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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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25 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Immerse 2023 Part 2, Blues Symphony
DESSNER: Mari
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
BRUBECK: Blue Rondo à la Turk
MARSALIS: Blues Symphony
Simon Tedeschi (piano), New Zealand SO/André de Ridder
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 29/07/23 (RNZ)
Latest audio
Tuesday, 7 January 2020
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György KURTÁG: Three pieces for solo viola from 'Signs, Games, and Messages'
7 Jan 2020Performed by Jennifer Stumm at the CMNZ concert "Secrets & Hidden Messages", Auckland Concert Chamber, 15 August 2019. Read more Audio
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Michael WILLIAMS: Spirit Flies Sun Rises
7 Jan 2020Performed by Te Kōkī Trio at the CMNZ concert "Secrets & Hidden Messages", Auckland Concert Chamber, 15 August 2019. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 4 January 2020
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Massed choir of Toronto Children's Chorus, Cantare, and Key Cynetures alumni
4 Jan 2020Music by David Hamilton, Te Whanau Wehi, and Carl Doy. Recorded in St Matthew's-in-the-City, 3 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Toronto Children's Chorus - Second Bracket
4 Jan 2020Music by David Hamilton, Russell Wallace, Jeffrey Ryan, and Gabriel Fauré. Recorded in St Matthew's-in-the-City, 3 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Toronto Children's Chorus and Cantare combined
4 Jan 2020Music by Josef Rheinberger and Dan Walker. Recorded in St Matthew's-in-the-City, 3 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Cantare
4 Jan 2020Music by David Hamilton, Francis Poulenc, Ro Ogura, and Bob Chilcott. Recorded in St Matthew's-in-the-City, 3 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Toronto Children's Chorus - First Bracket
4 Jan 2020Music by Lori-Anne Dolloff, J S Bach, Josu Elberdin, Leonie Holmes, Claude Debussy, and Steven Rapana. Recorded in St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 3 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Wallace National Piano Competition 2019 Finalist - Siyu Sun
4 Jan 20202019 WNPC finalist Siyu Sun performs works by Schumann, Ravel, and Hamelin. Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 21 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Wallace National Piano Competition 2019 Finalist - Henry Meng
4 Jan 20202019 WNPC finalist Henry Meng performs works by Ravel, Liszt and one of his own compositions. Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 21 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Monday, 16 December 2019
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Gala Concert in the presence of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
16 Dec 2019NZ Opera stars Anna Leese, Pene Pati, James Ioelu, the NZ Opera Chorus, and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi present a Gala concert in the newly renamed Kiri Te… Read more Audio
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Friday, 13 December 2019
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Franz GRUBER arr Terence Maskell: Silent Night
13 Dec 2019Performed by the Graduate Choir conducted by Terence Maskell, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13 December 2019. Read more Audio
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MENDELSSOHN arr David Willcocks: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
13 Dec 2019Performed by the Graduate Choir and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Holly Mathieson, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13 December 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
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers