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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
Friday, 13 December 2019
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Harold DARKE arr John Rutter: In The Bleak Midwinter
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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VIVALDI: Gloria
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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APO Celebrate Christmas 2019
13 Dec 2019The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra celebrates Christmas in 2019. Read more Audio
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Sunday, 8 December 2019
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Don Giovanni in the time of #MeToo
8 Dec 2019Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' is an opera in which a powerful man takes advantage of and abuses women. Tim Dodd talks to the APO's Music Director Giordano Bellincampi and Artistic Administrator Frances… Read more Audio
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MOZART: Don Giovanni, Act 1
8 Dec 2019Presented by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra as its 'Opera in Concert', Auckland Town Hall, 19 July 2019 Read more Video, Audio
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MOZART: Don Giovanni, Act 2
8 Dec 2019Presented by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra as its 'Opera in Concert', Auckland Town Hall, 19 July 2019 Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 7 December 2019
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David HAMILTON: The Kingston Flyer
7 Dec 2019Performed by Auckland Chamber Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes, Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 23 June 2019. Introduced by David Hamilton with Tim Dodd. Read more Video, Audio
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David HAMILTON: Hine Raukatauri
7 Dec 2019Performed by flutist Jennifer Mori with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes, Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 23 May 2019. Introduced by David Hamilton with Tim Dodd. Read more Video, Audio
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David HAMILTON: The Ghosts of Wreck Bay
7 Dec 2019Performed by Auckland Chamber Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes, Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 23 May 2019. Introduced by David Hamilton with Tim Dodd. Read more Video, Audio
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David HAMILTON: Oboe Concertino
7 Dec 2019Performed by Bede Hanley with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes, Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 23 May 2019. Introduced by David Hamilton with Tim Dodd. Read more Video, Audio
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David HAMILTON: Canticle 5
7 Dec 2019Performed by Helen Acheson, Bede Hanley & Sarah Watkins at an Auckland Chamber Orchestra concert, Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 23 May 2019. Introduced by David Hamilton with Tim Dodd. Read more Video, Audio
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David HAMILTON: Hurdy Gurdy
7 Dec 2019Performed by Jennifer Mori, Peter Scholes, Miranda Adams, Sarah Watkins at an Auckland Chamber Orchestra concert, Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 23 May 2019. Introduced by David Hamilton with Tim Dodd. Read more Video, 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
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