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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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12 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Orchestra Wellington: Golden City
Amalia Hall (violin), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei
MOZART: Symphony No 38 in D K504, Prague
BARTOK: Violin Concerto No 2
DVORAK: Symphony No 5 in F Op 76
(RNZ Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sarabande, from Cello Suite No 1 in G BWV1007 - Jaemin Han (cello) (RNZ)
Schumann, Clara: Nocturne Op 6/2 - Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ)
Latest audio
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
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MOZART: Clarinet Quintet
21 Mar 2023Jonathan Cohen and his friends from the APO play Mozart's Clarinet Quintet. Audio
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Saturday, 18 March 2023
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RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
18 Mar 2023National Concerto Competition 2023 first place winner Yuzhang Wu.
Performed by Yuzhang Wu (piano) with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey in the Douglas Lilburn… Read more Audio
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RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30
18 Mar 2023National Concerto Competition 2023 second place winner Henry Meng.
Performed by Henry Meng (piano) with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey in the Douglas Lilburn… Read more Audio
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CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor
18 Mar 2023National Concerto Competition 2023 third place winner Madeleine Xiao.
Performed by Madeleine Xiao (piano) with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Northey in the Douglas… Read more Audio
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Friday, 17 March 2023
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Andrew PERKINS: Nga Manu o te Ngahere
17 Mar 2023Andrew Perkins' piece Nga Manu o te Ngahere performed at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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Rob THORNE: Te Toroa me te Tohora
17 Mar 2023Rob Thorne's piece Te Toroa me te Tohora at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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Janet JENNINGS: Urban Lives Longfin Eels and Long-Tail
17 Mar 2023Janet Jennings' piece Longfin Eels and Long-tailed Bats at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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Miriama YOUNG: Place of Echo
17 Mar 2023NZTrio and Rob Thorne perfor Place of Echo by Miriama Young at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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Peter SCHOLES: Widowmaker
17 Mar 2023Peter Scholes's piece Widowmaker at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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Salina FISHER: Toroa
17 Mar 2023Amalia Hall and Rob Thorne perform Salina Fisher's piece Toroa at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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Rob THORNE: Te Manawa o Raukatauri
17 Mar 2023Rob Thorne performs his piece Te Manawa o Raukatauri at the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
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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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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
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