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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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09 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
French for Rabbits & Black Quartet
French For Rabbits, Black Quartet
SINGER: The Weight of Melted Snow
SINGER: The Dark Arts
SINGER, FITZGERAD: Goat
SINGER: Money or the Bag
SINGER: The Overflow
SINGER, FITZGERAD: Claimed by the Sea
SINGER: Feathers and Dreams
SINGER: In the End I Won't Be Coming Home
(RNZ)
Grenfell, Maria: Hinemoa - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ NZAR)
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 2 in D Op 43 - Auckland Philharmonia/Shiyeon Sung (RNZ)
Ysaÿe, Eugène: Rêve d'enfant - Andrew Beer (violin), Sarah Watkins (piano) (RNZ 2017)
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da: Missa Papae Marcelli - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ Tudor Consort 2022-09-03)
Latest audio
Saturday, 10 March 2018
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Leonie HOLMES: This Watershed Time (première)
10 Mar 2018The King's Singers with Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir conducted by Karen Grylls. Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday, 3 March 2018
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Sound Lounge: NZTrio: Zoom; Soundward: Old Faves and New Raves
3 Mar 2018A concert of exciting modern works for piano trio by one of New Zealand’s leading chamber music groups; the Q2 Music team discuss exciting works they’ve discovered. Read more
Friday, 2 March 2018
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BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio in E flat Op 70/2
2 Mar 2018Performed by NZTrio at their Loft Series concert in Auckland, 15 August 2017. Read more Audio
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Samuel HOLLOWAY: Corpse and Mirror
2 Mar 2018Performed by NZTrio at their Loft Series concert in Auckland, 15 August 2017. Read more Video, Audio
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Jenny McLEOD: Seascapes
2 Mar 2018Performed by NZTrio at their Loft Series concert in Auckland, 15 August 2017. Read more Video, Audio
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BAX: Piano Trio in B flat
2 Mar 2018Performed by NZTrio at their Loft Series concert in Auckland, 15 August 2017. Read more Audio
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Tuesday, 27 February 2018
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BACH Allemande; Chris GENDALL Monolithe Allemand
27 Feb 2018Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Read more Video, Audio
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BACH Fantasia; Leonie HOLMES Fantasia
27 Feb 2018Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Read more Video, Audio
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BACH Corrente; Christopher NORTON Corrente
27 Feb 2018Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Read more Video, Audio
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BACH Sarabande; Alex TAYLOR Sarabande, Inertia Study
27 Feb 2018Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Read more Video, Audio
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BACH Burlesca; Juliet PALMER Burl
27 Feb 2018Pianist Stephen De Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, inspired by BACH's Partita No 3 in A minor BWV 827. Read more Video, Audio
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BACH Scherzo; Celeste ORAM $cher.zo [Two one four-hundred and thirteen dollars forty]
27 Feb 2018BACH Scherzo; Celeste ORAM $cher.zo [Two one four-hundred and thirteen dollars forty]. 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