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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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06 October 2025
with Clarissa Dunn
NZSO: Classical Hits
SCHUBERT: Symphony No 8 in B minor D759, Unfinished
TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme
WOOD: Tom Bowling from Fantasia on British Sea Songs
WHITEHEAD: Turanga-nui (première)
DEBUSSY: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture
Andrew Joyce (cello), New Zealand SO/Hamish McKeich
Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington 15/09/18 (RNZ)
Shchedrin, Rodion: Humoreske - Tony Chen Lin (piano) ( )
Strauss, Richard: String Sextet, from Capriccio - Benjamin Baker (violin), Justine Cormack (violin), Amanda Verner (viola), Robert Ashworth (viola), Maciej Kulakowski (cello), Ken Ichinose (cello) (RNZ )
Weelkes, Thomas: Hosanna to the Son of David - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (The Tudor Consort/RNZ )
Latest audio
Sunday, 30 October 2016
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Yi-Yang Chen - Chopin
30 Oct 2016Yi-Yang Chen from Taiwan plays the Mazurka in A minor Op 17/4 and the Ballade No 3 in A flat by Frederic Chopin. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Yi-Yang Chen - Rachmaninov
30 Oct 2016Yi-Yang Chen from Taiwan plays the Sonata No 2 in B flat minor (revised version) by Sergei Rachmaninov. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Dong Yi Lee - Franck
30 Oct 2016Dong Yi Lee from Australia plays the Prelude, Chorale and Fugue by César Franck. Recorded at the Kerikeri International Piano Competition, July 2016. Read more Audio
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Saturday, 29 October 2016
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MOZART: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor K491
29 Oct 2016Pianist Ronald Brautigam with NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Recorded 29 October 2016, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
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ELGAR: Symphony No 1 in A flat
29 Oct 2016NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart. Recorded 29 October 2016, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert. Audio
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Thursday, 27 October 2016
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BARTÓK: The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
27 Oct 2016The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their concert titled 'Outraged', Auckland Town Hall, 27 October 2016 Audio
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STRAUSS: Dance of the Seven Veils, from Salome
27 Oct 2016The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their concert titled 'Outraged', Auckland Town Hall, 27 October 2016 Audio
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KREISLER: Recitative and Scherzo
27 Oct 2016Violinist Benjamin Baker performs an encore at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert titled 'Outraged', Auckland Town Hall, 27 October 2016 Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
27 Oct 2016Violinist Benjamin Baker, with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their concert titled 'Outraged', Auckland Town Hall, 27 October 2016 Audio
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MOZART: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
27 Oct 2016The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their concert titled 'Outraged', Auckland Town Hall, 27 October 2016 Audio
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Saturday, 8 October 2016
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DVORAK: Symphony No 9, From the New World
8 Oct 2016Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fawzi Haimor. Read more Audio
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Thursday, 6 October 2016
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SIBELIUS: Symphony No 2 in D Op 43
6 Oct 2016The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy, at their Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 6 October 2016 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
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- Write to PO Box 123, Wellington
More live performances and recordings:
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Concert Hall Collection
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Resound
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