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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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02 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Russ Spiegel at the Creative Jazz Club
Russ Spiegel (guitar), Callum Passells (alto sax), Roger Manins (tenor sax), Finn Scholes (trumpet), Connor McAneny (piano), Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums)
SPIEGEL: Up the Creek
SPIEGEL: Streets of Milan
SPIEGEL: Miami Girl
VELÁZQUEZ: Bésame mucho
SPIEGEL: Slippery Slope
SPIEGEL: Underdown Groove
SPIEGEL: Count Up
SPIEGEL: Retribution Blues
SPIEGEL: Caribbean Blue
(RNZ Anthology, Auckland)
Piazzolla, Astor: Oblivion - Rachel Vernon (clarinet), Aroha String Quartet (RNZ 2022)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 22 (1) - Shan Liu (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2024-10-08)
Leclair, Jean-Marie: Violin Sonata in E Minor Op2/1 - Justine Cormack (violin), James Bush (cello), Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo) ()
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Saturday, 2 April 2022
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DVORAK: String Quartet No 10 in Eb, Op 51
2 Apr 2022Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland, 2 April 2022. Read more Audio
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LIGETI: String Quartet No 1, Métamorphoses nocturnes
2 Apr 2022Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland, 2 April 2022. Read more Audio
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FARR: Te Koanga
2 Apr 2022Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland, 2 April 2022. Read more Audio
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HAYDN: String Quartet in Bb Op 76 No 4, Sunrise
2 Apr 2022Performed by the NZSQ at a concert in Holy Trinity Church, Devonport, Auckland, 2 April 2022. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 31 March 2022
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MUSSORGSKY arr RAVEL: Pictures of an Exhibition
31 Mar 2022NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody
Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Read more Audio
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GERSHWIN: American in Paris
31 Mar 2022NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Read more Audio
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GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
31 Mar 2022NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Read more Audio
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DVORAK: Carnival Overture Op 92
31 Mar 2022NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Read more Audio
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Monday, 21 March 2022
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NZTrio: Dramatic Skies - Cirrus
21 Mar 2022This concert reflects on the huge journey of the NZTrio's cloud series and brings the year to a dramatic close with a sense of pathos and heightened emotion. Read more
Saturday, 19 March 2022
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Premiere: Where Will They Bury My Bones?
19 Mar 2022Marking two years since New Zealand's borders were closed this new composition from Gareth Farr is dedicated to New Zealanders all over the world who were lost or forever changed by the Covid-19… Read more Video, Audio
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Thursday, 17 March 2022
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BACH: The Art of Fugue BWV1080, extracts
17 Mar 2022NZSO Sessions 2022: Art of Fugue
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin/director), Alex McFarlane (viola), Andrew Joyce, Rowan Prior (cellos), strings of the New Zealand SO
Recorded at the Michael Fowler… Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 16 March 2022
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RAMEAU: Suite from Les Boréades
16 Mar 2022NZSO Sessions 2022: Art of Fugue
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), New Zealand SO
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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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