year, young composers studying musical composition at university are also given the opportunity to have their work performed by the Symphony Orchestra and broadcast on RNZ Concert. The NZSO Todd Corporation Young Composers Award provides nine finalists with firsthand mentoring on orchestral composition and the chance to have their composition workshopped, rehearsed and performed by the full-size, professional orchestra. Each finalist is interviewed for a radio feature programme, with a judging panel deciding the award winner.

[[University of Otago]] student Sam van Betew won the competition in 2014, and said it was an honour to have "one of the world's best orchestras" performing his music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odt.co.nz/campus/university-otago/319399/student-thrilled-nzso-play-his-work |title=Student thrilled NZSO to play his work |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |date=13 October 2014 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> [[University of Auckland]] and [[New Zealand School of Music]] graduate Robin Toan was a finalist in 2008, and described it as one of the most valuable experiences a young composer can have.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://robintoan.com/nzsotodd-young-composers-awards-2/ |title=NZSO Todd Young Composers Awards |publisher=Robin Toan |date=3 December 2008 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref>

In 2005, Robin Toan was also the first young composer to be selected as composer-in-residence for the National Youth Orchestra. The NYO and the NZSO Chamber Orchestra are two NZSO subsidiaries whose performances have been recorded for RNZ Concert and its forerunner stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/NZSO.htm |title=New Zealand Symphony Orchestra |publisher=Bach-Cantatas |date=July 2010 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref>

===Other groups===

RNZ Concert regularly takes live broadcasts of [[Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra]] and Chamber Music New Zealand concerts, and records other ensembles widely across the country. [[New Zealand String Quartet]] concerts have featured on RNZ Concert, as well as being broadcast by [[Deutsche Welle]], [[CBC Radio 2]] and [[ABC Classic FM]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lomonaco-artists.com/artist-list/new-zealand-string-quartet/ |title=New Zealand String Quartet |publisher=Lomonaco Artists |date=2013 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.festivalofthesound.ca/artists/ensembles/96/new-zealand-string-quartet |title=New Zealand String Quartet |publisher=Festival of the Sound |date=2013 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref>

Performances by church and private school choirs are often featured, including those of Wellington's Cathedral of St Paul and Christchurch's St Andrews School.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wellingtoncathedral.org.nz/music/choirs/ |title=Wellington Cathedral Choirs |publisher=Wellington Cathedral of St Paul |date=2014 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stac.school.nz/sports-and-cultural/cultural-opportunities/ |title=St Andrew's Cultural Opportunities |publisher=St Andrew's School |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> Auckland's Musica Sacra chamber choir has had several concerts recorded since 1998, and Wellington's Nota Bene chamber choir has had its concerts regularly recorded since 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.notabene.org.nz/#!tenth/c3qf |title=Nota Bene Truth |publisher=Nota Bene |date=2014 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://middle-c.org/2014/09/9143/ |title=Middle C Nota Bene |publisher=Middle C |date=2014 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref> Winners of the Royal Overseas League Arts International Scholarship for a New Zealand Chamber Ensemble also have their performances recorded for broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rosl.org.uk/UserFiles/File/ROSL%20ARTS%20/Pettman%20Press%20release%20final.pdf |title=Once in a Lifetime Opportunity |publisher=Royal Overseas League |date=2014 |access-date=23 January 2015}}</ref>