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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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26 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZTrio - Legacy 1
SCHUMANN: Six Studies in Canonic Form Op 56, Nos 1 & 2
NORRIS: Horizon Fields
KAPUSTIN: Trio (1998)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No 7 in Bb Op 97, Archduke
KIRCHNER: Zwiegesang, from Bunte Blätter Op 83
NZTrio
Concert Chamber, Auckland 29/05/22 (RNZ)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: The Lark Ascending - Yanghe Yu (vln), Auckland Phil/Antony Hermus (RNZ 2018)
Latest audio
Thursday, 31 October 2024
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Auckland Philharmonia: Baroque & Beyond - 'Colours of Brass'
31 Oct 2024The Auckland Philharmonia's Brass and Percussion sections perform a programme of music from Elizabethan England all the way to contemporary Aotearoa. Read more Audio
Coming up
Friday, 25 October 2024
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World Choir Games 2024 - 'A Choral Kaleidoscope 1'
25 Oct 2024Four choirs from around the world perform in one of the Celebration Concerts at the World Choir Games 2024 held in Auckland. Read more Audio
Thursday, 24 October 2024
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DVORAK: Symphony No 7 in D minor Op 70
24 Oct 2024Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Shiyeon Sung at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Mozart & Dvořák', Auckland Town Hall, 24 October 2024. Read more Audio
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YSAYE: Danse rustique, from Sonata in G for solo violin Op 27/5
24 Oct 2024Performed as an encore by Yeyeong Jenny Jin at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics Series concert, 'Mozart & Dvořák', Auckland Town Hall, 24 October 2024. Read more Audio
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MOZART: Violin Concerto No 3 in G K216
24 Oct 2024Performed by Yeyeong Jenny Jin and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Shiyeon Sung at their Great Classics Series concert, 'Mozart & Dvořák', Auckland Town Hall, 24 October 2024. Read more Audio
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NZSO Arias Concert, Part Two
24 Oct 2024Soprano Eliza Boom and tenor Paul O'Neill perform a selection of arias and scenes from Puccini’s much-loved operas with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Luis Gómez.
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NZSO Arias Concert, Part One
24 Oct 2024Soprano Eliza Boom and tenor Paul O'Neill perform a selection of arias and scenes from Puccini’s much-loved operas with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by José Luis Gómez.
Introduced by… Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Mozart & Dvořák
24 Oct 2024South Korean violinist Yeyeong Jenny Jin makes a welcome return to the Auckland stage after winning the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. She plays Mozart's 3rd Violin Concerto and… Read more Audio
Sunday, 20 October 2024
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Bob BECKER arr Peter SCHOLES: Bye Bye Medley
20 Oct 2024Performed by xylophonist Steven Logan with an ensemble from the Auckland Chamber Orchestra at their concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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NIELSEN: Serenata in vano
20 Oct 2024Performed by Peter Scholes (clarinet), Sam Brough (bassoon), Simon Williams (horn), Callum Hall (cello), Eric Scholes (double bass) at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye… Read more Audio
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John ELMSLY: Lachrymar
20 Oct 2024Performed by Peter Scholes (bass clarinet) at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 2024. Read more Audio
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Chris O'CONNOR after REICH: Exploring Steve Reich's Clapping Music
20 Oct 2024Performed by Chris O'Connor on spoons at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert, 'Diversions', Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 20 October 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
- 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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