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Music Alive
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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13 October 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Bold Worlds
ADÈS: Polaris: Voyage for Orchestra
MACMILLAN: Percussion Concerto No 2
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No 4 in F minor
Colin Currie (percussion), New Zealand SO/James MacMillan
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 08/07/17 (RNZ)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude in Eb Op 23/6 - Michael Houstoun (piano) ( )
Latest audio
Friday, 17 March 2023
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Patrick SHEPHERD: He Awa Whiria
17 Mar 2023NZTrio perform He Awa Whiria by Patrick Shepherd at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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Wednesday, 15 March 2023
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TRADITDIONAL Samoan: La'u rosa e
15 Mar 2023Performed as an encore by The Gesualdo Six with guests The Auckland Gospel Choir at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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LIGETI: The Lobster Quadrille from Nonsense Madrigals
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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Gerda BLOK-WILSON: O Little Rose O Dark Rose
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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Alison WILLIS: The Wind's Warning
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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Joby TALBOT: The Wishing Tree
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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GIBBONS: The silver swan
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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ARCADELT: Il bianco e dolce cigno
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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GESUALDO: Asciugate i begli occhi
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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PALESTRINA: Io son ferito, ahi lasso
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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MARENZIO: Potrò viver io più se senza luce
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. Read more Audio
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BYRD: Vigilate
15 Mar 2023Performed by The Gesualdo Six at their Auckland Arts Festival concert, 'The Wishing Tree', Holy Trinity Cathedral, 15 March 2023. 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.
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
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers