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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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18 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Immerse 2023 Part 1, Become Ocean
TAKEMITSU: Rain Tree
ADAMS, John Luther: Become Ocean
New Zealand SO/André de Ridder
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 28/07/23 (RNZ)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: January; November, from The Seasons Op 37 - Tony Yan Tong Chen (pno) (RNZ )
Mendelssohn, Felix: Symphony No 3 in A minor Op 56, Scottish - Auckland Philharmonia/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ 2025-02-20TD)
Mahler, Gustav: Der Einsame im Herbst, from Das Lied von der Erde - Hadleigh Adams (bar), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ OW 2023-07-22)
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Saturday, 23 July 2022
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Rosa ELLIOTT: Forest Song
23 Jul 2022The world premiere performance given by NZ Secondary Students' Choir, NZ Youth Choir and Voices NZ conducted by David Squire, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 23 July 2022. Read more Audio
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ORFF: Carmina Burana, Nos 24 - 25
23 Jul 2022Performed by the combined Choirs Aotearoa: NZ Secondary Students' Choir, NZ Youth Choir, Voices NZ conducted by Karen Grylls, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 23 July 2022. Read more Audio
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ORFF: Carmina Burana, Nos 20 - 21
23 Jul 2022Performed by the combined Choirs Aotearoa: NZ Secondary Students' Choir, NZ Youth Choir, Voices NZ with soloist Natasha Te Rupe Wilson (soprano) conducted by Karen Grylls, Holy Trinity Cathedral… Read more Audio
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ORFF: Carmina Burana, Nos 15 - 17
23 Jul 2022Performed by the combined Choirs Aotearoa: NZ Secondary Students' Choir, NZ Youth Choir, Voices NZ with soloists Natasha Te Rupe Wilson (soprano) and James Harrison (baritone) and Nota Bella girls'… Read more Audio
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ORFF: Carmina Burana, Nos 12 - 14
23 Jul 2022Performed by the combined Choirs Aotearoa: NZ Secondary Students' Choir, NZ Youth Choir, Voices NZ with soloists Oliver Sewell (tenor) and James Harrison (baritone), conducted by Karen Grylls, Holy… Read more Audio
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ORFF: Carmina Burana, Nos 6 - 9
23 Jul 2022Performed by the combined Choirs Aotearoa: NZ Secondary Students' Choir, NZ Youth Choir, Voices NZ, conducted by Karen Grylls, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, 23 July 2022. Read more Audio
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ORFF: Carmina Burana, Nos 1 - 5
23 Jul 2022Performed by the combined Choirs Aotearoa: NZ Secondary Students' Choir, NZ Youth Choir, Voices NZ with soloist James Harrison (baritone), conducted by Karen Grylls, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland… Read more Audio
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Tararua Bird Like Men
23 Jul 2022Performed in the Loft at Q Theatre, Auckland, 23 July 2022. Read more Audio
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2022 Lexus Song Quest Grand Final, Part Two
Lexus Song Quest 2022 Grand Final - Part Two Read more Audio
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2022 Lexus Song Quest Grand Final
Lexus Song Quest 2022 Grand Final Read more Video, Audio
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Friday, 22 July 2022
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SCHUMANN: Six Studies in Canonic Form Op 56, III & IV
22 Jul 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 2' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 20 July 2022. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 20 July 2022
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SCHUBERT arr NZTrio: Litanei auf dem Fest Allerseelen D343
20 Jul 2022Performed as an encore by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 2' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 20 July 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
- Text to 8824 (texts cost 20 cents)
- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers