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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
Saturday, 20 August 2022
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 12 - Lully, Jean-Baptiste: Danse de Neptune, from Les Amants Magnifiques
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe with this NZSO Extravaganza concert - courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 11 - Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Marche de Triomphe, from Two triumphal airs
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe with this NZSO Extravaganza concert - courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 10 - Paganini, Niccolò: Caprice No 1 in E, from 24 Caprices Op 1
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe with this NZSO Extravaganza concert - courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 9 - Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Sonata in 8 parts H548 (4)
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe with this NZSO Extravaganza concert - courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 8 - Locatelli, Pietro: Capriccio No 5 in F, from L’Arte del Violino
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe with this NZSO Extravaganza concert - courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 7 - Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Sonata in 8 parts H548 (3)
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe with this NZSO Extravaganza concert - courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 6 - Paganini, Niccolò: Caprice No 13 in Bb, from 24 Caprices Op 1
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe with this NZSO Extravaganza concert - courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 5 - Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Sonata in 8 parts H548 (2)
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe in this NZSO Extravaganza concert, with courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 4 - Locatelli, Pietro: Capriccio No 17 in G, from L’Arte del Violino
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe in this NZSO Extravaganza concert, with courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 3 - Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Sonata in 8 parts H548 (1)
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe in this NZSO Extravaganza concert, with courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 2 - Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Prelude, from Te Deum H146
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe in this NZSO Extravaganza concert, with courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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2022 NZSO Extravaganza 1 - Bablon, Claude: Batteries de Timbales
Enjoy an evening out in 17th-century Europe in this NZSO Extravaganza concert, with courtly music by some of the most masterful baroque composers. Recorded by RNZ Concert at Wellington College. Audio
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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
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