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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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19 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZCT: 2025 Chamber Music Contest Final
VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No 1, (1) and (3)
BACEWICZ: Quartet for four violins
BIZET arr WILBERG: Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen
SMETANA: Piano Trio in G minor Op 15, (3)
DAMASE: Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Piano
ROTA: Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano
PIAZZOLA arr VERHELST: Suite from Maria de Buenos Aires
WIENER: Go Between
Fellas with Cellas;4tissimo;Mérimée Quartet;Vzpominka;Les Mousquetaires;Nino Rota Trio;Los Piazzolanos;The Betwieners
Town Hall, Auckland 02/08/25 (RNZ)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Capriccio Italien Op 45 - Auckland Philharmonia/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ)
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Saturday, 14 September 2019
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JOSQUIN: Agnus Dei from Missa L’homme arme super voces musicale
14 Sep 2019The Tudor Consort, directed by Michael Stewart. Read more Audio
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DUFAY: Nuper rosarum flores
14 Sep 2019The Tudor Consort, directed by Michael Stewart. Read more Audio
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MOUTON: Nesciens mater virgo virum
14 Sep 2019The Tudor Consort, directed by Michael Stewart. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 12 September 2019
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DVOŘÁK: Symphony No 7 in D minor Op 70
12 Sep 2019Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, at a Premier Series concert, 12 September 2019. Read more Audio
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BACH: Adagio, from Sonata No 1 in G minor for solo violin
12 Sep 2019Performed as an encore by Viktoria Mullova at an Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Premier Series concert, 12 September 2019. Read more Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
12 Sep 2019Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, at a Premier Series concert, 12 September 2019. Read more Audio
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Tuesday, 10 September 2019
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Viktoria’s fear and freedom
10 Sep 2019Fear and the drive for freedom are behind the success of famed Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova, who’s performing in Auckland this week. Read more Audio
Saturday, 7 September 2019
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ORFF: Carmina Burana
7 Sep 2019Amelia Berry (soprano), Declan Cudd (tenor), Joel Amosa (bass baritone), Orpheus Choir of Wellington, Children's Choir from Wellington region, Thomas Nikora and Stephen Clothier (pianos), Orchestra… Read more Audio
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ROSAURO: Marimba Concerto No 1
7 Sep 2019Yoshiko Tsuruta (marimba), Orchestra Wellington Percussion Ensemble/Brent Stewart. Read more Audio
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Virtuoso Strings Octet plays Utting
7 Sep 2019Virtuoso Strings Octet from Wellington plays 'Goodnight Kiwi' by Craig Utting at the 2019 NZCT Chamber Music Contest final. Read more Audio
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Szerenád Trió plays Kodály
7 Sep 2019Szerenád Trió from Canterbury plays movements from the Serenade for Two Violins and Viola by Zoltan Kodaly at the 2019 NZCT Chamber Music Contest final. 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