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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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13 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
CMNZ: Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre (violin), Harumi Rhodes (violin), Richard O'Neill (viola), András Fejér (cello)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in G minor Op 74/3, Rider
Ngwenyama, Nokuthula: Flow
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in C Op 59/3, Razumovsky
Ravel, Maurice: String Quartet in F (2)
(RNZ Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland)
Farquhar, David: Harlequin Overture - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (RNZ)
Vinten, Michael: Sinfonietta - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2012)
Dushkin, Samuel : Sicilienne - Yuka Eguchi (violin), Kemp English (piano) (RNZ)
Traditional: Efiafi, peau ongo'i vale - Filipe Manu (tenor, ukulele) (Whānau London Voices Royal Albert Hall, London)
Latest audio
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
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BODY: Fire in the Belly
24 Oct 2017NZTrio plays Jack Body's 'Fire in the Belly', a work they commissioned from him in 2006. Audio
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AKIHO: Karakurenai
24 Oct 2017Ian Rosenbaum on marimba, and Naoto Segawa on vibes and glockenspiel play 'Karakurenai' by American percussionist and composer Andy Akiho. The title - Japanese for "crimson" - relates to Akiho's… Read more Audio
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BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata No 5
24 Oct 2017Andrew Joyce and Denes Varjon perform Beethoven's Cello Sonata in D Op 102 No 2. Audio
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WARE: Cavernous Ruins
24 Oct 2017Marimba player Ian Rosenbaum and the New Zealand String Quartet perform the world premiere of Edward Ware's work 'Cavernous Ruins'. Audio
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Rolf Gjelsten introduces Beethoven's Op 102 Cello Sonatas
24 Oct 2017Rolf Gjelsten talks about the two cello sonatas of Beethoven's Op 102 in the context of his (Beethoven's) late composition style. Audio
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Ed Ware introduces Cavernous Ruins
24 Oct 2017Ed Ware, a New Zealand percussionist resident in New York, talks to Tim Dodd about his career and about the work 'Cavernous Ruins'. Audio
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Ian Rosenbaum introduces Karakurenai
24 Oct 2017Ian Rosenbaum talks to Tim Dodd about 'Karekurenai' by his friend and colleague Andy Akiho. Audio
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Amazing Grace: a hopeless fanboy talks to Grace Jones
24 Oct 2017The news that Grace Jones is coming here in March hit the nation with considerable force. Fanboy Grant Smithies got to talk to her in 2011. She was 'utterly charming'. Read more Video
Sunday, 22 October 2017
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NZCT Chamber Music Contest National Final 2017 - Part One
22 Oct 2017Six ensembles from secondary schools throughout New Zealand compete for top honours in the final. Read more Audio
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NZCT Chamber Music Contest National Final 2017 - Part Two
22 Oct 2017Six ensembles from secondary schools throughout New Zealand compete for top honours in the final. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 21 October 2017
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BACH: Aria from Cantata No 148
21 Oct 2017Andrew Goodwin performs the aria "Ich eile, die Lehren" from the cantata "Bringet dem Herrn Ehre seines Namens", with Helene Pohl (violin), Rolf Gjelsten (cello), Douglas Mews (harpsichord) Audio
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BACH: Violin Concerto in A minor
21 Oct 2017Monique Lapins plays Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor, a piece inspired by the concertos by Vivaldi, with a small orchestra led by Dene Olding. 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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