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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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28 August 2025
Auckland Philharmonia (Live): Premier Series - Love Stories
GLINKA: Russlan & Ludmilla
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture
WAGNER arr Henk de Vlieger: Die Meistersinger Overture
Auckland Philharmonia/Antony Hermus
Town Hall, Auckland 28/08/25 (RNZ)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Oboe Quartet in F K370 - Robert Orr (ob), Wilma Smith (vln), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in C minor Op 39/1 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in A minor Op 39/2 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in D Op 39/9 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Latest audio
Monday, 20 January 2020
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Tōku Reo Waiata
20 Jan 2020A live celebration of te waiata Māori in a concert presented by Auckland Arts Festival, Auckland Town Hall, 16 March 2019. Read more Audio
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Tuesday, 14 January 2020
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RAVEL: Piano Trio in A minor
14 Jan 2020Performed by Viktoria Mullova (violin), Matthew Barley (cello), and Stephen De Pledge (piano) at a CMNZ concert in Auckland Concert Chamber, 16 September 2019. Read more Audio
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Salina FISHER: Mono No Aware
14 Jan 2020Performed by Matthew Barley (cello), and Stephen De Pledge (piano) at a CMNZ concert in Auckland Concert Chamber, 16 September 2019. Read more Video, Audio
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SCHUBERT: Piano Trio No 2 in Eb, D929
14 Jan 2020Performed by Viktoria Mullova (violin), Matthew Barley (cello), and Stephen De Pledge (piano) at a CMNZ concert in Auckland Concert Chamber, 16 September 2019. Read more Audio
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Monday, 13 January 2020
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Silkroad Ensemble
13 Jan 2020The Silkroad Ensemble, formed by Yo-Yo Ma in 1998, performs at the Auckland Arts Festival in Auckland Town Hall, 16 March 2019. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 11 January 2020
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Wallace National Piano Competition 2019 Finalist - Tony Yan Tong Chen
11 Jan 20202019 WNPC finalist Tony Yan Tong Chen performs works by Schumann, Chopin, and Prokofiev. Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 21 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Wallace National Piano Competition 2019 Finalist - Frank Chen
11 Jan 20202019 WNPC finalist Frank Chen performs works by Liszt, Rachmaninov, and Chopin. Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 21 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Tuesday, 7 January 2020
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SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet in Eb Op 47, 3rd movement
7 Jan 2020Performed as an encore by Jennifer Stumm and Te Koki Trio at the CMNZ concert "Secrets & Hidden Messages", Auckland Concert Chamber, 15 August 2019. Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No 3 in C minor, Op 60 'Werther'
7 Jan 2020Performed by Jennifer Stumm and Te Koki Trio at the CMNZ concert "Secrets & Hidden Messages", Auckland Concert Chamber, 15 August 2019. Read more Audio
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STING, Alison KRAUSS arr Jennifer Stumm: You will be my ain true love
7 Jan 2020Performed as a first half encore by Jennifer Stumm at the CMNZ concert "Secrets & Hidden Messages", Auckland Concert Chamber, 15 August 2019. Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Scherzo, from FAE Sonata
7 Jan 2020Performed by Jennifer Stumm and Jian Liu at the CMNZ concert "Secrets & Hidden Messages", Auckland Concert Chamber, 15 August 2019. Read more Audio
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SCHUMANN: Fairytale Pictures
7 Jan 2020Performed by Jennifer Stumm and Jian Liu at the CMNZ concert "Secrets & Hidden Messages", Auckland Concert Chamber, 15 August 2019. 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
- 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