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Clarissa Dunn takes you to the best seat in the house for live concerts featuring local and international artists.
Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
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28 August 2025
Auckland Philharmonia (Live): Premier Series - Love Stories
GLINKA: Russlan & Ludmilla
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture
WAGNER arr Henk de Vlieger: Die Meistersinger Overture
Auckland Philharmonia/Antony Hermus
Town Hall, Auckland 28/08/25 (RNZ)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Oboe Quartet in F K370 - Robert Orr (ob), Wilma Smith (vln), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in C minor Op 39/1 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in A minor Op 39/2 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in D Op 39/9 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Latest audio
Thursday, 28 August 2025
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The Big Sing Finale 2025
12:00 pm todayWATCH: The top 24 secondary school choirs, selected from over 200 across the motu, are on stage for The Big Sing Finale. You can see live video of all the performances here: Read more
Monday, 18 August 2025
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NZSO Immerse Festival 2023 – Become Ocean
18 Aug 2025André de Ridder conducts the NZSO in John Luther Adam’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece Become Ocean. And NZSO percussionists perform Tōru Takemitsu’s incredibly atmospheric piece Rain Tree. Read more Audio
Wednesday, 13 August 2025
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NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025
13 Aug 2025LISTEN: Eight talented secondary school ensembles compete, presenting an innovative 80s jazz-fusion piece, an arrangement of Piazzolla’s tango opera, and a classic performance of Smetana’s emotional… Read more Audio
Monday, 11 August 2025
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NZSO: Requiem
11 Aug 2025A concert exploring the big questions of life and death through works by John Psathas, Richard Strauss and Mozart - composers who have all grappled with these universal themes in profound and… Read more Audio
Sunday, 3 August 2025
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WIENER: Go Between
3 Aug 2025Performed by The Betwieners at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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PIAZZOLA arr Verhelst: Suite from Maria de Buenos Aires
3 Aug 2025Performed by Los Piazzolanos at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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ROTA: Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano
3 Aug 2025Performed by Nino Rota Trio at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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DAMASE: Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano
3 Aug 2025Performed by Les Mousquetaires at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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SMETANA: Piano Trio in G minor Op 15, (iii)
3 Aug 2025Performed by Vzpomĭnka at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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BIZET arr Wilberg: Fantasy on Themes from Bizet’s Carmen
3 Aug 2025Performed by Mérimée Quartet at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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BACEWICZ: Quartet for Four Violins
3 Aug 2025Performed by 4tissimo at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No 1, (i, iii)
3 Aug 2025Performed by Fellas with Cellas at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2025 on 2 August 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Emre Ekici
Engineer: Adrian Hollay Read more AudioThis audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
Music Alive
Catch the first broadcast of a new recording from New Zealand, or something from overseas - perhaps from the European Broadcasting Union, the Salzburg Festival or the Sydney Opera House. The NZSO are regular performers, and Thursdays are often the domain of the Auckland Philharmonia; You might hear an ensemble touring with Chamber Music New Zealand, something from the Wellington Jazz Festival or music from around the world via the WOMAD festival.
Tune into Music Alive on RNZ Concert on Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
- Text to 8824 (texts cost 20 cents)
- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
- RNZ Concert Facebook Page
- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
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