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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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07 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Wigmore Hall Lunchtime Concerts 2025: Beethoven and Schubert
Viktoria Mullova (violin), Alasdair Beatson (fortepiano)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 6 in A Op 30/1
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 8 in G Op 30/3
Schubert, Franz: Rondo in B minor D895, Rondo brillant
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Adagio molto espressivo, from Violin Sonata No 5 in F Op 24,
(BBC Wigmore Hall, London)
Poulenc, Francis: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano - Robert Orr (oboe), Todd Gibson-Cornish (bassoon), Laurence Matheson (piano) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Haydn, Franz Joseph New Zealand Chamber Soloists: Piano Trio in E HobXV/28 - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (RNZ)
Françaix, Jean: String Trio in C Op 2 - Amici Ensemble (RNZ 2025-05-25)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Durch Zärtlichkeit, from The Abduction from the Seraglio - Sarah Hubbard (soprano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (RNZ 2022)
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Thursday, 24 November 2022
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SCHUMANN: Symphony No 4 in D minor Op 120
24 Nov 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 24 November 2022. Read more Audio
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CHOPIN: Waltz in C# minor Op 64/2
24 Nov 2022Performed as an encore by Yeol Eum Son at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 24 November 2022. Read more Audio
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BACH: Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor BWV1003, III Andante
24 Nov 2022Performed as an encore by Clara-Jumi Kang at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 24 November 2023. Read more Audio
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CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor Op 21
24 Nov 2022Performed by Yeol Eum Son with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 24 November 2022. Read more Audio
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MENDELSSOHN: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage
24 Nov 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 24 November 2022. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra: Chopin & Schumann
24 Nov 2022Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son joins the Auckland Philharmonia and conductor Giordano Bellincampi for Chopin's Second Piano Concerto and the orchestra plays Mendelssohn and Schumann either side. Read more Audio
Sunday, 20 November 2022
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SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet in Eb Op 47
20 Nov 2022Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists with Dimitri Atanassov at their concert, 'Flying Sparks', Auckland Concert Chamber, 20 November 2022. Read more Audio
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DE CASTRO-ROBINSON: The Night is Shattered
20 Nov 2022Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists at their concert, 'Flying Sparks', Auckland Concert Chamber, 20 November 2022. Read more Audio
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MOZART: Piano Quartet No 2 in Eb K493
20 Nov 2022Performed by the New Zealand Chamber Soloists with Dimitri Atanassov at their concert, 'Flying Sparks', Auckland Concert Chamber, 20 November 2022. Read more Audio
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Friday, 18 November 2022
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STRAUSS: Death & Transfiguration
18 Nov 2022Richard Strauss' tone poem Death and Transfiguration is music that seeks to transcend earthly suffering.
Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New.
Recorded 18 November… Read more Audio
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PSATHAS: Seikilos
18 Nov 2022John Psathas’ Seikilos is a challenge to seize the day – life is short, and you should make the most of it!
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New
Recorded 18 November 2022, Michael… Read more Audio
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Thursday, 17 November 2022
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KIESEWETTER, Peter: Tango Pathétique
17 Nov 2022Performed as an encore by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 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.
Tune into Music Alive on RNZ Concert on Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
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