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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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05 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Orchestra Wellington: The Classical Style
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No 1 in D, Classical
TAILLEFERE: Piano Concerto
MOZART: Rondo alla Turca, from Piano Sonata No 11 in A K331
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 9 in D minor Op 125, Choral
Somi Kim (pno), Emma Pearson (sop), Margaret Medlyn (alto), Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono (ten), Robert Tucker (bass), Orpheus Choir Wellington, Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 06/07/24 (RNZ)
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Cello Concerto in A Wq172 - Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello), NZ Barok (RNZ 2024-05-11TD)
Poulenc, Francis: Petites Prières de Saint François d'Assise, Nos 2 & 3 - Voices NZ Chamber Choir/Karen Grylls (RNZ)
Latest audio
Sunday, 5 March 2023
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DVOŘÁK arr NZTrio: Songs my mother taught me
5 Mar 2023Performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Songs My Mother Taught Me', Auckland Concert Chamber, 5 March 2023. Read more Audio
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WEINBERG: Piano Trio in A minor Op 24
5 Mar 2023Performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Songs My Mother Taught Me', Auckland Concert Chamber, 5 March 2023. Read more Audio
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DE CASTRO-ROBINSON: the willing air
5 Mar 2023Performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Songs My Mother Taught Me', Auckland Concert Chamber, 5 March 2023. Read more Audio
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Daniel TEMKIN: Five Bagatelles
5 Mar 2023Performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Songs My Mother Taught Me', Auckland Concert Chamber, 5 March 2023. Read more Audio
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DVOŘÁK: Piano Trio No 2 in G minor Op 26
5 Mar 2023Performed by NZTrio at their Homeland Series concert, 'Songs My Mother Taught Me', Auckland Concert Chamber, 5 March 2023. Read more Audio
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Friday, 3 March 2023
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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 9 in D minor, Choral
3 Mar 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'The Radical', Auckland Town Hall, 3 March 2023. Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 8 in F
3 Mar 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert 'The Radical', Auckland Town Hall, 3 March 2023. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Beethoven: The Radical
3 Mar 2023The APO completes its disrupted Beethoven Symphony cycle with performances of the 8th and the 9th. Read more Audio
Thursday, 2 March 2023
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Orchestra Wellington: The River
Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei present the poetic journey of one of Bohemia’s great rivers from its trickling sources, passing through various landscapes to the the beautiful capital… Read more
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
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Netherlands Chamber Choir 2020 Programme 2
The Netherlands Chamber Choir sing of justice, humanity, compassion, consolation and liberation in this selection drawn from their project to perform 150 old testament psalms written by 150… Read more Audio
Friday, 24 February 2023
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Lazarus String Quartet
24 Feb 2023The Berlin-based Lazarus String Quartet perform in St Andrew's on The Terrace in Wellington. The quartet was established in 2007 by four University of Canterbury graduates who now tour extensively in… Read more
Thursday, 23 February 2023
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DVORAK: Symphony No 9 in E minor, 'New World'
23 Feb 2023Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'New Worlds', Auckland Town Hall, 23 February 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.
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