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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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29 December 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Pictures at an Exhibition
Emily Beynon (flute), New Zealand SO/Gemma New
FARR: From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs (The Invocation of the Sea)
CONNESSON: Flute Concerto No 2
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
(RNZ)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in C minor Op 33/3 - Michael Houstoun (piano) ()
Nielsen, Carl: Serenata in vano - Peter Scholes (clarinet), Sam Brough (bsn), Simon Williams (horn), Callum Hall (cello), Eric Scholes (dbl bass) (RNZ)
Latest audio
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
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JS BACH arr Sitkovetsky/Breuer: Goldberg Variations (selection)
22 Jul 2020Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin/director), Stephen De Pledge (fortepiano), members of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 16 July 2020
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Leonard COHEN Arr Ingrid Hagan: Hallelujah
16 Jul 2020Performed as an encore by Ingrid Hagan with Ashley Brown at the Auckland Philharmonia's Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 16 July 2020. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 15 July 2020
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VIDEO: NZSO - Mahler Symphony No 3
15 Jul 2020Watch the video of Mahler's Third Symphony played by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Read more Video
Sunday, 12 July 2020
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MOZART: Horn Quintet in Eb K407
12 Jul 2020Performed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), Andrew Thomson & Nicholas Hancox (violas), Andrew Joyce (cello), Samuel Jacobs (horn). Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: String Trio in E flat Op 3
12 Jul 2020Performed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), Nicholas Hancox (viola), Andrew Joyce (cello). Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Sextet in Eb Op 81b
12 Jul 2020Performed by Vesa-Matti Leppänen & Andrew Thomson (violins), Nicholas Hancox (viola), Andrew Joyce (cello), Samuel Jacobs & Shadley van Wyk (horns). Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 8 July 2020
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat Op 73, Emperor
8 Jul 2020Diedre Irons (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 6 in F Op 68, Pastoral
8 Jul 2020New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 2 July 2020
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STRAVINSKY: The Soldier's Tale
2 Jul 2020Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia at their concert without audience, 'The Soldier's Tale, Auckland Town Hall, 12 June 2020. Read more Audio
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David HAMILTON: The Ripe Breath Of Autumn
2 Jul 2020Performed by Norberto López with the Auckland Philharmonia. Read more Video, Audio
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RAVEL: Introduction And Allegro
2 Jul 2020Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at their concert without audience, 'The Soldier's Tale', Auckland Town Hall, 12 June 2020. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 1 July 2020
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VIDEO: NZSO - Mahler Symphony No 1
1 Jul 2020Watch and listen to the video from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Read more Video
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.
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