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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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27 August 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
BBC Proms 2025: Edward Gardner Conducts the LPO
SIBELIUS: The Oceanides Op 73
TIPPET: The Rose Lake
RAVEL: Shéhérazade
DEBUSSY: La Mer
Aigul Akhmetshina (mezzo), London Philharmonic Orchestra/Edward Gardner
Royal Albert Hall, London 10/08/25 (BBC)
Latest audio
Sunday, 6 October 2024
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PROKOFIEV: Overture on Hebrew Melodies
6 Oct 2024The second concert from the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival. Audio
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GOLIJOV: The Dreams And Prayers of Isaac the Blind
6 Oct 2024The second concert from the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival. Audio
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De CASTRO-ROBINSON: Split The Lark
6 Oct 2024The second concert from the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival. Audio
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At The World's Edge Festival 2024 - Concert 2: Fantazi
6 Oct 2024The concert of the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival. Read more Audio
Saturday, 5 October 2024
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BARTOK: Piano Quintet in C
5 Oct 2024Justine Cormack, Benjamin Baker, Bryony Gibson-Cornish, Ian Greenberg, Daniel Lebhardt performing at the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival in Queenstown. Audio
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De CASTRO-ROBINSON: This Liquid Drift Of Light
5 Oct 2024Madeleine Xiao performing at the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival in Queenstown. Audio
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SHENG: Concertino for Clarinet and String Quartet
5 Oct 2024Julian Bliss, Justine Cormack, Lorna Zhang, Serenity Thurlow, Ian Greenberg performing at the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival in Queenstown. Audio
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PROKOFIEV: String Quartet No.2
5 Oct 2024Alexi Kenney, Benjamin Baker, Bryony Gibson-Cornish, Sterling Elliott performing at the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival in Queenstown. Audio
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At The World's Edge Festival 2024 - Concert 1: Dispersion
5 Oct 2024The first concert of the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival, which was held at Te Atamira in Queenstown. Read more Audio
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De CASTRO-ROBINSON: Bird-sung Sky
5 Oct 2024Justine Cormack, Benjaming Baker performing at the 2024 At The World's Edge Festival in Queenstown. Audio
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Friday, 4 October 2024
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Wellington Jazz Festival 2023: Jake Baxendale's Waypeople
4 Oct 2024Premiered at the 2023 Wellington Jazz Festival, Pōneke saxophonist and composer Jake Baxendale’s 'Waypeople' was inspired by a poetic version of the classic Chinese philosophical text the Tao Te… Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 21 September 2024
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Auckland Philharmonia Opera in Concert 2024 - Tristan and Isolde
21 Sep 2024One of the most profound and innovative pieces of music in history. The Auckland Philharmonia's Opera in Concert for 2024, performed in Auckland Town Hall, 10 August 2024. Read more Audio
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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