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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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09 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
French for Rabbits & Black Quartet
French For Rabbits, Black Quartet
SINGER: The Weight of Melted Snow
SINGER: The Dark Arts
SINGER, FITZGERAD: Goat
SINGER: Money or the Bag
SINGER: The Overflow
SINGER, FITZGERAD: Claimed by the Sea
SINGER: Feathers and Dreams
SINGER: In the End I Won't Be Coming Home
(RNZ)
Grenfell, Maria: Hinemoa - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ NZAR)
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 2 in D Op 43 - Auckland Philharmonia/Shiyeon Sung (RNZ)
Ysaÿe, Eugène: Rêve d'enfant - Andrew Beer (violin), Sarah Watkins (piano) (RNZ 2017)
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da: Missa Papae Marcelli - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ Tudor Consort 2022-09-03)
Latest audio
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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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in A minor Op 50
17 Nov 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Read more Audio
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Gunther SCHULLER: Piano Trio
17 Nov 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Read more Audio
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RESPIGHI: Trittico Botticelliano
17 Nov 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 17 November 2023. Read more Audio
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GAO PING: Searching for the Mountain
17 Nov 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Read more Audio
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SCHUMANN: Six Studies in Canonic Form Op 56, Nos 5 & 6
17 Nov 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 3' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 November 2022. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 12 November 2022
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STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony
12 Nov 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, Auckland Town Hall, 12 November 2022. Read more Audio
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BACH: Orchestral Suite No 1 in C BWV1066
12 Nov 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra directed by violinist Andrew Beer, Auckland Town Hall, 12 November 2022. Read more Audio
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LIGETI: Lontano
12 Nov 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, Auckland Town Hall, 12 November 2022. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 10 November 2022
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MAHLER: Symphony No 4 in G
10 Nov 2022From the “ching ching!” of Christmas sleigh bells in the first movement, to the beatified soprano entrance in the finale, Mahler’s Fourth is a picture of the perfect childhood.
Madeleine Pierard… Read more Audio
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Gabriella Smith: Tumblebird Contrails
10 Nov 2022Gabriella Smith's Tumblebird Contrails is a hauntingly evocative work inspired by the hallucinatory sounds of the Pacific Ocean. New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
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Wednesday, 9 November 2022
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David GRIFFITHS: Epilogue
9 Nov 2022Performed by Luca Manghi (flute) and Katherine Austin (piano) at the tribute concert: 'Martin Lodge: A Celebration of his Music and Life', Dr John Gallagher Concert Chamber, Hamilton, 9 November 2022.
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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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