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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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16 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Thabani Gapara Project
Thabani Gapara (saxophone), Elijah Whyte (drums), Eli Wilson (keyboards), Wil Goodinson (bass), Nathan James (guitar), Dean Rodrigues (percussion)
GAPARA, Thabani: Places and Faces
GAPARA, Thabani: On The Beach
GAPARA, Thabani: Matunga
GAPARA, Thabani: Mai Mwana
GAPARA, Thabani: Times Change
GAPARA, Thabani: Mysta Mukwambo
GAPARA, Thabani: Ghoema Dreams
GAPARA, Thabani: My Journey
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Latest audio
Saturday, 1 September 2018
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The Big Sing 2018: Gala Concert
1 Sep 2018Twenty-four secondary school choirs from around Aotearoa participate in The Big Sing Gala Concert. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Monday, 27 August 2018
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BBC Proms 2018 - Week Four
27 Aug 2018This year the BBC Proms shines the spotlight on the work female composers and celebrates some important anniversaries. Read more
Coming up
Sunday, 26 August 2018
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MOZART: String Quartet No 19 in C K465, Dissonance
26 Aug 2018Performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in F Op 59/1, Razumovsky
26 Aug 2018Performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 25 August 2018
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DUPARC arr John Chen: Extase
25 Aug 2018Performed by John Chen as an encore at the Auckland Chamber Orchestra's concert in the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 29 April 2018. Read more Audio
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MOZART: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat, K595
25 Aug 2018Performed by John Chen and the Auckland Chamber Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes at its concert in the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 29 April 2018. Read more Audio
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Lyell CRESSWELL: Of Smoke and Bickering Flame
25 Aug 2018Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes at its concert in the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 29 April 2018. Read more Video, Audio
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GRIEG: Two Elegiac Melodies Op 34
25 Aug 2018Performed by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra conducted by Peter Scholes at its concert in the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, 29 April 2018. Read more Audio
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Natalie HUNT: Data Entry Groove
25 Aug 2018Performed by New Zealand String Quartet. Read more Video, 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