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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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28 August 2025
Auckland Philharmonia (Live): Premier Series - Love Stories
GLINKA: Russlan & Ludmilla
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture
WAGNER arr Henk de Vlieger: Die Meistersinger Overture
Auckland Philharmonia/Antony Hermus
Town Hall, Auckland 28/08/25 (RNZ)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Oboe Quartet in F K370 - Robert Orr (ob), Wilma Smith (vln), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in C minor Op 39/1 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in A minor Op 39/2 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in D Op 39/9 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Latest audio
Thursday, 6 July 2017
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No 1
6 Jul 2017Behzod Abduraimov and the Auckland Philharmonia perform Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Huw Dann plays the solo trumpet part. From its 'Fallen Heroes' concert… Read more Audio
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LIGETI: Concert Românesc
6 Jul 2017The Auckland Philharmonia plays Ligeti's Concert Românesc conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. From its 'Fallen Heroes' concert, Auckland Town Hall, 6 July 2017 Read more Audio
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Saturday, 24 June 2017
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MAHLER: Symphony No 1 in D, The Titan
24 Jun 2017MAHLER: Symphony No 1 in D, The Titan; Christchurch Symphony Orchestra & Melbourne Youth Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey. Read more Audio
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BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture
24 Jun 2017BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide. Christchurch Symphony Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Northey. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 14 June 2017
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Bold cellist Daniel Müller-Schott returns
14 Jun 2017He’s been described by The New York Times as being “bold” and that is what New Zealand audiences should expect when German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott takes the stage for a five date nationwide tour… Read more Audio
Saturday, 10 June 2017
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Benjamin Baker - Brahms
10 Jun 2017Benjamin Baker's performance of the Violin Concerto by Brahms at the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Audio
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Luke Hsu - Sibelius
10 Jun 2017Luke Hsu's performance of the Violin Concerto by Sibelius at the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D
10 Jun 2017Ioana Cristina Goicea's performance of the Violin Concerto by Tchaikovsky at the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Audio
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Live: The Comet is Coming at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival
10 Jun 2017Brace for impact with these futuristic space-jazz pioneers. Fusing jazz, Afro-beat and electronica, The Comet is Coming are your soundtrack to an imagined apocalypse, with members King Shabaka… Read more Audio
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Live: Secret Islands Quintet at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival
10 Jun 2017Secret Islands Quintet's soulful sound assimilates the North American jazz tradition into an Aotearoa New Zealand context. Here they are live in concert at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival Read more Audio
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Live: The Jac and Black String at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival
10 Jun 2017The Jac are joined by South Korea's Black String in the culmination of a year-long collaboration, recorded at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival by RNZ Read more Audio
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Friday, 9 June 2017
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Live: Brad Kang at Wellington Jazz Festival 2017
9 Jun 2017Christchurch guitarist Brad Kang, recently returned from Denton, Texas presents a set influenced by modern jazz of NYC and jazz-rock-electronic fusion of Texas. Captured in concert at the 2017… 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
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
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