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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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31 December 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
Auckland Philharmonia & Troy Kingi
Troy Kingi (vocals, guitar), Mara TeKahika (vocals, guitar), Esther Stephens (vocals), Marika Hodgson (electric bass), Treye Liu (drums), Leonardo Coghini (keyboards), Auckland Philharmonia/David Kay
STRAUSS: Sunrise, from Also sprach Zarathustra Op 30
KINGI: Aquarii B
KINGI: Luna Steppa
KINGI: Time Lapsium Gangtasium
KINGI: Golden Taurus
KINGI: Flat Earth Syndrome
KINGI: Gold Shoes
FISHER: Galaxy
KINGI: 9 Million Light Years
KINGI:
(RNZ Town Hall, Auckland)
Falla, Manuel de: Four Spanish Pieces - Lorelle McNaughton (piano) (RNZ 2020)
Hamilton, David: Concertino for oboe and strings - Bede Hanley (oboe), Auckland Chamber Orchestra/Peter Scholes (RNZ 2019)
Latest audio
Saturday, 4 January 2020
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Toronto Children's Chorus and Cantare combined
4 Jan 2020Music by Josef Rheinberger and Dan Walker. Recorded in St Matthew's-in-the-City, 3 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Cantare
4 Jan 2020Music by David Hamilton, Francis Poulenc, Ro Ogura, and Bob Chilcott. Recorded in St Matthew's-in-the-City, 3 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Toronto Children's Chorus - First Bracket
4 Jan 2020Music by Lori-Anne Dolloff, J S Bach, Josu Elberdin, Leonie Holmes, Claude Debussy, and Steven Rapana. Recorded in St Matthew's-in-the-City, Auckland, 3 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Wallace National Piano Competition 2019 Finalist - Siyu Sun
4 Jan 20202019 WNPC finalist Siyu Sun performs works by Schumann, Ravel, and Hamelin. Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 21 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Wallace National Piano Competition 2019 Finalist - Henry Meng
4 Jan 20202019 WNPC finalist Henry Meng performs works by Ravel, Liszt and one of his own compositions. Raye Freedman Arts Centre, 21 July 2019. Read more Audio
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Monday, 16 December 2019
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Gala Concert in the presence of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
16 Dec 2019NZ Opera stars Anna Leese, Pene Pati, James Ioelu, the NZ Opera Chorus, and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi present a Gala concert in the newly renamed Kiri Te… Read more Audio
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Friday, 13 December 2019
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Franz GRUBER arr Terence Maskell: Silent Night
13 Dec 2019Performed by the Graduate Choir conducted by Terence Maskell, Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13 December 2019. Read more Audio
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MENDELSSOHN arr David Willcocks: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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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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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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