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Monday to Friday at 8pm, with Opera at 7pm on Saturday
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27 October 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Pinnacle
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
Respighi Fountains of Rome
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3
Daniil Trifonov (piano), New Zealand SO/Umberto Clerici
Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture gives us a taste of Italian festivities, while Respighi’s resplendent Fountains of Rome takes us on a tour of four of the fifty monumental fountains in Rome. Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov was described by The Times as “without question the most astounding pianist of our age”, his rendition of Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto is unforgettable.
(RNZ Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington)
Maxwell Davies, Peter arr Tennant: Farewell to Stromness - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Sony SK 60274)
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Tuesday, 11 March 2025
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Gumede, Sipho: Judgement Day
11 Mar 2025Performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir at Auckland Arts Festival - Hope concert on 11 March 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Tim Dodd
Assistant Producer: Emre Ekici
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Duru, Welcome: Umandela
11 Mar 2025Performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir at Auckland Arts Festival - Hope concert on 11 March 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Tim Dodd
Assistant Producer: Emre Ekici
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Traditional: Bawo Xandilahlekayo
11 Mar 2025Performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir at Auckland Arts Festival - Hope concert on 11 March 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Tim Dodd
Assistant Producer: Emre Ekici
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Abangasokufa, Wathint; Thina, Whathinta: Nonkonyane Kandaba
11 Mar 2025Performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir at Auckland Arts Festival - Hope concert on 11 March 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Tim Dodd
Assistant Producer: Emre Ekici
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Traditional: Melodies
11 Mar 2025Performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir at Auckland Arts Festival - Hope concert on 11 March 2025 at the Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producer: Tim Dodd
Assistant Producer: Emre Ekici
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Thursday, 6 March 2025
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Dame Kiri & Friends - The Gala Concert
6 Mar 2025A spectacular gala concert drawn from our archives presented by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation in 2006. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performs with her long-time friend and colleague, Frederica von Stade, and… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
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2022 Wellington Chamber Music: Duo Enharmonics
4 Mar 2025Duo Enharmonics recorded at St. Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 2 October 2022 Read more Audio
Thursday, 27 February 2025
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BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances Nos 1, 3, 10
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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YSAYE: Sonata in D minor for solo violin Op 27/3
27 Feb 2025Performed as an encore by James Ehnes at the Auckland Philharmonia's Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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BARTOK: Violin Concerto No 1 Sz36
27 Feb 2025Performed by James Ehnes and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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LIGETI: Concert Românesc
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 March 2025. 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.
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