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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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21 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
Auckland Philharmonia: Premier Series - Joie de Vivre
RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin
SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 22
DEBUSSY: L'isle joyeuse
TAKEMITSU: Three Film Scores for Strings
POULENC: Sinfonietta
Louis Schwizgebel (piano), Auckland Phil/Samy Rachid
Auckland Town Hall, Auckland 12/09/24 (RNZ)
Wehi, Tuirina arr Wiremu: Waerenga-a-Hika - NZ Youth Choir/David Squire (RNZ 2019)
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Tuesday, 7 June 2022
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Gareth FARR: Te Kōanga
7 Jun 2022Played by the Goldner String Quartet at their Chamber Music New Zealand concert in Auckland Concert Chamber, 7 June 2022. Read more Audio
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Friday, 3 June 2022
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2021: Cory Champion and Clear Path Ensemble
3 Jun 2022Take a cosmic, spiritual spin through neo-jazz with Cory Champion and the Clear Path Ensemble in this performance live at the 2021 Wellington Jazz Festival. Read more Audio
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Sunday, 29 May 2022
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KIRCHNER: Zwiegesang, from Bunte Blätter Op 83
29 May 2022Performed as an encore by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 1' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 29 May 2022. Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No 7 in Bb Op 97, Archduke
29 May 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 1' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 29 May 2022. Read more Audio
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KAPUSTIN: Trio (1998)
29 May 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 1' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 29 May 2022. Read more Audio
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NORRIS: Horizon Fields
29 May 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 1' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 29 May 2022. Read more Audio
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SCHUMANN arr Kirchner: Six Studies in Canonic Form Op 56, Nos 1 & 2
29 May 2022Performed by NZTrio at their 'Legacy 1' concert, Auckland Concert Chamber, 29 May 2022. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 28 May 2022
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HAYDN: Mass No 11 in D minor, Nelson Mass
28 May 2022HAYDN: Mass No 11 in D minor, Nelson Mass Carleen Ebbs and Lydia Joyce (soprano), Eleanor McGechie (contralto), John Beaglehole (tenor), Isaac Stone (bass), The Tudor Consort and Camerata conducted by… Read more Audio
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HAYDN: Mass No 11 in D minor, Nelson Mass
28 May 2022HAYDN: Mass No 11 in D minor, Nelson Mass Carleen Ebbs and Lydia Joyce (soprano), Eleanor McGechie (contralto), John Beaglehole (tenor), Isaac Stone (bass), The Tudor Consort and Camerata conducted by… Read more Audio
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Friday, 27 May 2022
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2021: Umar Zakaria's Sun Song Suites Part 2 - Twilight and Night Songs
27 May 2022Pōneke bass player and composer Umar Zakaria has used the timeless influence of the sun for his Sun Song Suites, a set of concerts performed over a single day. Each concert was held at the appropriate… Read more Audio
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Sunday, 22 May 2022
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FRANCK: Grand Pièce symphonique in F# minor Op 17
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 2022. Read more Audio
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RADIOHEAD arr Stewart: Pyramid Song
22 May 2022Performed by Michael Stewart at the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 22 May 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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- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
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