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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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12 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Orchestra Wellington: Golden City
Amalia Hall (violin), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei
MOZART: Symphony No 38 in D K504, Prague
BARTOK: Violin Concerto No 2
DVORAK: Symphony No 5 in F Op 76
(RNZ Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sarabande, from Cello Suite No 1 in G BWV1007 - Jaemin Han (cello) (RNZ)
Schumann, Clara: Nocturne Op 6/2 - Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ)
Latest audio
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
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BACH Gigue; Helen BOWATER Gigue – a Pataphor
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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Friday, 23 February 2018
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CSO Composer Commissions
23 Feb 2018The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra has been commissioning works by New Zealand composers for over three decades now. This relationship has meant the creation of over thirty diverse and colourful… Read more Video, Audio
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
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A New Zealand Partita
20 Feb 2018Pianist Stephen De Pledge brings alive new pieces written by seven Kiwi composers who were inspired by JS Bach’s Partita no. 3 in A minor. He discusses how this 18th-century musical form has been… Read more Audio
Thursday, 15 February 2018
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Eve de CASTRO-ROBINSON: Tipping Point
15 Feb 2018The world première performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, Auckland Town Hall, 15 February 2018. Read more Audio
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Upbeat for Thursday 15 Feb
15 Feb 2018French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet discusses the composers who have influenced him, from Bartok and Beethoven in his youth to Debussy as an adult. Read more Audio
Friday, 9 February 2018
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BILL CONTI: Musical highlights from Rocky
9 Feb 2018Music from the Movies - NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.
Recorded 9 February 2018, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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JOHN WILLIAMS: Theme from Jurassic Park
9 Feb 2018Music from the Movies - NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.
Recorded 9 February 2018, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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VANGELIS, arr NIC RAINE: Chariots of Fire
9 Feb 2018Music from the Movies - NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.
Recorded 9 February 2018, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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MAX STEINER: Suite from Casablanca
9 Feb 2018Music from the Movies - NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.
Recorded 9 February 2018, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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JOHANN STRAUSS: The Blue Danube
9 Feb 2018Music from the Movies - NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.
Recorded 9 February 2018, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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JOHN WILLIAMS: Adventures on Earth from E.T.
9 Feb 2018Music from the Movies - NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.
Recorded 9 February 2018, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Read more Audio
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ALAN SILVESTRI: Suite from Back to the Future
9 Feb 2018Music from the Movies - NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich.
Recorded 9 February 2018, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. 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
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers