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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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16 January 2026
with Clarissa Dunn
Thabani Gapara Project
Thabani Gapara (saxophone), Elijah Whyte (drums), Eli Wilson (keyboards), Wil Goodinson (bass), Nathan James (guitar), Dean Rodrigues (percussion)
GAPARA, Thabani: Places and Faces
GAPARA, Thabani: On The Beach
GAPARA, Thabani: Matunga
GAPARA, Thabani: Mai Mwana
GAPARA, Thabani: Times Change
GAPARA, Thabani: Mysta Mukwambo
GAPARA, Thabani: Ghoema Dreams
GAPARA, Thabani: My Journey
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Latest audio
Saturday, 10 June 2017
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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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Thursday, 8 June 2017
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Benjamin Baker plays K516
8 Jun 2017Benjamin Baker performs Mozart's String Quintet in G minor, K516 at the semi-finals of the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Read more Audio
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Luke Hsu plays K516
8 Jun 2017Luke Hsu performs Mozart's String Quintet in G minor, K516 at the semi-finals of the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Read more Audio
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Kunwha Li plays K515
8 Jun 2017Kunwha Li performs Mozart's String Quintet in C, K515 at the semi-finals of the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Read more Audio
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Live: Mark Donlon and Alex Sipiagin at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival
8 Jun 2017This dynamic duo play tunes from their albums Between Moons and Tales from the Diaspora. Read more Audio
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Wednesday, 7 June 2017
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Sumina Studer plays K593
7 Jun 2017Sumina Studer performs Mozart's String Quintet in D, K593 at the semi-finals of the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Read more Audio
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Ioana Cristina Goicea plays K516
7 Jun 2017Ioana Cristina Goicea performs Mozart's String Quintet in G minor, K516 at the semi-finals of the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Read more Audio
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Olga Šroubková plays K516
7 Jun 2017Olga Šroubková performs Mozart's String Quintet in G minor, K516 at the semi-finals of the 2017 Michael Hill International Violin Competition Read more Audio
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Live: Bill Frisell at Wellington Jazz Festival 2017
7 Jun 2017The most innovative and influential jazz guitarist of the past 25 years Bill Frisell with Petra Haden (vocalist), Thomas Morgan (double bass) and Rudy Royston (drums) in concert at the 2017 Wellington… Read more Audio
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MHIVC semi-final: Kunwha Lee – South Korea
7 Jun 2017MHIVC semi-final performances by Kunwha Lee from South Korea. Read more
Thursday, 1 June 2017
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BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Op 77
1 Jun 2017Performed by Ilya Gringolts and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Auckland Town Hall, 1 June 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
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
Showcasing work by New Zealand composers