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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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01 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Four Seasons
Pekka Kuusisto (violin), New Zealand SO/Pekka Kuusisto
FARRENC: Symphony No 3 in G minor Op 36
VIVALDI: Four Seasons
(RNZ)
Latest audio
Monday, 1 April 2019
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Matthew HINDSON: Rush
1 Apr 2019Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Twine', Q Theatre Loft, 13 November 2018. Read more Audio
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SCHUMANN: Piano Trio No 2 in F Op 80
1 Apr 2019Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Twine', Q Theatre Loft, 13 November 2018. Read more Audio
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Philip GLASS: String Quartet No 3, Mishima, 6th movement (arr for piano trio)
1 Apr 2019Performed by NZTrio at their concert 'Twine', Q Theatre Loft, 13 November 2018. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 30 March 2019
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MENDELSSOHN: Konzertstueck No 1 for two clarinets and piano
30 Mar 2019Konzertstueck No.1 for Two Clarinets and Piano, Op 113 by Felix Mendelssohn. Franklin Cohen and Marie Ross on clarinets, and they are joined by Kent Isomura on piano. Audio
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SCHUBERT: Sonata for arpeggione and piano in A minor, D 821
30 Mar 2019Franklin Cohen and guitarist Barkin Sertkaya play Schubert's Sonata for arpeggione and piano in A minor on clarinet and guitar. Audio
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CONNESSON: Techno Parade
30 Mar 2019Techno Parade for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by contemporary French composer Guillaume Connesson. Performed by Franklin Cohen on clarinet, Eric Lamb, flute and Kent Isomura on piano. Audio
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POULENC: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
30 Mar 2019Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, FP 184 by Francis Poulenc - played by clarinettist Franklin Cohen and pianist Kent Isomura. Audio
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Four Waltzes for Flute, Clarinet and Piano
30 Mar 2019Franklin Cohen, Eric Lamb, Kent Isomura play Four Waltzes for Flute, Clarinet and Piano by Shostakovich, arranged by Lev Atoumyan. Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Trio for clarinet, cello and piano Op 11
30 Mar 2019Franklin Cohen is joined on stage by UoA School of Music staff Martin Rummel, cello, and Kent Isomura - piano to play Beethoven's Trio for clarinet, cello and piano Op 11. Audio
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Saturday, 23 March 2019
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SAINT-SAËNS: Carnival of the Animals
23 Mar 2019Performed by Thomas Gaynor at his concert in Auckland Town Hall, 19 August 2018. Read more Audio
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LISZT: Liebestraum No 3
23 Mar 2019Performed by Thomas Gaynor at his concert in Auckland Town Hall, 19 August 2018. Read more Audio
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WAGNER: Overture, Die Meistersinger
23 Mar 2019Performed by Thomas Gaynor at his concert in Auckland Town Hall, 19 August 2018. 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
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