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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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15 September 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Til Time Shall End
DE CASTRO-ROBINSON: Len Dances
BERNSTEIN: Symphony No 2, The Age of Anxiety
COPLAND: Symphony No 3
Joyce Yang (piano), New Zealand SO/Giancarlo Guerrero
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 01/09/23 (RNZ)
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Tuesday, 5 February 2019
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DVORÁK: Slavonic Dances Op 46 No 2 in E minor & No 6 in D
5 Feb 2019Dénes Várjon (piano), Izabella Simon (piano). Recorded in Nelson Centre of Musical Arts by RNZ. Read more Audio
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PAGANINI: Caprices No 17 & 21
5 Feb 2019Nikki Chooi (violin). Recorded in Nelson Cathedral by RNZ Read more Audio
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Joan TOWER: String Force
5 Feb 2019Nikki Chooi (violin). Recorded in Nelson Cathedral by RNZ. Read more Audio
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BACH: Chaconne from Partita in D minor BWV 1004
5 Feb 2019Nikki Chooi (violin). Recorded in Nelson Cathedral by RNZ. Read more Audio
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YSAYE: Ballade Op 27 No 3
5 Feb 2019Nikki Chooi (violin). Recorded in Nelson Cathedral by RNZ. Read more Audio
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Monday, 4 February 2019
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BACH: Oboe Sonata in G minor BWV1030b
4 Feb 2019Thomas Hutchinson (oboe), Douglas Mews (harpsichord). Read more Audio
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BACH: Aria from Cantata 187 'Gott versorget'
4 Feb 2019Anna Fraser (soprano), Thomas Hutchinson (oboe), Douglas Mews (harpsichord), Rolf Gjelsten (cello). Read more Audio
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BACH: Aria from Cantata 21 'Seufzer, Tränen'
4 Feb 2019Anna Fraser (soprano), Thomas Hutchinson (oboe), Douglas Mews (harpsichord), Rolf Gjelsten (cello). Read more Audio
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BACH: Aria from Cantata 84 'Ich esse mit Freudin'
4 Feb 2019Anna Fraser (soprano), Nikki Chooi (violin), Thomas Hutchinson (oboe), Douglas Mews (harpsichord), Rolf Gjelsten (cello). Read more Audio
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BACH: Cantata 202 'Wedding Cantata'
4 Feb 2019Anna Fraser (soprano), Thomas Hutchinson (oboe), Douglas Mews (harpsichord), Rolf Gjelsten (cello). Read more Audio
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BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048
4 Feb 2019Nikki Chooi (violin), Helene Pohl (violin), Wilma Smith (violin), Ori Kam (viola), Gillian Ansell (viola), Monique Lapins (viola), Rolf Gjelsten (cello), Anna Pokorny (cello), Kyril Zlotnikov (cello)… 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
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