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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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Thursday, 12 August 2021
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SMETANA: Šárka, from Ma Vlast
12 Aug 2021Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Judd, Auckland Town Hall, 12 August 2021. Read more Audio
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SMETANA: Vltava, from Ma Vlast
12 Aug 2021Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Judd, Auckland Town Hall, 12 August 2021. Read more Audio
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SMETANA: Vyšehrad, from Má Vlast
12 Aug 2021Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Judd, Auckland Town Hall, 12 August 2021. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 7 August 2021
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Jenny McLEOD: Music for Four
7 Aug 2021New Zealand music for two pianos and percussion played by GoodFellas. Read more Audio
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Craig UTTING: Cry of the Stolen People
7 Aug 2021Virtuoso Strings Quintet plays an original composition written for them by Craig Utting. Read more Audio
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Vadim FONG: Seven Scenes for String Octet
7 Aug 2021The Winning Composition at the 2021 NZCT Chamber Music Contest performed by a Guest Octet. Read more Audio
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ROTA: Trio for flute, violin and piano
7 Aug 2021Trio Disordinata come from three different North Island schools. Read more Audio
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BABAJANIAN: Piano Trio in F# minor (2, 3)
7 Aug 2021The Babarians play music by Arno Babajanian. Read more Audio
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor (4)
7 Aug 2021A winning performance by Christchurch trio Vich Perfect. Read more Audio
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SCHUMANN: Piano Quintet in Eb Op 44 (1, 3)
7 Aug 2021The Florestan Quintet play music by Robert Schumann. Read more Audio
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NZCT Chamber Music Contest 2021 Final
7 Aug 2021Six ensembles of secondary students from around NZ compete to win the annual chamber music contest, hosted by Clarissa Dunn. Read more
Friday, 30 July 2021
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Louis Baker & the APO
Louis Baker and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich, with orchestration by Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper. Read more Video, 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
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
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