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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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Tuesday, 19 March 2019
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Red Priest bringing joy through early music
19 Mar 2019Baroque music group Red Priest has been redefining the genre for decades. They bring a bit of joy into the RNZ Concert studio. Read more Audio
Saturday, 16 March 2019
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MENDELSSOHN: Organ Sonata No 2 in C minor
16 Mar 2019Performed by Thomas Gaynor at his concert in Auckland Town Hall, 19 August 2018. Read more Audio
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WIDOR: Symphony No 6, 3rd and 4th movements
16 Mar 2019Performed by Thomas Gaynor at his concert in Auckland Town Hall, 19 August 2018. Read more Audio
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PACHELBEL: Chaconne in F minor
16 Mar 2019Performed by Thomas Gaynor at his concert in Auckland Town Hall, 19 August 2018. Read more Audio
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HOLLINS: Concert Overture No 1 in C minor
16 Mar 2019Performed by Thomas Gaynor at his concert in Auckland Town Hall, 19 August 2018. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 9 March 2019
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POULENC: Novelette No 1
9 Mar 2019Performed as an encore by Read Gainsford at his recital in the 2018 Fazioli International Piano Recital Series, Auckland War Museum Auditorium, 5 October 2018. Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No 30 in E Op 109
9 Mar 2019Introduced and performed by Read Gainsford at his recital in the 2018 Fazioli International Piano Recital Series, Auckland War Museum Auditorium, 5 October 2018. Read more Audio
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DEBUSSY: Études, Book 2
9 Mar 2019Introduced and performed by Read Gainsford at his recital in the 2018 Fazioli International Piano Recital Series, Auckland War Museum Auditorium, 5 October 2018. Read more Audio
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DEBUSSY: Études, Book 1
9 Mar 2019Introduced and performed by Read Gainsford at his recital in the 2018 Fazioli International Piano Recital Series, Auckland War Museum Auditorium, 5 October 2018. Read more Audio
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LISZT: Benediction of God in Solitude
9 Mar 2019Introduced and performed by Read Gainsford at his recital in the 2018 Fazioli International Piano Recital Series, Auckland War Museum Auditorium, 5 October 2018. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 2 March 2019
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Chris CREE BROWN: Phoenix (première)
2 Mar 2019Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey Read more Video, Audio
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STRAVINSKY: The Firebird, Suite
2 Mar 2019Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey. 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