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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
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
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Leonie Holmes: Dance of the Wintersmith
23 Jan 2018Performed by Andrew Beer and Sarah Watkins at a concert in the University of Auckland Music Theatre, 29 September 2017. Read more Video, Audio
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Bach: Violin Sonata in E, BWV1016
23 Jan 2018Performed by Andrew Beer and Sarah Watkins at a concert in the University of Auckland Music Theatre, 29 September 2017. Audio
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Saturday, 13 January 2018
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Marianna Kang plays Glinka-Balakirev
13 Jan 2018GLINKA arr BALAKIREV: The Lark - played by Marianna Kang, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Lixin Zhang plays Chopin
13 Jan 2018CHOPIN: Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise Op 22 - played by Lixin Zhang, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Lixin Zhang plays Ravel
13 Jan 2018RAVEL: Jeux d'eau - played by Lixin Zhang, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Lixin Zhang plays Bach-Busoni
13 Jan 2018BACH arr BUSONI: Chaconne, from Violin Partita No 2 in D minor - played by Lixin Zhang, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Marianna Kang plays Haydn
13 Jan 2018HAYDN: Piano Sonata in F HobXVI/23 - played by Marianna Kang, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Lixin Zhang plays Haydn
13 Jan 2018HAYDN: Piano Sonata in B minor HobXVI/32 - played by Lixin Zhang, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Saturday, 6 January 2018
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Modi Deng plays Haydn
6 Jan 2018HAYDN: Piano Sonata in A flat HobXVI/46 - played by Modi Deng, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Siyu Sun plays Debussy
6 Jan 2018DEBUSSY: Les tierces alternées; Feux d'artifice, from Preludes Book 2 - played by Siyu Sun, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Siyu Sun plays Prokofiev
6 Jan 2018PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No 2 in D minor Op 14 - played by Siyu Sun, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition Audio
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Modi Deng plays Chopin
6 Jan 2018CHOPIN: Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52 - played by Modi Deng, at the 2017 Wallace National Piano Competition 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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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
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