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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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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) ()
Latest audio
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
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BACH: Bete, bete from Cantata BWV 115
2 Mar 2022Emma Pearson (soprano), Bridget Douglas (flute), Rolf Gjeltsen (cello), Joan Perarnau Garriga (double bass), Douglas Mews (organ)
Performed in 'Bach by Candlelight' at Wellington's Michael Fowler… Read more Audio
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Monday, 28 February 2022
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RACHMANINOV Piano Trio No 1 in G minor, Elegiaque
28 Feb 2022Performed by Helene Pohl (violin), Rolf Gjelsten (cello) and Nicola Melville (piano) at the Aotearoa Festival of the Arts 2022 Voice of the Whale concert. Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. 28… Read more Audio
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VILLA-LOBOS The Jet Whistle
28 Feb 2022Performed by Bridget Douglas (flute) and Rolf Gjelsten (cello) at the Aotearoa Festival of the Arts 2022 Voice of the Whale concert. Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. 28 February 2022. Read more Audio
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BACEWICZ Violin Sonata No 4
28 Feb 2022Performed by Helene Pohl (violin) and Nicola Melville (piano) at the Aotearoa Festival of the Arts 2022 Voice of the Whale concert. Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. 28 February 2022. Read more Audio
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CRUMB Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale)
28 Feb 2022Performed by Bridget Douglas (flute), Rolf Gjelsten (cello) and Nicola Melville (piano) at the Aotearoa Festival of the Arts 2022 Voice of the Whale concert. Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington. 28… Read more Audio
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Friday, 25 February 2022
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RED! a new NZ opera for children
25 Feb 2022Gather the family for the story of Red. She's a girl with red red hair and she's off to see her Granny who lives in the woods. But she'll need reserves of cunning and strength to overcome the… Read more Video, Audio
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Tuesday, 22 February 2022
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SMETANA: Piano Trio in G minor Op 15
22 Feb 2022Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Dramatic Skies: Cumulus', Auckland Concert Chamber, 16 November 2021. Read more Audio
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Alex TAYLOR: burlesques mécaniques
22 Feb 2022Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Dramatic Skies: Cumulus', Auckland Concert Chamber, 16 November 2021. Read more Audio
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SCHIFRIN: Hommage à Ravel
22 Feb 2022Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Dramatic Skies: Cumulus', Auckland Concert Chamber, 16 November 2021. Read more Audio
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Jenny McLEOD: Clouds
22 Feb 2022Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Dramatic Skies: Cumulus', Auckland Concert Chamber, 16 November 2021. Read more Audio
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GRIEG: Andante con moto in C minor
22 Feb 2022Performed by NZTrio at their concert, 'Dramatic Skies: Cumulus', Auckland Concert Chamber, 16 November 2021. Read more Audio
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Friday, 18 February 2022
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LISZT: Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam'
18 Feb 2022Performed by Indra Hughes on the Auckland Town Hall Organ, 13 August 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
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- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
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