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Clarissa Dunn takes you to the best seat in the house for live concerts featuring local and international artists.
Music Alive is broadcast on RNZ Concert Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera on Sunday at 7pm
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06 December 2023
with Clarissa Dunn
Carnegie Hall Live 2023: Brentano String Quartet
HAYDN: String Quartet in Bb Op 33/4
BARTOK: String Quartet No 5
F MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet in Eb
Brentano String Quartet
Carnegie Hall, New York (WFMT)
Mahler, Gustav: Blumine, symphonic movement - Auckland Phil/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ )
Debussy, Claude arr Hughes: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair - Indra Hughes (organ) (RNZ )
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Sunday, 3 December 2023
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Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna - New Zealand String Quartet
3 Dec 2023Listen to the New Zealand String Quartet perform recent compositions from Japan, Aotearoa, South Korea, and the U.S. in this Asian Composers League concert, Te Waipuna, held in Christchurch in 2022. Read more Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 5 - WEBSTER This Memory of Earth
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 4 - ROHDE Inside voice
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 3 - MARGETIC Ricercar
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 2 - TOKUNAGA Cosmic mosaic
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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2022 ACL 2 NZSQ 1 - LEE Rain Drops Stained Glass
3 Dec 2023Asian Composers League: Te Waipuna New Zealand String Quartet The Great Hall, Arts Centre, Christchurch 29 August 2022 Audio
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Thursday, 30 November 2023
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NZSO Sessions 2022- Festa Romana
30 Nov 2023Festa Romana - 2022 NZSO Recording Sessions featuring music with a connection to the Eternal City.
Performed by NZSO with the National Band of New Zealand and trombone soloist David Bremner… Read more Audio
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Tuesday, 28 November 2023
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Auckland Arts Festival: He Kete Waiata
28 Nov 2023A concert that combines the world of jazz with Te Reo Māori, in a dynamic performance of original material as well as jazz standards sung by Whirimako Black, Leon Wharekura and Allana Goldsmith. Read more Audio
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Sunday, 26 November 2023
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Asian Composers League: Ahiahi - Justin DeHart & Mark Menzies
26 Nov 2023Listen to percussionist Justin DeHart and violist Mark Menzies perform innovative works by composers from Slovenia, Aotearoa and South Korea in this Asian Composers League concert, Ahiahi, held in… Read more Audio
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Thursday, 23 November 2023
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David Burchell at the Auckland Town Hall Organ
23 Nov 2023Dunedin organist David Burchell plays a recital on the Auckland Town Hall Organ. The organ is German-built in the style of an English concert organ, and so this programme is largely German and… Read more
Tuesday, 21 November 2023
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Auckland Arts Festival: Force of Nature
21 Nov 2023A concert at the 2023 Auckland Arts Festival of new music by New Zealand composers. It celebrates New Zealand's wildlife. Read more Audio
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Tuesday, 31 October 2023
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The Graduate Choir NZ 21st Anniversary Celebration
31 Oct 2023The Graduate Choir New Zealand and their Music Director Terence Maskell celebrate their 21st Anniversary with a concert in St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 30 October 2022. Read more Audio
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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.
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers