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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.
Now starting at the earlier time of 7pm daily, inc. Opera on Saturdays
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09 March 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel; Albinoni, Tomaso; Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony in C H649 Oboe Concerto in D minor Op 9/2 Symphony No 89 in F - Jenny Clapp (oboe), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Sophie Rowell (RNZ 2024-07-26)
Liszt, Franz: Après une lecture de Dante, from Years of Pilgrimage Book II, Italy - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (RNZ)
Schubert, Franz arr Hekkema: Fantasy in F minor D940 - Calefax (RNZ)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quintet No 1 in Bb K174 (4) - New Zealand String Quartet (RNZ 2024-05-15)
Gershwin, George: Rhapsody in Blue - Simon Tedeschi (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/André de Ridder ()
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai; May, Billy; Hirt, Al arr SGT Ben Hunt: Green Hornet Theme - Ben Hunt (trumpet), Michael Costeloe (trumpet), Royal New Zealand Airforce Band/David Gallaher (RNZ 2024-11-10)
Latest audio
Sunday, 9 March 2025
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Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in C minor Op posth
Performed by Piers Lane at Chamber Music New Zealand recital on 9 March 2025 at the Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall.
Recorded by RNZ Concert
Producers: Tim Dodd & Emre Ekici
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Thursday, 6 March 2025
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Dame Kiri & Friends - The Gala Concert
6 Mar 2025A spectacular gala concert drawn from our archives presented by the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation in 2006. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa performs with her long-time friend and colleague, Frederica von Stade, and… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 4 March 2025
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2022 Wellington Chamber Music: Duo Enharmonics
4 Mar 2025Duo Enharmonics recorded at St. Andrews on the Terrace, Wellington on 2 October 2022 Read more Audio
Thursday, 27 February 2025
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BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances Nos 1, 3, 10
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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BRAHMS: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 February 2025. Read more Audio
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LIGETI: Concert Românesc
27 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Premier Series concert, 'Brahms 3', Auckland Town Hall, 27 March 2025. Read more Audio
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NZSO: Song of Destiny
27 Feb 2025A concert of hope, drama and triumph with music by Verdi, Brahms and Dvořák. James Judd conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Voices New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Auckland Philharmonia: Brahms 3
27 Feb 2025In his second performance with the Auckland Philharmonia this season, James Ehnes brings us one of his specialties: Bartok's 1st Violin Concerto. Giordano Bellincampi conducts music by Ligeti and… Read more Audio
Wednesday, 26 February 2025
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Adam Chamber Music Festival 2024 - Grand Finale
26 Feb 2025To bring the 2024 festival to a close, all the artists join in for a final celebration. Pianists Izabella Simon and Dénes Várjon play Ravel with help from their daughter Liána; Sergey Malov plays and… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 25 February 2025
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Adam Chamber Music Festival 2024 - The Romantic Bartók
25 Feb 2025Hungarian pianists Izabella Simon and Dénes Várjon bring us a programme of music by their countrymen Franz Liszt and Bela Bartók - his very rarely heard Piano Quintet, written early in his life when… Read more Audio
Thursday, 20 February 2025
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MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No 3 in A minor Op 56, Scottish
20 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Classic Series concert 'Ehnes & Bellincampi', Auckland Town Hall, 20 February 2025. Read more Audio
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SCHUMANN: Manfred Overture
20 Feb 2025Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Giordano Bellincampi at their Classic Series concert 'Ehnes & Bellincampi', Auckland Town Hall, 20 February 2025. 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
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
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