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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
Sunday, 25 July 2021
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ADAMS Phrygian Gates
25 Jul 2021Performed by Liam Wooding, piano, at his concert Reflections and Connections. St. Andrew's on The Terrace. 25 July 2021. Read more Audio
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DEBUSSY Images, Book 1
25 Jul 2021Performed by Liam Wooding, piano, at his concert Reflections and Connections. St. Andrew's on The Terrace. 25 July 2021. Audio
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ELLINGTON Reflections in D
25 Jul 2021Performed by Liam Wooding, piano, at his concert Reflections and Connections. St. Andrew's on The Terrace. 25 July 2021. Audio
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BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No 14 in C# minor, Moonlight
25 Jul 2021Performed by Liam Wooding, piano, at his concert Reflections and Connections. St. Andrew's on The Terrace. 25 July 2021. Read more Audio
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GREENBAUM Remote Connection
25 Jul 2021Performed by Liam Wooding, piano, at his concert Reflections and Connections. St. Andrew's on The Terrace. 25 July 2021. Read more Audio
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LILBURN Sonata for Piano in F# minor
25 Jul 2021Performed by Liam Wooding, piano, at his concert Reflections and Connections. St. Andrew's on The Terrace. 25 July 2021. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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BACH: Keyboard Concerto No 1 in D minor BWV1052
21 Jul 2021Diedre Irons (piano), Orchestra Wellington conducted by Marc Taddei. Recorded 21 September 2019 by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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Sunday, 11 July 2021
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Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 in C, Leningrad
11 Jul 2021Performed by NZSO and NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 11 July 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
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Ihlara McIndoe: Ephemeral Bounds
11 Jul 2021Ihlara McIndoe's work inspired by her 2020 visit to Antarctica, performed by the NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by Gemma New.
Recorded 11 July 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ… Read more Audio
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Saturday, 10 July 2021
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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
10 Jul 2021New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Recorded 10 July 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
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Chopin piano miniatures performed by Michael Houstoun
10 Jul 2021Performed by pianist Michael Houstoun. Recorded 10 July 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
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Chopin: Etude in A flat, from Nouvelles Études (encore)
10 Jul 2021Performed by pianist Michael Houstoun. Recorded 10 July 2021, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. 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
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers