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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
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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
Saturday, 21 March 2020
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Beethoven 250: live from the APO
21 Mar 2020RADIO + VIDEO: In a slight change of plan, we now present an encore performance of Bruch: Violin Concerto and Beethoven: Symphony No 6, Pastoral. Read more
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APO Encore: Bruch and Beethoven
21 Mar 2020Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra presents highlights from recent live-streamed concerts. While concert halls are closed RNZ Concert will continue to bring beautiful live music to you, wherever you are.
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Sunday, 8 March 2020
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Gillian WHITEHEAD: Iris Dreaming
8 Mar 2020Soprano Joanne Roughton-Arnold joins NZTrio to perform the NZ premiere of Gillian Whitehead and Fleur Adcock's short opera, 'Iris Dreaming', based on the life of Robin Hyde. Read more Video, Audio
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Thursday, 5 March 2020
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Symphony No 2, A London Symphony
5 Mar 2020Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto. Read more Audio
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NIELSEN: The Fog Is Lifting, from 'The Mother'
5 Mar 2020Performed as an encore by Melanie Lançon (flute) and Ingrid Bauer (harp) at an Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 5 March 2020. Read more Audio
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MOZART: Concerto In C For Flute And Harp, K299
5 Mar 2020Performed by Melanie Lançon and Ingrid Bauer with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto at a Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 5 March 2020. Read more Audio
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Jennifer HIGDON: river sings a song to trees, from City Scape
5 Mar 2020Performed by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto at their Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 5 March 2020. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 22 February 2020
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Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: Triple Clarinet Concerto
22 Feb 2020Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: Triple Clarinet Concerto. Ellen Deverall, Richard Haynes, Andrew Uren (clarinets), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey. Read more Video, Audio
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Thursday, 20 February 2020
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BRAHMS: Symphony No 2 In D Op 73
20 Feb 2020Performed by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Read more Audio
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BACH: Orchestral Suite No 3 In D BWV1068
20 Feb 2020Performed by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 13 February 2020
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MUSSORGSKY Arr Ravel: Pictures At An Exhibition
13 Feb 2020Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 13 February 2020. Read more Audio
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Tudor CIORTEA: Romanian Dance
13 Feb 2020Performed as an encore by Alexandra Dariescu at an Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 13 February 2020. 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
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- Email concert@rnz.co.nz
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More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers