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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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25 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Immerse 2023 Part 2, Blues Symphony
DESSNER: Mari
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
BRUBECK: Blue Rondo à la Turk
MARSALIS: Blues Symphony
Simon Tedeschi (piano), New Zealand SO/André de Ridder
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 29/07/23 (RNZ)
Latest audio
Sunday, 9 May 2021
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FALLA arr Maréchal: Suite Populaire Espagnole
9 May 2021Inbal Megiddo (cello), Rachel Thomson (piano) Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No 2 in F Op 99
9 May 2021Inbal Megiddo (cello), Rachel Thomson (piano) Recorded 9 May 2021, St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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CLARA WIECK-SCHUMANN: Three Romances Op 22
9 May 2021Inbal Megiddo (cello), Rachel Thomson (piano) Recorded 9 May 2021, St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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NADIA BOULANGER: Three Pieces for cello and piano
9 May 2021Inbal Megiddo (cello), Rachel Thomson (piano) Recorded 9 May 2021, St Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Adagio and Springtime Waltz, from The Limpid Stream
9 May 2021Inbal Megiddo (cello), Rachel Thomson (piano) Audio
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Saturday, 8 May 2021
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BEETHOVEN: O wär ich schon mit dir vereint, from Fidelio
8 May 2021Natasha Wilson as Marzelline in Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Opera in Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 8 May 2021. Read more Audio
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Friday, 7 May 2021
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Stage Director Jacqueline Coats on 'Fidelio'
7 May 2021Jacqueline Coats talks to Tim Dodd about Beethoven's Fidelio and her stage direction of the APO's Opera in Concert performance. Read more Audio
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Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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KORNGOLD: Piano Trio in D Op 1
27 Apr 2021Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Constellations', Auckland Concert Chamber, 11 December 2020. Read more Audio
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Karlo MARGETIĆ: Lightbox
27 Apr 2021Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Constellations', Auckland Concert Chamber, 11 December 2020. Read more Video, Audio
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Kaija SAARIAHO: Light And Matter
27 Apr 2021Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Constellations', Auckland Concert Chamber, 11 December 2020. Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No 1 in Eb Op 1 No 1
27 Apr 2021Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Constellations', Auckland Concert Chamber, 11 December 2020. Read more Video, Audio
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Thursday, 22 April 2021
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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 55, Eroica
22 Apr 2021Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their 'Best of Beethoven' concert, 'The Classicist', Auckland Town Hall, 22 April 2021. 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
- RNZ Concert Facebook Page
- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
Listen again to performances from New Zealand artists -
Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers