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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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12 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Orchestra Wellington: Golden City
Amalia Hall (violin), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei
MOZART: Symphony No 38 in D K504, Prague
BARTOK: Violin Concerto No 2
DVORAK: Symphony No 5 in F Op 76
(RNZ Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sarabande, from Cello Suite No 1 in G BWV1007 - Jaemin Han (cello) (RNZ)
Schumann, Clara: Nocturne Op 6/2 - Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ)
Latest audio
Friday, 24 June 2022
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Gareth FARR: Ngā Hihi o Matariki
24 Jun 2022a significant work of symphonic proportions to celebrate the Māori new year, an opportunity to come together in recognition of a celestial event of uniqueness and beauty.
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Te Matatini 50 Programme 1
24 Jun 2022Julian Wilcox and Rob Ruha, the Music Director of Te Matatini's 50th Anniversary waiata release project, introduce a selection of the songs. Audio
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Thursday, 23 June 2022
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Ka Pō Ka Ao: Rob Ruha and the Auckland Philharmonia
23 Jun 2022To celebrate the first Matariki public holiday in June 2022, the Auckland Philharmonia put on a very special concert with Māori singer-songwriter Rob Ruha. (This RNZ Concert recording was awarded GOLD… Read more Audio
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Monday, 20 June 2022
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Music Alive: NZSQ National Tour "2021" - Programme 1
The first of two programmes from the NZSQ's National Tour, intended to be performed in 2021 but delayed until April 2022. They give us a programme of Haydn, Ligeti, and Dvorak with Gareth Farr's Te… Read more Audio
Friday, 10 June 2022
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Auckland Philharmonia - Ebb & Flow
10 Jun 2022Dame Gillian Karawe Whitehead's new violin concerto, written for Andrew Beer and the Auckland Philharmonia, is the highlight of this concert. James Feddeck conducts. Read more Audio
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
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Peter SCULTHORPE: Hill Song 2
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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DVORAK: String Quartet No 12 in F Op 96 American
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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Ross EDWARDS: White Cockatoo Spirit Dance
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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MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No 1 in E flat Op 12
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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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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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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