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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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20 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
BBC Proms 2025: Yunchan Lim Plays Rachmaninov
ADAMS: The Chairman Dances
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No 4 in G minor Op 40
BERIO: Sinfonia, for eight voices and orchestra
Yunchan Lim (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & BBC Singers/Kazuki Yamada
Royal Albert Hall, London 01/08/25 (BBC)
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Monday, 8 July 2019
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A MARCELLO arr BACH: Oboe Concerto in D minor
8 Jul 2019Performed by Alessio Bax at his Fazioli International Piano Recital Series concert, Auckland Museum, 5 April 2019. Read more Audio
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Friday, 5 July 2019
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GLEN DOWNIE: light speckled droplet (première)
5 Jul 2019NZ Youth Choir & NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by James Judd. Recorded 5 July 2019, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Video, Audio
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Tuirina WEHI arr Robert Wiremu: Waerenga-a-Hika
5 Jul 2019NZ Youth Choir conducted by David Squire. Recorded 5 July 2019, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Video, Audio
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SIBELIUS: The Oceanides
5 Jul 2019NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by James Judd. Recorded 5 July 2019, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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ELGAR: The Music Makers
5 Jul 2019Catherine Carby (mezzo), NZ Youth Choir & NZSO National Youth Orchestra conducted by James Judd. Recorded 5 July 2019, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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Sunday, 30 June 2019
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Verdi's Otello by the APO
30 Jun 2019RNZ's award-winning recording of Verdi's Otello, including video, from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in association with New Zealand Opera. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 29 June 2019
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MOZART: String Quartet No 1 in G K80/73f
29 Jun 2019Played by the New Zealand String Quartet. Read more Audio
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GAO PING: Four Pieces for String Quartet, Prayer Songs
29 Jun 2019Played by the New Zealand String Quartet. Read more Video, Audio
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JANACEK: String Quartet No 1, Kreutzer Sonata
29 Jun 2019Played by the New Zealand String Quartet. Read more Audio
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DVORAK: String Quartet No 11 in C Op 61
29 Jun 2019Played by the New Zealand String Quartet. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 27 June 2019
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 6 in B minor Op 74, Pathétique
27 Jun 2019Played by Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich at their Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 27 June 2019. Read more Audio
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PIAZZOLLA: Escualo
27 Jun 2019Introduced and played as an encore by Andrew Beer with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. 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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