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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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01 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Four Seasons
Pekka Kuusisto (violin), New Zealand SO/Pekka Kuusisto
FARRENC: Symphony No 3 in G minor Op 36
VIVALDI: Four Seasons
(RNZ)
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Wednesday, 8 December 2021
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CRAYFORD: Impetus
8 Dec 2021Performed by the Jonathan Crayford Trio, Anthology, Auckland, 8 December 2021. Read more Audio
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CRAYFORD: Rita Finds the Light
8 Dec 2021Performed by the Jonathan Crayford Trio, Anthology, Auckland, 8 December 2021. Read more Audio
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CRAYFORD: Skyscraper Scaffold
8 Dec 2021Performed by the Jonathan Crayford Trio, Anthology, Auckland, 8 December 2021. Read more Audio
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CRAYFORD: Dark Light
8 Dec 2021Performed by the Jonathan Crayford Trio, Anthology, Auckland, 8 December 2021. Read more Audio
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Sunday, 5 December 2021
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PSATHAS: View from Olympus
5 Dec 2021Jeremy Fitzsimons (percussion), Michael Houstoun (piano), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei.
Recorded 5 December 2020, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Video, Audio
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Monday, 29 November 2021
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Orchestra Wellington - Symphonic Dances
29 Nov 2021New Zealand's pianist Michael Houstoun joins Orchestra Wellington to perform a work dedicated to him by composer John Psathas. You'll hear Tchaikovsky's lovely Serenade for Strings and Rachmaninov's… Read more Audio
Saturday, 27 November 2021
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DVORAK: Slavonic Dance in C
27 Nov 2021Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd.
Recorded 27 November 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Read more Audio
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DVORAK: Symphony No 8 in G
27 Nov 2021Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd.
Recorded 27 November 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)
27 Nov 2021Performed by Voices New Zealand, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd.
Recorded 27 November 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Read more Audio
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VERDI: Nabucco Overture
27 Nov 2021Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Judd.
Recorded 27 November 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 17 November 2021
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NZSO: Ngū Kīoro…Harikoa Ake - Celebrating Togetherness
17 Nov 2021Today, as we celebrate 100 years of radio in this country we present a jubilant concert from 2020 that sums up the spirit, diversity and uniqueness of Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more Video
Saturday, 6 November 2021
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Auckland Arts Festival: Pūmanawa - Ngā Tūmanako
6 Nov 2021Kapa haka group Ngā Tūmanako performs at the Auckland Arts Festival's 'Pūmanawa', Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, 21 March 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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