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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
Monday, 17 October 2022
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Rahim ALHAJ: Forbidden Attraction, from Letters from Iraq
17 Oct 2022Performed by Rahim AlHaj (oud) with NZSQ, Joan Perarnau Garriga and Justin DeHart at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Introduction to 'Forbidden Attraction'
17 Oct 2022Rahim AlHaj introduces his piece 'Forbidden Attraction' from 'Letters from Iraq' at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Rahim ALHAJ: Unspoken Word, from Letters from Iraq
17 Oct 2022Performed by Rahim AlHaj (oud) with NZSQ, Joan Perarnau Garriga and Justin DeHart at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Introduction to 'Unspoken Word'
17 Oct 2022Rahim AlHaj introduces his piece 'Unspoken Word' from 'Letters from Iraq' at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Rahim ALHAJ: Eastern Love, from Letters from Iraq
17 Oct 2022Performed by Rahim AlHaj (oud) with NZSQ, Joan Perarnau Garriga and Justin DeHart at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Introduction to 'Eastern Love'
17 Oct 2022Rahim AlHaj introduces his piece 'Eastern Love' from 'Letters from Iraq' at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Rahim ALHAJ: The Last Time We Will Fly Birds, from Letters from
17 Oct 2022Performed by Rahim AlHaj (oud) with NZSQ, Joan Perarnau Garriga and Justin DeHart at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Introduction to 'Dream'
17 Oct 2022Rahim AlHaj introduces his piece 'Dream' at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, 'Letters from Iraq', Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Rahim ALHAJ: Dream
17 Oct 2022Performed by the Rahim AlHaj (oud) at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, 'Letters from Iraq', Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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BARBER: String Quartet Op 11
17 Oct 2022Performed by the New Zealand String Quartet at the Chamber Music New Zealand concert, 'Letters from Iraq', Auckland Concert Chamber, 17 October 2022. Read more Audio
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Rahim AlHaj - Letters from Iraq
17 Oct 2022The master of the oud, Rahim AlHaj brings his powerful Letters from Iraq to New Zealand audiences with an ensemble of local musicians. Read more Audio
Saturday, 15 October 2022
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SCHUMANN: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 97, Rhenish
15 Oct 2022SCHUMANN: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 97, Rhenish - Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei Recorded 15 October 2022, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert 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
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