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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
Monday, 25 April 2022
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NZSO: Spirit of ANZAC - Voices from the Field
25 Apr 2022A concert of music by Australian Frederick Septimus Kelly and Englishman George Butterworth, who both died during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. And a rare performance of Ross Harris' 'Symphony No 2'… Read more
Thursday, 21 April 2022
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RAVEL: Tzigane
21 Apr 2022Performed by violinist Christian Li and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Vincent Hardaker at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 21 April 2022. Audio
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SAINT-SAENS: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
21 Apr 2022Performed by violinist Christian Li and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Vincent Hardaker at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 21 April 2022. Audio
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FAURE: Pelléas et Mélisande, Suite
21 Apr 2022Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Vincent Hardaker at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 21 April 2022. Audio
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Tuesday, 19 April 2022
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Lewis Eady National Piano Competition 2021
19 Apr 2022Three young pianists, Jessica Chi, Shuan Liu and Otis Prescott-Mason, perform at the final of the Lewis Eady competition, nominally for 2021, but held over until February 2022 due to pandemic… Read more Audio
Sunday, 17 April 2022
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CASSADO: Suite for solo cello Preludio-Fantasio
17 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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BRAHMS: Sonata for Viola Op 120 in F Minor No 1,
17 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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MESSIAEN: Theme and Variations
17 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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BACH: Sonata No.2 in A minor BWV1003, Grave and Allegro
17 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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BRAHMS: Sonata for Viola Op120 in F Minor No1, Allegretto grazioso and Vivace
17 Apr 2022Recorded by RNZ at the 2022 Whakatipu Music Festival Audio
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KREISLER: Recitative and Scherzo Op 6
17 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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