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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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05 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Orchestra Wellington: The Classical Style
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No 1 in D, Classical
TAILLEFERE: Piano Concerto
MOZART: Rondo alla Turca, from Piano Sonata No 11 in A K331
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 9 in D minor Op 125, Choral
Somi Kim (pno), Emma Pearson (sop), Margaret Medlyn (alto), Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono (ten), Robert Tucker (bass), Orpheus Choir Wellington, Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 06/07/24 (RNZ)
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Cello Concerto in A Wq172 - Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello), NZ Barok (RNZ 2024-05-11TD)
Poulenc, Francis: Petites Prières de Saint François d'Assise, Nos 2 & 3 - Voices NZ Chamber Choir/Karen Grylls (RNZ)
Latest audio
Thursday, 18 August 2022
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SIBELIUS: Lemminkäinen in Tuonela
18 Aug 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Tobias Ringborg at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Read more Audio
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SIBELIUS: The Swan of Tuonela
18 Aug 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Tobias Ringborg at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Read more Audio
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SIBELIUS: Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island
18 Aug 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Tobias Ringborg at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Read more Audio
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ELGAR arr Amalia Hall: La capricieuse
18 Aug 2022Performed as an encore by Amalia Hall with Miranda Adams, James Jin, Julie Park, and David Garner at an Auckland Philharmonia Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Read more Audio
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending
18 Aug 2022Performed by Amalia Hall and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tobias Ringborg at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Read more Audio
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LILBURN: Symphony No 3
18 Aug 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tobias Ringborg at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - The Lark Ascending
18 Aug 2022Vaughan Williams' perennially popular depiction of a lark is played by Amalia Hall. Douglas Lilburn's terse Third Symphony and the complete Lemminkäinen Legends by Jean Sibelius complete the… Read more Audio
Monday, 15 August 2022
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FALLA: Nana, from Seven Popular Spanish Songs
15 Aug 2022Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio
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SHOSTAKOVICH arr Barley: Suite from Cheryomushki
15 Aug 2022Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio
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RACHMANINOV: Vocalise
15 Aug 2022Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio
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BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor Op 38
15 Aug 2022Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio
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N BOULANGER Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
15 Aug 2022Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 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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