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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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21 October 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZ Chamber Soloists: Dark Bright Night
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 5 in D Op 70/1, Ghost
McLeod, Jenny: Dark Bright Night
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Quartet No 3 in C minor Op 60
Dimitri Atanassov (violin), NZ Chamber Soloists: Lara Hall (violin), James Tennant (cello), Katherine Austin (piano)
Concert Chamber, Auckland 28/03/21 (RNZ)
Coleman, Valerie: Umoja: Anthem of Unity - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Fawzi Haimor (RNZ NZSO 2024-03-09)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr Busoni: Overture, from Don Giovanni Overture - Orchestra Wellington/Andrew Atkins (RNZ 2018)
Bell, Michael: Ode to a Western Shore - Hayden Chiu (violin), Gracie Francis (piano) (RNZ )
Albinoni, Tomaso arr Mills: Adagio in G minor - Auckland Philharmonia Brass Ensemble, Huw Dann (dir) (RNZ )
Latest audio
Saturday, 14 December 2024
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BACH: Jauchzet, frohlocket, from Christmas Oratorio
14 Dec 2024Performed by the Graduate Choir New Zealand and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Stephen Layton at their 'Celebrate Christmas' concert, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 14 December 2024. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 28 November 2024
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GERSHWIN: An American in Paris
28 Nov 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'City Lights', Auckland Town Hall, 28 November 2024. Read more Audio
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BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
28 Nov 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'City Lights', Auckland Town Hall, 28 November 2024. Read more Audio
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GERSHWIN arr Tunick: But not for me, from Girl Crazy
28 Nov 2024Performed as an encore by Andrew Beer and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'City Lights', Auckland Town Hall, 28 November 2024. Read more Audio
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MARSALIS: Violin Concerto
28 Nov 2024Performed by Andrew Beer and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'City Lights', Auckland Town Hall, 28 November 2024. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: City Lights
28 Nov 2024The Philharmonia's Concertmaster Andrew Beer steps up as soloist in Wynton Marsalis's one-of-a-kind Violin Concerto and the orchestra completes a programme influenced by American popular music with… Read more Audio
Thursday, 21 November 2024
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SCHUMANN: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 97, Rhenish
21 Nov 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Romantic Journeys', Auckland Town Hall, 21 November 2024. Read more Audio
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GRIEG arr Werner Thomas: Sarabande, from Holberg Suite
21 Nov 2024Performed as an encore by Johannes Moser with cellists from the Auckland Philharmonia at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Romantic Journeys', Auckland Town Hall, 21 November 2024. Read more Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme Op 33
21 Nov 2024Performed by Johannes Moser and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Romantic Journeys', Auckland Town Hall, 21 November 2024. Read more Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Capriccio Italien Op 45
21 Nov 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Romantic Journeys', Auckland Town Hall, 21 November 2024. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Romantic Journeys
21 Nov 2024German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser joins the orchestra to play the Variations on a Rococo Theme, Tchaikovsky's backward glance at the music of Mozart. Giordano Bellincampi conducts and the… Read more Audio
Sunday, 17 November 2024
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Fanny MENDELSSOHN: Piano Trio in D Minor Op 11
17 Nov 2024Performed by NZTrio at their 'Triptych' Series concert, 'Untamed Hope', Auckland Concert Chamber, 11 November 2024. 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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