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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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15 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Auckland Philharmonia: Tuba Tones
Alexander Jeantou (tuba), Drew Morgan (horn), Carl Wells (horn), Taran Plamondon (horn), Huw Dann (trumpet), Jonah Levy (trumpet), Orson Paine (trumpet), Ben Lovell Greene (trumpet), Douglas Cross (trombone)
Previn, Andre: Four Outings for Brass
Danielsson, Christer: Capriccio da Camera
Calvert, Morley: Suite from the Monteregian Hills
Danielsson, Christer: Concertant Suite
Böhme, Oskar: Sextet
(RNZ St Luke's Remuera, Auckland)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Excerpts, from The Art of Fugue - Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (RNZ NZSO 2022-03-17)
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 7 - Auckland Philharmonia/Vincent Hardaker (RNZ)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude in D Op 23/4 - Michael Houstoun (piano) ()
Debussy, Claude: Chansons de Charles d'Orléans - Voices NZ Chamber Choir/Karen Grylls (RNZ)
Latest audio
Friday, 9 February 2018
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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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JOHN WILLIAMS: Theme from Schindler's List
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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DANNY ELFMAN/JOHN WASSO: Music from Spider-Man
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: Music from the Star Wars Saga
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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LALO SCHIFRIN: Theme from Mission Impossible
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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Thursday, 8 February 2018
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Jordi Savall’s musical time machine
8 Feb 2018Viol player Jordi Savall is taking the audience time travelling during the New Zealand Festival. He explains how he bridges the gap between old and new and how music is capable of transcending… Read more Audio
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
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SCHUBERT: Piano Trio in Bb
30 Jan 2018Performed by NZTrio at their Loft Series concert, 'Swoop', 23 May 2017 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