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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)
Latest audio
Sunday, 17 April 2022
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HINDEMITH: Sonata for Solo Violin Op 11 No 5
17 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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DEBUSSY: Violin Sonata in G Minor L140
17 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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Music Alive: Whakatipu Festival 2022 Young Artist Recitals #3
17 Apr 2022Whakatipu Music Festival Read more Audio
Saturday, 16 April 2022
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BARTOK: arr De Pledge Romanian Folk Dances
16 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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BARTOK: arr De Pledge Hungarian Peasant Songs
16 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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BARTOK: arr Wilson Duos for Two Violins
16 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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RAVEL: Chansons Madecassess (Nahandove, Aoua!, Il es doux)
16 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions.
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Music Alive: Whakatipu Festival 2022 Festival Artists Concert
16 Apr 2022Whakatipu Music Festival Read more Audio
Coming up
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RODRIGO: Con qué la lavaré? from Cuatro madrigales amatorios
16 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival 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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